dark wave
music genre
156 artists in the catalog.
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Playing the Angel
Depeche Mode · 2005
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Pieter Nooten
mittageisen
punk rock
Ash Code
Drab Majesty
electronic music
Ernst Horn
avant-garde music, gothic rock
Anastasia
Sinnflut
Host
electronic rock, gothic rock
Girls Under Glass
Dlina Volny
coldwave, post-punk
Saigon Blue Rain
dream pop
Jaguardini
synth-pop
Razor Skyline
gothic rock
Ulrike Goldmann
Grausame Töchter
electro, electro-industrial
Ronny Moorings
About dark wave
What is dark wave?
music genre
Where should I start with dark wave?
Start with "Playing the Angel" by Depeche Mode. It captures what makes dark wave worth exploring.
What are the best dark wave albums?
The dark wave albums worth hearing first: "Playing the Angel" by Depeche Mode, "Sounds of the Universe" by Depeche Mode, "Exciter" by Depeche Mode, "Remixes 2: 81–11" by Depeche Mode and "Violator" by Depeche Mode.
How many dark wave artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 156 dark wave artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
