Gothic
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Fairytales Of Slavery by Miranda Sex Garden
Fairytales Of Slavery
Miranda Sex Garden
1994
If the soundtrack to the middling 1995 movie Hideaway hadn’t been so good, I might never have discovered this incredible album. Artfully blending gothic madrigal singing with driving industrial rock makes for a kind of crazy drama that I am very here for. More classically trained artists should dabble in pop.
Track recommendation: Cut
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The Bela Session by Bauhaus
The Bela Session
Bauhaus
1979
There’s much to enjoy about hearing the birth of a new sound and this album definitively birthed the early goth music sound. As a teenager I found it too cheesy but I’ve come around to appreciating it.
Track recommendation: Bella Lugosi’s Dead