darkwave
Moody electronic subgenre
Darkwave is a genre of electronic music emerging in the 1980s, characterized by moody synthesizers, atmospheric production, and introspective or melancholic themes.
It draws from post-punk, goth rock, and new wave, emphasizing cold textures and brooding vocals: The playlist was all darkwave and industrial.
The term sometimes encompasses adjacent styles like coldwave and ethereal wave.
Experimental rock after '77
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- gothic rockMoody post-punk offshoot
- dreampopAtmospheric, textured rock subgenre
- shoegazeDistortion-heavy ethereal rock
industrial · neofolk · Bauhaus · Sisters of Mercy · nightclub · underground
Dark, mysterious aesthetic
- paleLacking color intensity
- velvetThick-pile textile
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- fishnetMesh for catching seafood
eyeliner · androgynous · nocturnal · candlelit · melancholy · introspective · romantic · mysterious
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- analogComparable equivalent
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
arpeggiator · reverb · chorus · delay · Roland · Juno · Moog · layered
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- moodyProne to sullenness
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- twilightLight after sunset
dusk · mist · cavernous · echo · spectral · wistful · yearning · bittersweet
Years from eighty-nine backward
- vintageQuality from past eras
- analogComparable equivalent
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
underground · fanzine · DIY · club scene · European · German · British · Los Angeles
post-punk
Experimental rock after '77
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- gothic rockMoody post-punk offshoot
- dreampopAtmospheric, textured rock subgenre
shoegaze · industrial · neofolk · Bauhaus · Sisters of Mercy · nightclub · underground
gothic
Dark, mysterious aesthetic
fishnet · eyeliner · androgynous · nocturnal · candlelit · melancholy · introspective · romantic · mysterious · shadowy
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- analogComparable equivalent
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
sequencer · arpeggiator · reverb · chorus · delay · Roland · Juno · Moog · layered · atmospheric
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
twilight · dusk · mist · cavernous · echo · spectral · wistful · yearning · bittersweet · plaintive
eighties
Years from eighty-nine backward
vinyl · underground · fanzine · DIY · club scene · European · German · British · Los Angeles · retro
- genresaction, comedy, detective fiction, fantasy, horror
- electronic musictechno, house, synthesizer, drum machine, EDM
- GothJoy Division, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, Robert Smith
- microgenresmicrogenre, subgenre, chillwave, vaporwave, synthwave
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- Alt Rockalt-rock, alternative metal, grunge, indie rock, post-grunge
darkwaveworship music
Religious devotional songs
children's music · novelty songs · bubblegum pop · love songs · reggae
wave, dark, darkness, wavy, darkest, darkly, darker, new wave