/dark/

[Noah Wright]

new dark thread, last one died
previous thread:

[Kevin Green]

what is dark
is it spook music?

[Ethan Evans]

Sometimes, yeah

[Ryan Bennett]

What is Tom Waits's most /dark/ album? I'd say it's Alice.

[Caleb Campbell]

Reposting the two best posts:

>explaining horrorpunk
I must admit, I'm not up-to-date when it comes to this but I loved it and dug deep into it as a teenager. Similarly to neofolk it's defined more by lyrical content than purely musicological criteria (although mimicking horror soundtrack type music, clear vocals and LOTS of "woah woah woaaah" are typical) so there's a lot of different styles within the genre, the most clearly defined subgenre being psychobilly which mixes horrorpunk with rockabilly and is characterized by its fast-paced acoustic bass-slapping.

Obviously you should know the Misfits, both their original line-up with Glenn Danzig on vocals and their 90s reincarnation with Michale Graves on vocals:
youtube.com/watch?v=IFxwq7tgPiY
youtube.com/watch?v=Gp-EiITf1YI

and here are some other groups I remember fondly, but remember that corniness is a big part of the charme and should be enjoyed unashamedly:
youtube.com/watch?v=Te3LWfrvhYc
youtube.com/watch?v=50cLXy2HnEw
youtube.com/watch?v=1MB31HK1-tE
youtube.com/watch?v=9Ks8Z4v5g8s
youtube.com/watch?v=jrF15mv9zVU
youtube.com/watch?v=vJQkqD5eV3g
youtube.com/watch?v=Lr2TUzVRaTc
youtube.com/watch?v=lnfe9RbSu6Y
youtube.com/watch?v=k3inXzw0f_8
youtube.com/watch?v=ZGiX4mcNxN8
youtube.com/watch?v=4zWRuZGtR_U

and here's some psychobilly:
youtube.com/watch?v=1W6BWNyo5bM
youtube.com/watch?v=YURIawFji9Y
youtube.com/watch?v=7sOGLza6Nmw
youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OmOAtfxJ8
youtube.com/watch?v=JLeBfnQAmwk

I also recommend the "This is Horror Punk!" compilations. Good shit, many cool underground bands.

[Evan Turner]

>explaining neofolk

First off, with neofolk you have to know that there are multiple "lineages", two of which date back to Death In June and Current 93. The Death In June lineage is more martial, politically revolutionary and more concerned with "apoliteia" (what exactly that is is for you to find out) and the writings of the Konservative Revolution and "fascist" occultism while the Current 93 lineage is less serious and more folksy aesthetically and concerned with all kinds of esoteric traditions. Here are two classic albums you should know, but really the discographies of both bands are mandatory, huge and rewarding:
youtube.com/watch?v=TVD8iww-cfs
youtube.com/watch?v=wsDsTxsh9V0

I am most familiar with Death In June's lineage of martial apocalyptic and apoliteic folk (which does not mean that they or any of the musicians in this field are necessarily nazis, fascists or right-wingers). Given the thematic element that is crucial to this kind of music while the only real musical criterion is reference to European musical traditions of forgotten times, many different styles of music can be encountered here although repetitive acoustic guitar strumming, martial rythms, snare or tribal drums and flutes/trumpets/synths, monotonous male vocals and wind chimes are typical. Here we go:
youtube.com/watch?v=A0FXliKdbac
youtube.com/watch?v=Bu0sI4h-Ixw
youtube.com/watch?v=Vpw8dnEp9u4
youtube.com/watch?v=InE-xcB59EE
youtube.com/watch?v=MIdx54jQTI4
youtube.com/watch?v=_oCOJ9HLW5s
youtube.com/watch?v=PzbHvqN5RSw
youtube.com/watch?v=L0nYLDjskXo
youtube.com/watch?v=otKSw-iCefE

German neofolk is kind of its own lineage though tied to the DI6 one. It originated in Forseti so here's another classic:
youtube.com/watch?v=Th4v_KHNTME

[Adrian Butler]

The Moontrekkers - Night of the Vampire
youtube.com/watch?v=D8oBFIwB5rA

[Robert Ross]

warning: 45 Grave and Siouxsie both suck.

Everything else on here is good stuff

[Blake Murphy]

John Murphy is NOT dead!
youtube.com/watch?v=LHKft53rJzI

[Matthew Roberts]

>45 grave sucks
Kys