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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Porcelana
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A Place To Bury Strangers
ADULT.
Alessandro Adriani
Amiture
And Also The Trees
André Obin
Antiflvx
Antipole
Ash Code
Astari Nite
Aurat
Autumns
Balduvian Bears
Biały Falochron
Black Doldrums
Blanche Biau
Blone Noble
Boy Harsher
Bragolin
Buerak
Circa Tapes
Clan of Xymox
Clock DVA
Crying Vessel
Curses
DECEITS
Dagon
Dancing Plague
Daniel Lah
De Ambassade
Desinteresse
Ductape
Eddie Dark
Eirene
Faerybabyy
Felix Kubin
Fluid Ghost
Fotocrime
Front 242
Gina X Performance
Grizz
Horror Vacui
House of Harm
Indie Anthony
Joy Division
Kana Kana
Kill Shelter
Kino
Las eras
Life In Sodom
Lifts
Linear Movement
Male Tears
Mareux
Mouth Ulcers
NOANGELSS
Nuovo Testamento
Obskuros
Paper Foxes
Paradox Obscur
Paris Alexander
Ploho
Qual
R. Missing
RULE OF TWO
Robert Görl
SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms)
SOFT VEIN
Scary Black
Shadowlands
Shortparis
Soft Kill
Solo Ansamblis
Spookystack
Sydney Valette
TRAITRS
Tempers
The Dark Wave
The Fall
The KVB
The Masqs
The Sound
The Spoiled
The Underground Youth
The Violent Youth
Theo Vandenhoff
Tutto Vetro
Twin Noir
Twin Tribes
ULTRA SUNN
Vandal Moon
Veda Rays
Veil of Light
Vestron Vulture
Whitney Tai
Yan Wagner
altan
shelovesmolly
Дурной Вкус
Петров и Октябрь
Molchat Doma
Mareux
Kino
Joy Division
Sisters of Mercy
Twin Tribes
Bauhaus
Boy Harsher
Electroforez
She Past Away
Vestron Vulture
Дурной Вкус
TRAITRS
ULTRA SUNN
Bragolin
Motorama
Labyrinth Ear
Buerak
Clan of Xymox
Black Marble
Las eras
The Sound
The Fall
R. Missing
Nürnberg
Faerybabyy
Front 242
Ploho
DECEITS
Prayers
Solo Ansamblis
Увула
KOMPROMAT
Tempers
Fields Of The Nephilim
The KVB
IST IST
Mica
DAF
Soviet Soviet
Mouth Ulcers
Soft Kill
Pink Turns Blue
VVV [Trippin'you]
Rosegarden Funeral Party
corn wave
Lust For Youth
The Masqs
Buzz Kull
The Spoiled
Kirlian Camera
Diary Of Dreams
Selofan
Matte Blvck
Qual
Home Front
Yan Wagner
Cabaret Nocturne
Antipole
House of Harm
Ductape
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Paradox Obscur
Choir Boy
De Ambassade
Obskuros
Night in Athens
Vive La Fête
Augustus Muller
Shortparis
Darkways
Kælan Mikla
A Place To Bury Strangers
Nuovo Testamento
Dark Chisme
Leonora Post Punk
Curses
Preoccupations
John Foxx
Horror Vacui
Martin Dupont
Jovens Ateus
Fevr
Vandal Moon
The Awakening
Ash Code
Male Tears
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Plastique Noir
VOWWS
Indie Anthony
Lycia
Siekiera
Silent Runners
Armia
Sydney Valette
VoX LoW
O. Children
Diaframma
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