Ethereal Wave

Ethereal Wave
Stylistic origins Dark Wave
Gothic rock
Ambient
Cultural origins 1983/1984 in Europe / later continued in the United States
Typical instruments Guitar, vocals, guitar synthesizer, bass, drum machine, violin, flute, piano
Mainstream popularity Small to moderate

Ethereal Wave,[1] also called ethereal goth[2] or simply ethereal[3] in the US, is a term that describes a subgenre of Dark Wave music.[4] Developed in 1983/1984 as an outgrowth of gothic rock, ethereal was mainly represented by bands such as Cocteau Twins[5] and early Dead Can Dance.

Ethereal is strongly associated with the Projekt label, which features some of the most well known names of the US scene. Other labels that feature some of the leading lights of the movement are Tess Records[6] (This Ascension, Autumn), Yvy Records (Faith & Disease) and Middle Pillar (Aenima).

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Glasnost Wave magazine, issue #42, p.32/34, genre classification of the bands Trance to the Sun (album: "Ghost Forest"), This Ascension (album: "Light and Shade"), Soul Whirling Somewhere (album: "Eating the Sea"), Cocteau Twins and Lycia, Germany, April 1994
  2. ^ a b Propaganda music magazine, issue #19, p.19, New York, September 1992
  3. ^ Propaganda music magazine, issue #19, p.49, New York, September 1992
  4. ^ CMJ New Music: The Scene Is Now: Dark Wave, Issue 68, p. 48, April 1999
  5. ^ a b Glasnost Wave magazine, issue #44, p.11, interview with William Faith (Faith & The Muse, Tess Records), November/December 1994
  6. ^ Kilpatrick, Nancy. The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2004, ISBN 0-312-3069602, p. 90.
  7. ^ Entry music magazine, issue #5/96, p.46, Germany, October/November 1996
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