Cold Wave

Cold wave is a musical genre emerging from the late 1970s and early 1980s, characterized by its use of analog synthesizers and a minimalist, yet atmospheric approach to sound. It often combines the stark, detached aesthetics of post-punk with the synthesized textures of early electronic music, resulting in a sound that is both haunting and melodic. The genre's themes tend to explore emotive landscapes, often focusing on isolation, technology, and introspection, creating a somewhat dystopian ambiance. Artists like John Foxx and Blaine L. Reininger have paved the way with their innovative use of synths and ethereal vocals, influencing a new wave of artists who continue to evolve the genre while retaining its emotive core.

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16Volt
ACTORS
AUS!Funkt
Alex June
André Obin
Astari Nite
Bella Lune
Black Mental
Blaine L. Reininger
Blanche Biau
Bukowicz
Camilla Sparksss
Corps Diplomatique
Crying Vessel
Curses
Cut City
Das Beat
Das Kinn
Decorate. Decorate.
Desinteresse
Dina Summer
Dish-Is-Nein
Doust
Escape With Romeo
Fields Of The Nephilim
Fragile Self
Gallows' Eve
Garden Krist
HOLOGRAMMA
Ioana Iorgu
Jeff in Leather
John 3:16
John Foxx
Jovens Ateus
KOMPROMAT
Kas Product
Kill Your Boyfriend
Korfian
Kurara
Kyla Vėjas!
Lagrima Negra
Linear Movement
Luciano Lamanna
Lust For Youth
Maria Violenza
Molchat Doma
Monochromatic Visions
Münchhausen
Neftali
Night Ritualz
Noromakina
Nothing But Silence
Orphia
Ortrotasce
OutControlJoys
Pain in the Yeahs
Parade Ground
Paris Alexander
Patrik Adolfsson
Plastique Noir
Please Tokyo Please This Is Tokyo
Pr0 Social
Preoccupations
Principe Valiente
Propter Hoc
Rare DM
SIIE
Sevendials
Shadow Age
Solo Ansamblis
Soviet Soviet
Super Besse
THE NAMES
Tchiki Boum
Telefonema
The Discussion
The Lautreamonts
The Man & His Failures
The Secret Shelson's Band
To My Lonely Sik Kid
Tony Bluebird
Twice A Man
Twice Dark
U Just
Urban Space
Vazum
Vive La Fête
We Are Waves
Wonder Dark
corn wave
dorpsstraat 3
ee:man
grust200
scott crow
zimno
ÖSTKUSTEN
Артек Электроника
Атом-76
Биоконструктор
Сруб
Molchat Doma
Joy Division
Kino
Sisters of Mercy
Boy Harsher
Electroforez
She Past Away
Дурной Вкус
Motorama
Solo Ansamblis
Labyrinth Ear
Bragolin
Clan of Xymox
Traitrs
Preoccupations
Front 242
Увула
KOMPROMAT
Ploho
DAF
Fields Of The Nephilim
Soviet Soviet
Soft Kill
Lust For Youth
Rosegarden Funeral Party
corn wave
Curses
VVV [Trippin'you]
Selofan
Ductape
Kirlian Camera
ACTORS
Cabaret Nocturne
Choir Boy
Vive La Fête
Shortparis
Leonora Post Punk
Kælan Mikla
Night in Athens
Jovens Ateus
De Ambassade
Horror Vacui
Plastique Noir
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
John Foxx
Siekiera
Ash Code
Silent Runners
Стереополина
Fad Gadget
Paris Alexander
Armia
Diaframma
VoX LoW
Lust Era
Whispering Sons
ADULT.
Cabaret Voltaire
Chris & Cosey
Love Is Colder Than Death
Dina Summer
BOAN
16Volt
The frozen Autumn
Dollkraut
Gina X Performance
The Essence
Vacíos Cuerpos
The Discussion
Tears for the Dying
EYE
Eddie Dark
Kalte Nacht
S Y Z Y G Y X
Jacno
grust200
Ritual Howls
Kyla Vėjas!
Camilla Sparksss
Super Besse
Solid Space
Taxi Girl
Das Beat
Сруб
Sturm Café
Hvmvn
Liaisons Dangereuses
Closterkeller
The Beauty of Gemina
The Exploding Boy
The Neon Judgement
SYNDROME 81
Grave Pleasures
Red Zebra
MØAA
Blanche Biau
The Invincible Spirit
Chain Cult
Kurara
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