3. Hey I need your help please and I'd love to get music recomindations.

Hey I need your help please and I'd love to get music recomindations.

Warning: this is a repost comment with slight changes personalised to your question. You might not need this all but it's here if you do.

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A quick overview of the genres:

**Post-Punk Goth Rock**: start with the classic 80s bands which defined the genres sound:

[Bauhaus - She's in Parties](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxqq5vahHKk)

[Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsOHvP1XnRg)

[The Cure - A Forest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGT4V6JmINA)

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**Second Wave Goth Rock**: move on to the second wave of goth, where the sound became harder, and instead of having that post-punk sound, it started having a hard rock sound. This is usually just considered to be "goth", I'm just separating the two so you can hear the difference in sounds:

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[The Mission UK - Wasteland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AgqyArv4MY)

[Fields of the Nephilim - Moonchild](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJWsDpA909c)

[The Merry Thoughts - We Love To](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yMk0YyRgaE)

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**Deathrock:** listen to some deathrock (originating from the U.S, when Deathrock bands became big enough, they started to tour and directly influence the UK goth scene forming around the same time. Deathrock is a spookier and more horror version of punk):

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[Christian Death - Romeo's Distress](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqaXfFJD9c)

[45 Grave - Evil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1dn1XKMR3s)

[Specimen - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXjs859UdKI)

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**Darkwave:** the outgrowth of goth rock: darkwave (a term that used to be synonymous with goth but branched off into its own thing when goth bands started taking advantage of the drum machines and extra synthesizers):

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[Clan of Xymox - Jasmine & Rose](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz52S-mMXDk)

[Diva Destruction - The Broken Ones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJNyWS0PtQ)

[Switchblade Symphony - Gutter Glitter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZDgOo4prlo)

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**Ethereal wave** (ethereal wave is a branch of darkwave, and it’s described as being more “gothic” and “otherworldly.” It is represented by the 4AD music label)

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[Cocteau Twins - Half-Gifts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRJ-_oy18qM)

[Dead Can Dance - Children of the Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6aQEFzB3zQ)

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**Coldwave** (a genre which formed in the 70s from France and Belgium, it’s described as using detached tone and minimal use of electronic instruments. Coldwave always tends to be mixed with something whether it’s synthpop, minimal wave, etc):

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[Asylum Party - Julia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZtT8zBaZU)

[Marquis de Sade - Wanda's Loving Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlCNMdOKUF8&t=2s)

[Bashung - Play Blessures (album)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGSLZ9FG_k&list=PLjEIJ0CBouCLLsn2K_zmtN8hTSRrvHXCH)

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and some very important songs which should have a special mention:

The song that defined the "goth rock" genre: [Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY)

and the band who greatly influenced the genre: [Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuObGsB0No)

Check Bandcamp for goth bands such as [NU:N](https://nu-n.bandcamp.com/), [Lebanon Hanover](https://lebanonhanover.bandcamp.com/), [Dreamtime](https://dreamtimefinland.bandcamp.com/), [This Cold Night](https://thiscoldnight.bandcamp.com/), [Dystopian Society](https://dystopiansociety.bandcamp.com/), [Fotocrime](https://fotocrime.bandcamp.com/), [TRAITRS](https://traitrs.bandcamp.com/), [The Drowning Season](https://thedrowningseason.bandcamp.com/), [Cold Cave](https://coldcave.bandcamp.com/), [ANKST](https://ankst.bandcamp.com/), [Masquerade](https://masqueraded.bandcamp.com/), [Strap on Halo](https://straponhalo.bandcamp.com/), [They Feed At Night](https://theyfeedatnight.bandcamp.com/), [Angels of Liberty](https://angelsofliberty.bandcamp.com/), [Grooving in Green](https://groovingingreen.bandcamp.com/), and [Bat Nouveau](https://batnouveau.bandcamp.com/).

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My personal YouTube playlist is [here](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCz_Rc1Pg89i5XZlew9xL2jLpBExseLwa).

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