it is 2016 and yr still goth

this is barely techno related but i figured i'd mix it up a bit. i've been listening to a lot of darkwave/post-punk as of late, something about cold, sterile mixes and gated reverb on snares has really grabbed hold of me. the following post is not at all meant to be a deep or even a surface-level foray into darkwave, just stuff that i've listened to lately

she past away (bursa, turkey) and winter severity index (rome, italy) are probably my two favorites right now in addition to also being the two that are traditionally "rock band instrument" centered. pretty much just if you put new order/joy division in a freezer in east europe

cold cave (philadelphia, pa) and tr/st (toronto, ontario) are more on the synth-pop side of things, which seems to have gotten them a little more attention in north america. the main dude behind cold cave was in the hardcore punk band american nightmare if that means anything 2 you (i think he was born with one hand or something too). that tr/st video was posted by noisey/vice which i thought was pretty cool. if you dig chvrches and stuff like that but wish it were edgier and in a dark room then here's your dig

were you reading this post and thinking to yourself "well that's all well and good but i also love rammstein and i am watching the matrix"? you're in the right place. girls under glass and in strict confidence are two german groups who really just make super industrial dance music (i think the term people on the internet use is electronic body music?). hilariously enough these are the first groups i've put in this post that are before the year 1990. im a poser