r/darkwave

11K archived posts · Nov 2013 – Sep 2026

Darkwave Music

r/darkwave

The term darkwave originated in the 1980s as an indicator of the dark counterpart of new wave. Bands such as Cocteau Twins, Soft Cell, and Depeche Mode are exponents of this first generation of darkwave. Darkwave ... employs relatively slower tempos, lower pitches, and more minor keys in its musical settings of melancholy texts than new wave.

Created Nov 8, 2013

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