Ethereal wave
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Ethereal wave, also called ethereal darkwave, ethereal goth or simply ethereal, is a subgenre of dark wave music that is variously described as "gothic", "romantic", and "otherworldly". It developed i
Ethereal aesthetics, closely related to the artwork of Nigel Grierson (4AD)
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Gothic rock
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Gothic rock is a subgenre of rock music which grew out of British post-punk in the late 1970s. The genre draws from gothic literature, nihilism, dark romanticism, poetry and tragedy. The style evolved
Ethereal wave
…music that is variously described as "gothic", "romantic", and "otherworldly". It developed in the early 1980s in the United Kingdom as an outgrowth of gothic rock, and was mainly represented by 4AD bands such as Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, and early guitar-driven Dead Can Dance. In the second half of the…
The Doors inspired the coining of the term "gothic rock" and were also an important influence of the genre
David Bowie influenced the post-punk bands that helped spawn the gothic rock genre
Siouxsie and the Banshees were one of the first British bands to play a post-punk music with gothic overtones; Siouxsie Sioux pictured in November 1980
Gothic rock band Bauhaus performing live in August 2006