Showing posts with label dark wave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dark wave. Show all posts

Friday, November 15, 2019

Monday, May 29, 2017

"Yr Body Is Nothing" by Boy Harsher

I am so exquisitely hypnotized by this dark track "Yr Body is Nothing" by Boy Harsher.

From their website:
"BOY HARSHER is a dark electronic duo that produces gritty dance beats infused with ethereal vocals, creating a sound that is eerie, intense and incredibly danceable. Augustus Muller develops the underbelly of sound with minimal beats and grinding synths, where Jae Matthews whispers, screams and chants on top. Together, the music created is somewhere between industrial, drone and confessional storytelling. Muller and Matthews both have a strong background in film and their cinematic approach translates effectively in both their recordings and live performance."




http://boyharsher.com/

Music is a drug.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Tropic of Cancer at The Attic

Tropic of Cancer playing a live set for The Attic...recorded at The Control Room, Bucharest, Romania. Set list: "Children of a Lesser God," "Court of Devotion," and "Stop Suffering."

Fronted by Camella Lobo, the band's sound is a marvelous mix of Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, and Velvet Underground. I adore the way Lobo's vocals are mixed down in a reverb haze. Dark, atmospheric, moody...



https://www.facebook.com/tropicofcancerband/

Friday, October 9, 2015

"Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge

Since it was used so effectively the other night in the premiere episode of "American Horror Story: Hotel," I am moved to post "Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge. It is clear to see that the band's influences include Bauhaus and Joy Division (the intro puts one in mind of the classic Bauhaus song "Bela Lugosi's Dead"). Justin Warfield, the lead singer, even has a delivery reminiscent of Peter Murphy (previously here and here), just not as low! The driving energy and relentless vocals of this track are chilling and dark, perfect for "AHS!" Of course the track was chosen on purpose: while vampiric characters played by Lady Gaga and Matt Bomer killed their victims in the episode, "Tear You Apart" was used to invoke the opening credits of "The Hunger" where vampires Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie slayed their victims to "Bela Lugosi's Dead." And to bring it back around, She Wants Revenge filmed a re-working of the opening scene of "The Hunger" for their video for "Written in Blood."



https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSheWantsRevenge

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

"Zero Triptych" by Girls Names

Cathal, Claire, Phil, and Gib are Girls Names. This Belfast band have just released a STUNNING 10+ minute song that marries electronic and traditional rock, epic in scope, elevating and grand in spirit, and dark and thick in texture. It is called "Zero Triptcyh" and I am a bit blown away by the swirling, driving sound and relentless energy of it all...

The band say:
"A zone of silence and of pure possibilities for a new beginning."
- Otto Piene, Group Zero

Burn the past. Reset the clocks.

A symphony in three parts.




http://girlsnames-deadtome.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/GirlsNames

Sunday, May 11, 2014

"Across The Sea" by The KVB

The KVB (Nicholas Wood and Kat Day) perform "Across The Sea" from their EP "Out OF Body". The Guardian said of the pair, "...this London duo mix and match New Romantic synths, motorik rhythms, and narcotised voices." Sounds good to me...



https://www.facebook.com/thekvb1

Friday, February 28, 2014

"Shadows" by Twin Graves

Wow. Dark Wave music... luscious, satisfying.
"Shadows" by the UK's Twin Graves from their just-released EP "Walk In Circles."



http://gravestwingraves.com/