Teen Gothic

Just commented about this in another post….

Some friends of mine in Seattle who are in the band Accolade, are working on a Dead Can Dance side project called Host of Seraphim!

https://www.facebook.com/people/Host-of-Seraphim-DCD-Tribute-Band/61587679333908

They haven't released any recordings yet, but you should start following now and stay tuned!

I like kiss me til my lips fall off, black planet, and temple of love.

Hey everyone! I’m back for my third (and last) post asking for recommendations based on what I’ve listened to. After this I’ll keep it more to lurking and my own research and discoveries. Anyway, I’m back and wanna hear from the more experienced listeners what you recommend based on my tastes and what I’ve liked so far in this amazing genre I love exploring so much.

(Just a quick recap for what I have listened to before this new stuff: Vision Video’s 2 albums, Xmal’s 2 albums, Christian Death’s Rozz album, Cure’s 17 Secs, Faith, Pornography, Disintegration, everything Banshees until Tinderbox, 1st two SoM albums, Flat Fields and Burning from the Inside [also Bela Lugosi], Red Velvet Crush, Burning Oil and Futile Combat, Voodoo Church’s EP, and Joy Division’s first 2 albums)

So to start I got most of these bands from the recommendation compilation videos posted by xx_C4TY_xx on YouTube which have been great listens and helpful in pretty quickly introducing more acts to me. From those videos I’ve taken away (and listened to):

Dead Can Dance

Cocteau Twins

Bat Nouveau

Nox Novacula

Ghosting

Other bands I found from those videos, but didn’t listen to bc of long discographies/didn’t know where to start:

Golden Apes

Sort Sol

The last bands I found from C4TY’s compilations that I haven’t taken the time to listen to yet:

MØAA

Gothzilla

Platique Noir

Frank the Baptist

La Fete Triste

Little Nemo

As far as the bands I did listen to I went through DCD’s first 3 albums and 1st EP (loved the self titled album a lot, probably a favorite of mine with Flat Fields, Juju and Voodoo Church’s EP), everything by Cocteau from Garlands to Victorialand, Nouveau’s Metamorphoses, Novacula’s album (also loved that one and excited to see they have an album on the way), and finally Ghosting’s Disguised in Black and Romantic Death albums. I personally liked everything I listened to this go around. The one album I quit halfway through on was Moon and the Melodies; personally wasn’t feeling it a whole lot, it was kinda cool, but not for me.

Like I said up top I come for the final time to make a recommendation post for those 8 previously mentioned bands and anything that may not be goth, but fits comfortably in a goth playlist (one I can think of is Depeche Mode which I do want to listen to at some point). I’m pretty open to a lot, the only thing I haven’t liked much was just the ambience album type. Also my bad if anything I listed isn’t goth/adjacent. I’m getting better at recognizing what does and doesn’t fit goth, but I wouldn’t trust my sole judgment just yet.

Before I end this post I wanna thank the dozen or so more experienced goths that really helped me through this journey of discovering an awesome genre and its many sub genres! I’d be so lost without you correcting me and giving me some fantastic recommendations. Goth has become my favorite genre of music and the people of the subculture are super cool in my (short) experience listening and being here.

I moved alone from Argentina to Italy when I was 18, got dropped by my girlfriend, started hating my job, being careless about everything and enjoying being alone for weeks. Since I was 14 (now I’m 22) I write my own songs and record them on the computer. I’ve learned a few tricks along the way, and this is my final product.

Luckily after a while, my best friend decided to join my project on the bass and we found a local drummer to complete the band we named “Eucaristia”. This project is finally making me see a light at the end of the tunnel. For me it would mean a lot if you give it a listen and let me know what you think.

One of my favorite ways to express my creativity within the subculture is by making these MVs using my favorite songs at the time and putting them to footage of me exploring the darker corners of the world. These places are often bat caves in different cities to delve into local scenes, concerts, and record stores, old cemeteries, alternative fashion boutiques and markets, macabre attractions, and places filled with dark history. Some are concert footage or conversations around my vinyl collection. Hopefully, you all will enjoy some of my shenanigans in this creepy little world, here are some of my latest adventure:

Gothic Salem/Boston

Gothic LA

Gothic Nashville

Gothic Mexico City

Cemetery Tourism

Live Music

Some Vinyl talk

I could post this on r/lastfm but since it’s pretty much only goth music i felt like this sub may fit better

I've liked Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Christian Death. Bands that are lyrically heavy and provoke thoughts. I'd prefer bands from the 80s or 90s.

like… no? gothic rock has existed a long time, and is pretty clearly definied with a relatively destinct sound. i could see some arguments being made for lumping in some adjacent genres, but saying any music goths like is goth music is a dumb argument since not only, like i said, does goth have a pretty clear musical definition, but also goths can like non goth music. i like hyperpop, that doesn't suddenly make 100 gecs a goth band.

plus, if you get rid of a definition for what goth music is other than stuff that goths like, then you also end up getting rid of a definition for goth

sorry for posting a lot of discussion posts, i'm a bit high and by extension wired/chatty lol. i didn't see anything in rules about repeat posts other than posting music, but i can take down some discussion posts if need be