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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Bring Down The Power
Single - Released February 14, 2025

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ACTORS
AUS!Funkt
Absolute Body Control
Adonis
Anvil FX
Biały Falochron
Bukowicz
Candy Colors
Clan de Venus
Corps Diplomatique
Crash Course In Science
Current One
Cut City
Das Beat
Das Ding
Das Kinn
Data Animal
Dawn Haze
De Press
Der Klinke
Diavol Strain
Dimitri Berzerk
Dina Summer
Disrupted Being
Ego Eris
Eirene
Escape With Romeo
Escarlatina Obsessiva
Front 242
Gargula Valzer
German Army
HOFFEN
Hangwire
Hexagrams
Hollow Street
Hukoskop
Hvmvn
I Can Fly
Individual Industry
Jeff in Leather
KOMPROMAT
Kino
LEATHERS
Labyrinth Ear
Lagrima Negra
Laura Casper
Leonora Post Punk
Linear Movement
Lust Era
Luz Futuro
Marie Dior
Moev
MØAA
Neon Electronics
Neon Space Men
Paris Alexander
People Theatre
Perfect Zebras
Plastique Noir
Ploho
Principe Valiente
Prismatic Shapes
Propter Hoc
Píldora Letal
Rare DM
Retrograth
Revenge Body
SIIE
SPECTRES
Scarlet Leaves
Sexy Suicide
Signo 13
Soviet Soviet
Specter Poetics
Stranger and Lovers
THE NAMES
Terror Bird
The Cuts
The Downward Path
The Knutz
The Lautreamonts
The Mystic Underground
The New Romantics
The Pleasure Majenta
The Secret Shelson's Band
Tølva
U Just
VVV [Trippin'you]
Vacíos Cuerpos
Vive La Fête
Wczasy
Whispering Sons
Wonder Dark
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ÖSTKUSTEN
Петров и Октябрь
Сова
Сруб
Joy Division
Kino
Motorama
Labyrinth Ear
Traitrs
Сова
Front 242
KOMPROMAT
Ploho
Soviet Soviet
VVV [Trippin'you]
ACTORS
Vive La Fête
Choir Boy
Preoccupations
Leonora Post Punk
John Foxx
Plastique Noir
Paris Alexander
Fad Gadget
Dina Summer
Lust Era
Chris & Cosey
Cabaret Voltaire
Whispering Sons
Vacíos Cuerpos
The Essence
Solid Space
The Exploding Boy
Hvmvn
Das Beat
Closterkeller
SYNDROME 81
The Neon Judgement
MØAA
Red Zebra
LEATHERS
Escape With Romeo
Liaisons Dangereuses
De Press
Parade Ground
HOFFEN
Anum Preto
Píldora Letal
Сруб
Ruth
Tragic Black
Sally Dige
Super Girl & Romantic Boys
Prismatic Shapes
I Can Fly
Luz Futuro
Girls Names
Tropic of Cancer
Linear Movement
Hangwire
THE NAMES
Wczasy
Crash Course In Science
FEWS
Principe Valiente
Minimal Compact
Mementut
SKEMER
Elisa Waut
Eirene
Klincz
Kapitan Nemo
Snowy Red
Stranger and Lovers
The Cuts
SIIE
Moev
Absolute Body Control
Rare DM
Felix Kubin
Ulterior
Black Swan Lane
Diavol Strain
Siglo xx
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
Portion Control
Thomas Leer
Manicure
Robert Rental
Kafka
The Arch
Biały Falochron
Blaine L. Reininger
SPECTRES
People Theatre
Das Kinn
Петров и Октябрь
Scarlet Leaves
The Secret Shelson's Band
RA
Tølva
Duchess Says
Cut City
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