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Goth & Post-Punk Sounds Collide in the Music of Chilean Band Seatemples

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Seatemples members Priscila and Patricio
Seatemples members Priscila and Patricio

Since 2014, Seatemples has been hypnotizing listeners with their songs. They’re a Chilean band that’s adding to the diversity of the goth scene and helping to bring more Latin American groups within the genre to the forefront. Their music blends various sounds that fall under the wide goth genre umbrella, including shoegaze, post-punk, goth rock and darkwave. As they approach their 10-year anniversary as a group, they’re continuing to create and flourish.

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Zeitgeist Zero’s New ‘Meddling With the Forces’ Album Transports Listeners to the Other Side

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Zeitgeist Zero's Meddling With the Forces album cover
Zeitgeist Zero’s Meddling With The Forces album cover

If you’ve been pining to find a band that embodies the essence of the dark alternative sound, Zeitgeist Zero is the remedy you’ve been seeking. The Anglo-Irish group unites darkwave and industrial genres to create a listening experience that makes you want to move and puts you in a trance. Their new album, Meddling With The Forces, dropped this past Halloween and has been my formal introduction to the band. Let’s a take a closer peek at their latest musical endeavor, shall we?

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Culture, music

Content Creator KB Explores Goth Music in Latin America

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Since its experimental beginnings in the UK in the early 1980s, the goth subculture has sprouted and spread across the globe. Goth music can be heard and enjoyed in all sorts of languages, from German to Spanish. In fact, there’s been a thriving goth scene throughout Latin America for some time and content creator KB is spreading awareness about it with their YouTube channel, Goth Music Latin America.

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History, music

The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth Book Review

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John Robb (Photo credit: John Middleham)

“Nothing exists independently; goth was a kind of fever. It just seemed to seep in on a tide of black lace and black leather.”

–Nina Antonia quoted in The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth

Various books have been written attempting to unravel the mystery of the goth subculture and trace its roots. A new text has recently been added to the canon, The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth by John Robb who’s the frontman of the post-punk band The Membranes and head of the online media publication Louder Than War. His behemoth of a book takes a deep plunge into the musical origins of goth, and it’s quite an adventure.

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Absinthe Vows: ‘Sunlight Stabs’ Album Review & Interview

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Absinthe Vows
Absinthe Vows

Hailing from Columbus, OH, Absinthe Vows is a band blending gothic rock, post punk and darkwave with hints of alternative rock. The variety of genres their music possesses makes it interesting and entertaining to take in. They released their second album, Sunlight Stabs, earlier this year, and I’m reviewing it, as well as interviewing the group about their music.

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entertainment, Events, music, Nightlife

Welcome to Phantasmagoria: A Night with Death Rock Icon Eva O & The Sixth Chamber

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Vamp Jenn at Phantasmagoria at the Knucklehead Hollywood
Vamp Jenn at Phantasmagoria at the Knucklehead Hollywood

I spent Friday the 13th attending Phantasmagoria, an event showcasing live dark music, bewitching entertainment and macabre vendors. It’s the creation of Rahne Pistor, founder of The Sixth Chamber, and it debuted in 2021 in Las Vegas. It’s continued to take place ever since in both Sin City and Los Angeles. The January 2023 edition was held at Knucklehead Hollywood in LA and featured performances by The Sixth Chamber and the legendary Eva O, as well as other beguiling amusements.

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Spotlight on In Isolation: Uniting 80s New Wave & Dark Alternative Beats

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Albums | Singles| Soundtracks by In Isolation
Albums | Singles| Soundtracks by In Isolation

How the band, In Isolation, has gone under my radar for so many years, is beyond me, but I’m thrilled to have been able to experience their music recently. It’s a fascinating blend of ‘80s New Wave and dark alternative sounds. They debuted their first single, “The Wrong Girl,” in 2007 and have gone on to produce a wealth of songs. This past June, the group released their latest project, Albums | Singles| Soundtracks, which delivers a retrospective of their past 15 years creating music.

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Goth Night at Mirus Gallery

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Vamp Jenn at Goth Night
Vamp Jenn at Goth Night

Mirus Gallery in Los Angeles, in collaboration with dark artist Shane Izykowski, has a new recurring event they’ll be hosting for the darkly inclined—Goth Night. It debuted in May, and I had the opportunity to experience the July edition, which included macabre art, live entertainment, spooky vendors and, of course, DJs spinning goth music. Here’s your look inside the festivities.

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Spotlight on Edward Transylvania: Dark Singer, Songwriter & Poet

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Singer, songwriter and poet Edward Transylvania
Photo courtesy of Edward Transylvania

Into the depths of the psyche we go, with artist Edward Transylvania as our guide. The Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and poet has been crafting macabre magic through his lyrics for more than a decade and is continuing to carve out his own place within, not only the goth genre, but also the world of dark music. Listeners can expect passionate vocals and sinister beats.

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Lifestyle, music

Experiencing the Goth Subculture Through the Music

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Gothik: Special Anniversary Edition CD compilation
Gothik: Special Anniversary Edition CD compilation

When I started getting into the goth scene, I went on a mission to navigate my way through the numerous bands that existed. Since it is a music-based subculture, I wanted to have at least a general knowledge of what had been and was continuing to be produced. One of the beautiful facets of goth is its rich musical heritage. There’s an abundance of beats and sounds that have been created within the genre, and others that have sprouted from it, such as darkwave, ethereal, deathrock and coldwave. For World Goth Day, I’m going to share what I listened to and some of the core groups that were my gateway to the music.

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