Teen Gothic

Weird things at the gig I DJed this weekend. First it was reduced to only one room because the venue got scared due to low pre-sales. So my modern post punk/darkwave set was cut. No matter, I'll do something else with it. Funny thing is we had a great turnout (around 90 paid entries all up) and they want to do it again in September. And the venue is stoked as the bar was busy all night. Maybe two rooms next time.

I was playing a vs set so 2 DJs it is hard to get music to transition smooth plus we are playing to the crowd so as long as they are happy and dancing we don't care. I dropped a clanger and killed the floor with one song (it seems a techno mix of Yakety Sax is too cringey for even weeaboos and nerds to dance to yet I played an industrialised version of it a few years back at Cybermorph and they loved it) but we got it back and even better within the next 2 songs. Overall the set was great, the crowd loved it and other DJs who played loved it too in spite of not doing any "real" technical DJing.

Then there was the heckler. He wanted to talk and I could barely hear him. Initially I thought he had a request but he just wanted to tell us we were shit, the music was shit and nothing was matching up before he left drunkenly stumbling up the stairs.

I found out after he was badmouthing us in the beer garden to Marcus – the organiser and head DJ. Apparently he could do better and he's a DJ with a whopping three years experience. When Marcus told me I laughed as I have been DJing for over 15 years and Mike (the other vs DJ) for over 10. I don't think he got what we were doing yet for the majority of the set the dancefloor was full. What can I say, we know our people in spite of me bringing too many pop hardstyle remixes to a meme fight.

After the heckler left for my next song I dedicated it to him before hitting play. A hardstyle remix of ABCDEFU. Never bait the troll DJs.

Also my legs hurt today. How are you doing?

I know they're mostly known as a post-rock act nowadays, but in the late eighties to early-to-mid nineties they were pushing out pretty cutting edge Gothic Rock with albums like Children of God, White Light From the Mouth of Infinity, and, of course, The Great Annihilator. The latter actually being one of my gateway albums into Gothic Rock as a whole.

In addition, their new album The Beggar has very gothic undertones beneath it, in fact one of the songs, "Los Angeles: City of Death" is just straight up Gothic Rock. "Ebbing" also has some Ethereal Wave stuff going on and "The Memorious" is again very gothy.

Anyways, what does this sub think of Swans? I don't hear them getting brought up much here.

https://youtu.be/gu3d1yIZAUw

I was trying to explain 80s and Goth to a friend; that is not all doom and gloom but often very hectic or claustrophobic. I'm trying to give her 5 out 6 album recommendations of the quintessential 5 or 6 Goth albums. My list so far is:

Virgin Prunes – If I Die I Die Bauhaus – Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape Fields of the Nephilim – Earth Inferno Siouxsie and the Banshees – JuJu (or Hyaena?) Xmal Deutschland – Tocsin Danielle Dax – Inky Bloaters

I'd love to hear other people's top 5 or 6 albums.

I'm looking for bands that I can potentially see live in the future or support that are similar to them. I'm aware of some of the other Ethereal-wave bands that reformed or are still active like MSG. Are there modern bands that have a similar sound?

Welcome to Self-Promo Saturdays, where you can post your own music!

Please ensure that it still fits within the subreddit rules and music genres guideline. Any dark post-punk, goth rock, deathrock, coldwave, darkwave, ethereal wave, etc. is absolutely fine!

So get posting your own songs, we look forwarding to listening.

Okay so this is kind of a random thing to post about, but this is the only place I could think of to post it. One of the guys I've been talking to said he "has a thing for goth girls", should I be worried about him fetishizing me? He's really sweet so I might be overthinking it, but it gave weird vibes.

Looking for anything that gives off soundscapes of like Celtic mythology , fae, overgrown mossy ruins, etc

these are my crocs. friends keep telling me they will be refused even in checked baggage (i’m not wearing them and neither will they be in hand luggage). anyone have any experience with spikes this big?