There are a lot of reasons for that and one of them is the 1990 album Crushed Velvet Apocalypse. While they aren't a conventionally goth band, a fairly significant portion of their audience has come out of the goth scene. Within their immense body of work, LPD have played with minimal synth, experimental and psychedelic sounds. I've included Legendary Pink Dots on this list for one important reason: They're one of my all-time favorite bands and you should hear them. Legendary Pink Dots, Crushed Velvet Apocalypse (1990) These days, people throw around the name Batcave to indicate a connection to old-school, typically British, goth tracks.ĩ. nightclub Batcave, where goth essentially became a scene.
Vocalist Olli Wisdom is known for his work with the U.K. In addition to producing the perennial goth club hit “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” Specimen's contribution to the scene is massive. It's a heavily glam rock–influenced collection of songs that doesn't sound terribly different from what you would have heard on alternative-minded radio stations during the era. Specimen's 1983 EP, Batastrophe, is perhaps the most conventional-sounding entry on this list. These are primarily '80s releases from bands that, in various ways, influenced how the goth scene here in Los Angeles evolved.
This list features some obvious choices, as well as some (hopefully) lesser-known works. With goth, the important part is that the music taps into the darkest human emotions, whether through lyrical content or sound, and puts those emotions forth in a way that brings joy to people who hear it on their own or in a club. In my many years of writing about music and DJing it at clubs, I think of music less in terms of strict genres than vibes. You will say that some of these albums aren't goth at all and others should be listed in their place. You will argue about this list of essential goth records.
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