Gothic music (Ethnic styles Included in the "Gothic-stage")

Goths Gothic and listen to some music-gothic, that is - separate musical directions included in a single notion of "the gothic scene." A conditional division gothic-style scene: - "Clean" Gothic, Gothic rock, proto-Gothic, "philosophical and mystical rock" (gothic, gothic rock) - The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, Bauhaus, The Fields of the Nephilim, The Cure, The Cult, Swans, Joy Division, The Merry Thoughts, Clan of Xymox, Dreadful Shadows, etc.

Gothic-electronics and close the border or genre: "cold-romantic" electronics, "dark wave" Electronics (dark wave, synth pop, EBM, dark electro, goth synth) - Deine Lakaien, Wumpscut, Depeche Mode, Front 242, De / vision, VNV Nation, VNV Nation, Razed in Black, In Strict Confidence, Camouflage, etc. • Gothic-Industrial and close to the genres (goth industrial, industrial / electro crossovers, industrial) - Das Ich, Oomph!, Curve and, Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails etc. • Radical and ideologically-coloured styles: mystical, Christian, pagan, Nazi, satanic gothic (dark folk, pagan gothic, christian gothic, occult gothic, satan gothic) - Inkubbus Sukkubus, Current 93, Death in June, Sol Invictus, Marylin Manson , Saviour Machine, Christian Death, Faith and the Muse and others • The most famous about-gothic music or music with elements of the Gothic (often listen to its potential Goths and Goths): U2, Linda, Garbage, Mylene Farmer, Tori Amos, Nick Cave, Enigma, Gregorians, Bi-2, Tricky, Midnight Oil, Nick Cave, Angelo Badalamenti, Leonard Cohen and others

By what criteria to classify a group of gothic-stage?

For this last decade has formed a set of criteria. These criteria are used as musical experts, and Goths themselves. The group belong to the gothic-scene (and might be listed as the generic term "Gothic") if: 1) Relative to the group stage carrier "gothic"-press (ZILLO, ORKUS, SONIC SEDUCER, DNA, GOTHIC and others) 2) promo-company group osuschestvlyaetsya through promotional agency gothic-scenes 3) A reference in books on the gothic (Matzke & Seeliger, Baddeley, Mercer) 4) Group performs at the gothic-festivals and other events formatted 5) materials groups were represented in the network formatted "gothic" DJ's at the gothic 6-party) optional criterion: the group publishes its albums on the label format 7) subjective criterion: the group slushaema and very popular among ready. The fact that leads to the fact that the criteria come into force № 2-4, and then № 1. As a result, group begins to treat the gothic scene. Thus the gothic scene growing through acquisitions close to the gothic groups and directions. Such a course of development already generates 20 years standing ready to traditional divisions between different generations and tastes of what group of "real" Gothic, and what - no. Each new group or direction in the gothic scene encountering rejection fans of other genres sab-scenes.

It is because of these formal criteria to the gothic scene and include a diverse group. Thus NIGHTWISH and FRONT 242 and is assigned to one stage and called the generic term "gothic".

Gothic music - no matter how hard - gothic rock, gothic gothic-metal or electronics - always elevation, super-emotional, dark or cold (sad) music with "angelic female backing vocals, elements of choral singing, bells, fairly frequent use of drum machines, and inserts "dark electronics." The main vocals - a powerful or hide "Gothic" voice (in most cases, male) or female - vkradchivy penetration, vedmovskoy. Sometimes an evil whisper. The texts - in the spectrum from purely philosophical and romantic to strictly life, mystical, pagan, "dark", etc. In most cases, the merging of all these elements and gives the music the status of "Gothic".

Gothic - Group.

The Panel considered certainly gothic (gothic-group), if playing gothic music, the participants also have the gothic-image - black clothing, the overall style, silver. For a clear definition of "Gothic" also desirable corresponding gothic, vamp-cosmetics.

Why gothic-scene "and" ready "rather than" dark stage "and" dark "?

The phrases "gothic-scene" (gothic scene) and "dark stage" (schwarze szene) are synonymous, and it has long been confirmed largest music critics and ideologues Gothic, many of whom have become sponsors of the world's most authoritative book on the gothic "Das Gothic & Darkwave-Lexikon "- Peter Matzke (WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN), Tobias Seeliger (" GOTHIC "), Dirk Hoffmann (" ZILLO "), Thomas Thyssen (" SONIC SEDUCER, ORKUS "). In America, the principal is also the term "gothic-scene" (Source: American Gothic ideologist Gavin Badelley, the book "Goth chic: a guide to dark culture"). In Germany, using native terms, using "gothic musik" and "schwarze szene", and is ready to name "gruftie". In Ukraine and used homes already popular notion of "gothic-scene" and "Goths." In Germany, saying "Ich hoere Gotik-Musik" or "Ich hoere Gothic", which translates "I listen Gothic (gothic-music)." The phrase "Ich hoere Gotik-Musik" listen and speak when goth rock or gothic metal, and when listening to different genres sab-"gothic-electronics" - dark electro, future pop, dark wave, synth pop, goth industrial, ebm and when listening to ethereal , Medieval, folk, love metal and different music with elements of Gothic. "I listen Gothic" say when listening to everything that belongs to any (weak or strong) as to the gothic scene. Hence there is a subculture of people calling themselves ready, but listen to different groups, but who belong to the same scene: DEINE LAKAIEN, DIARY OF DREAMS, COVENANT, WUMPSCUT, ZEROMANCER, CAMOUFLAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, IN EXTREMO, TANZWUT, NIGHTWISH, HIM , RAMMSTEIN, WITHIN TEMPTATION, etc. Again, specify: thus, speaking in Germany and in Ukraine "I listen to Gothic," is meant different gothic music scene. To the question "what exactly you are listening from the Gothic?", Is already possible to jut out into the details and the names of groups or certain sab-gothic genre.

Recently in Ukraine and Russia participated trend is ready to use some foreign term "dark stage" to underscore its erudirovannosti and, sometimes, in order to stand out among the other is ready. This trend is detrimental to the development of the gothic scene, because, first, confuses the terminology ( "dark stage" and "dark"?) And destroys the basic principle of Gothic: the fans of many genres of music and art under the flags of the concepts of "Gothic / gothic-scene "(various gothic music) and" Goths "(those who listen Gothic). Secondly, as many note, the word "dark" or "dark" have a negative local prevailing attitude in Ukraine and Russia (and associated with Satanism), while the "Goths", "gothic" won recognition as synonyms unusual romance and aesthetics. It should be noted that for the existence and development of strong gothic-scenes in Ukraine (with festivals, frequent gothic-party concerts and foreign groups) should be an entire generation of people who realized calls itself ready, buys CDs gothic-groups, attend parties and thus, supports and strengthens the gothic scene. Conclusion: do not listen "eruditov" maintain its gothic-stage and call themselves ready, if you dearly what you live.

Music (origins and foundations).

Gothic music is what has become a key element to enter the subculture completely different elements and the basis for a gothic subculture, for the emergence of the concept of "Goths." Gothic music - emotionally strong and subtle at the same time as its romantic-musical structure and texts. For the first time the term in relation to the gothic rock music was used in the late 60 - x (to describe works of KING CRIMSON and VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR). It should be noted, however, that the rockers (at least in the early stages of development "Gothic") are more influenced by medieval music is not as such (the impact of Baroque art was much stronger), but rather "gothic" ( "black" ) Novel and poetry era of romanticism (Mary Shelley, Volpoul, Baudelaire) with all their cold and unusual romance, vampirsko vurdalakskoy-shaped, the nightmare of aesthetics and psychological research. At the same time, various works of philosophy of individualism (Sartre, Camus) also had a decisive effect. Those groups that later, in early 80 - least, have become actual founders of the Gothic - THE SISTERS OF MERCY, BAUHAUS, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, THE CURE, and others already in harmony in his art as elements of philosophy and mysticism, while giving this mixture, a highly emotionally attracted quite unusual, unprecedented and touch all-out innovative ideas combining music, image, erotica, philosophy, etc. A typical consequence of interest groups to border parties consciousness and life has become in the re-establishment of gothic music entire set of elements of different philosophies, genre -- Stylistic features of cult-ritual art, gravitation towards the images of religious expression, potustoronnego world infernalnyh forces, as reflected in the song lyrics, unusual image and scenic action. If the attempt to trace the evolution of development such as the reservoir of cultural multizhanrovogo Gothic, it should be noted that in its development "Gothic" was held several stages - from the proto-Gothic foreign 70-80 - x to the gothic-rock and started a wave dark wave, goth electronics mid - -- The second half 80 - x, and, further, for diversity "Gothic" lines of 90 - and up to a total integration into all genres border at this time - 2000 - governmental. As a result, by the beginning of the second millennium Gothic - a style, range sab-genres which stretches from heavy metal and gothic-gothic-fatal varieties of all types of electronics and dance music (dark wave, synth pop, dark electro, future pop) until clean acoustics, pop-Gothic, as well as neo-classical - orchestra, opera and chamber Gothic, including - folkovoy and ethnic Gothic. All sab-genres Gothic equal to its role and importance to the formation of a Gothic music and subculture.

History as the Gothic subculture. Music.

It should be noted that despite the fact that in terms of music critics from magazines New Music Express and the first germs of Sound "Gothic" appeared on the eve 70-80 - x, a gothic, which we know has arisen in 1984-1985. It emerged from hmuroy forces dying post-punk (Joy Division, Virgin Prunes, Siouxie and the Banshees, etc.) and electronic energy progresiruyuschey British "new wave" (new wave). At that time, young people already provide the simple darkness post-punk and rock music to clearly identify its zaezzhennuyu track, and because there was no alternative. Then something and marked one the most decadent, to appeal to most depths of the human unconscious during a musical - Gothic. The term "Gothic" still not widely used (though already been coined) - randomly and used the notion of mixed-type dark punk, dark wave, new wave and cold wave (all of which defines the term "proto-Gothic"). Among the representatives of this direction should be called JOY DIVISION, BAUHAUS, SOUTHERN DEATH CULT, TONES ON TAIL, THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH, SEX GANG CHILDREN, RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY, VIRGIN PRUNES, ALIEN SEX FIEND, SPECIMEN, etc.

Criticism has long used various names. But soon the gothic-style group of founders - THE SISTERS OF MERCY, BAUHAUS, THE CULT, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, THE CURE have become so allocated on the background of other musical projects stylistics post punk / proto goth (post punk. Proto-Gothic) at the time of its the concept that a single symbol for all that was itself prompts. It is unusual that despite the very different music (all teams have their roots - rock, post-punk, electronics) and no knowledge of the existence of a similar - all gothic-group: a) were almost totally black clothing (mixed with red), purely silver ornaments and used as a similar image on stage and in life, b) wrote the lyrics, combining philosophy and mysticism; c) to establish appropriate very tense and emotionally atmospheric music. That atmosphere of music, similar ideas of individualism and emotional throws "strict" image caused a clear definition, which could not occur in the early 80 - least - GOTIKA.

All of this generation suddenly came in "monastic" black with ideas about the revival of medieval romance and truth in souls, minds and appearance of the combine ideas about God and the devil in her work, cleanliness and depravity in the image, and many more nesochetaemyh elements. At that time (late 70 - least, beginning 80 - LDCs), there was no single music and ideas that would bring people with similar interests in life and non-standard, avant-garde, "smart", dark romantic, tastes, but it was already a generation, to whom should have been more out of life, music, art and all related areas. This generation, followed by groups also beginning to dress in black, looking at musicians who are on stage and in life were of the black image and his views on life. The first ready in 1980 - were employed people, who are often in this music their life's principles and which was needed energy elevation, sad or gloomy Gothic, with clever and ironic texts .... In contrast to the rest - I GOTY CHERPALI CHERPAYUT exactly FORCE with this music, which seemed just another grim, "downloaded" and suicidal. At that time, in 1980 - years least newspapers and magazines Melody Maker and New Music Express, as well as society GOTICHESKIMI named these groups, and people who like this music - GOTIKA, GOTICHESKY ROK (gothic, gothic rock) and those who began to live certain lifestyle - GOTAMI. Re-and in more detail you can dwell on that, why did the group called it "Gothic". Gothic, apparently, for the following reasons: First, powerful, zychny "Gothic" ( "barbaric") caused vocal comparison with a powerful old, grim and Energy tribe is ready to call. And secondly, were dressed group "under the" Middle Ages: an old black velvet and black medieval clothing, boots, purely silver ornaments, violent and chaotic long hair (incidentally often mix different style, for example, a lot of teams looked like medieval cowboys -- Goths (kovboyskie boots, medieval hats, old style,) such Fileds of the Nephilim and The Sisters of Mercy (at some point) (now predominantly majority is ready to unite in a black leather clothing and ordinary black clothing).

And thirdly, in the lyrics of groups (particularly The Sisters of Mercy and The Mission) sounded elements such as cognition, faith, individualism, the belief in themselves, god, mental pain, mysticism, the fight against the dogmas of society, the call to get yourself through the barriers of society etc.

And fourthly, their songs bear a so-called "gothic" atmosphere - the mood of gloomy pathos, elevations, sincere pain, focusing grief, depression, loss, the overall atmosphere and texts were replete with motifs of cognition itself, the endless search for truth, psevdosuitsidalnoy ekzaltatsii, eternal combination love-death, care in other worlds ... In doing so, the music has remained fairly melodic and rhythmic, with shades of dance, albeit very minimalistic in dramaturgical terms of the tone-established, moreover, almost until the last note with "inhumane" synthesizers and drum machines. Then, and appeared ready symbol (philosophical ready) - Star, which symbolizes knowledge, which is people, and burnt the skin on a person, as a symbol of what it must prodiratsya through society and its principles, to reach its goal ... This symbol was created group leader gothic THE SISTERS OF MERCY - Andrew Eldritch 'box, which will take godfather Gothic, the man who created this style. About him fairly little is known, except that he knows 8 languages, detour whole world, lived in India and Saudi Arabia, no one ever saw his eyes because he always dark glasses, he does not like journalists, publishes an album in Over 10 years, 8 videos, which are considered among the best in this area, all of its releases have become "golden" and the lyrics written by his books, they are so complex and simultaneously literate.

At the same time, another character appeared ready (mystical ready). He, besides its old values, still symbolizes the unification of mysticism with the philosophy in Gothic. One of the values ankha - eternal life. But most of the symbols and terms of the divided - some felt that the gothic - is a "dark, gloomy, music and subculture associated with purely dark sides of life - mysticism, occultism, etc. Others felt that the gothic - is more philosophy and world view based on self through music and adjacent areas. At today's gothic there are those, and others. Total same concept - a combination of different elements. It should be noted that to date ankh is the international symbol of all ready. In addition to the characters that Goths are on the body, there are many symbols of ancient origin - Egyptian, Thracian, Medieval, etc.