Gothic

The Oxford English Dictionary gives the following two explanations:

1. A style of rock music, which is intensely mixed with guitar and bass drums and has apocalyptic or mystical lyrics;

2. Performers or followers of this kind of music often wear black clothes and black makeup. However, just as masters don't go to

department stores to buy electric guitars, we can't completely trust people outside the rock music industry like Oxford Dictionary.

about the origin of the word "gothic", it originated from an early European tribe called Sigott. This tribe, which enjoyed

destruction and plunder, was famous for its ignorance and lack of artistic taste. In the Middle Ages, an architectural style with the spire cathedral as the most prominent feature became popular, and the so-called "Gothic" architecture. In Victorian England, a group of writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker, created the theory of

terror, which was also described as "Gothic" style.

But it was used to describe music and culture in the late 197s and early 198s, when the punk movement ended and later generations

Ke appeared. First of all, Ian Astbury used the word "gothic pixie" when describing the band Sex Gang Children. Later, Siouxsie Sioux (the core figure of Siouxsie and the Banshees) used "Gothic" when describing the new direction of her

band; Then, the agent of Joy Division used the word "gothic" when comparing the band with mainstream pop bands on the BBC

TV program in 1978.

Bela Lugosi's Dead, published by p>Bauhaus in 1979, was the first work to be labeled as "Gothic", and at least it was unanimously recognized by everyone.

Gothic music, as a follow-up thing of punk (death rock), has since developed into an underground culture from a set of aesthetics and ideas

composed of visual arts, literature, music and costumes, and countless underground communities have been derived from it. Although these

communities have developed greatly in all aspects, there are two things that all Gothic people have

.

Of course, the Gothic band list needs music first!

Early prototype Gothic bands:

Bauhaus (Bauhaus), Christian Death (Death of Christ), Southern Death Cult (Death Worship in the South, later renamed

The Cult), Joy Division (Happy Division, but their appearance is not very gothic), Sisters of

Mercy (Kindness Sisters).

Quasi-prototype Gothic Band:

The Fields of The Nephilim (slightly younger than the band above, but too old than the new band), The

Mission(UK) (their early works are considered gothic by the media), Sex Gang Children；;

Soft Gothic Band:

Dead Dance, Xmal Deutschland, Danielle Dax；;

Metal/Industrial Gothic Band:

Creating Jesus (a band with metal tendency) and James Rays Gangwar (a band relying on samplers) (very

Many Gothic people like listening to the Ministry, but the Ministry is not a real Gothic band);

Experimental/Folk/Occult Gothic Band:

Current 93, Death In June, Sol Invictus；;

New Gothic Band:

Nosferatu, Rosetta Stone, Shadow Project (a branch of Christian Death), Clan of Xymox

(a band that relies on synthesizers and is very dance-like).

The rise and fall of Gothic culture

In the 198s, Gothic bands achieved a series of commercial successes. The band The Sisters of Mercy, The

Mission, All About Eve, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Fields of the Nephilim and Christian Death have all had songs on the list. They defined the "classic Gothic" sound as follows:

crisp mandolin-style semi-acoustic guitar, steady single-note bass lines, simple but fast rhythm, strong synthesizer effect and dark singing. Although some "classic" Gothic bands have persisted to this day, and < P > can still be loved by the Gothic people today, they are no longer the protagonists of Gothic culture today.

In the 198s, Gothic fashion developed from this musical style, with long dyed black hair, pale skin, tight black clothes, pointed leather boots and a lot of silver ornaments (mostly religious designs in early Europe and Egypt). Black motorcycle leather jacket, black < P > tight jeans, black mesh stockings and black flying sunglasses have become the registered trademarks of Gothic people.

In the 199s, Gothic music gradually fell out of favor in the media, but Gothic culture became stronger and stronger. The rapidly expanding nightclub industry

made Gothic organizations form a huge network. The new simple and cheap desktop publishing system and

home recording technology have helped to produce a large number of Gothic magazines and samples of different quality, which makes Gothic culture appear full of vitality

. At the same time, the revival of Victorian horror movies in Hollywood, a series of blockbuster horror movies such as Crow (Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, died mysteriously while filming

), Edward Scissorhands and Night Interview with Vampires injected new excitement into Gothic

culture. Gothic fashion has changed subtly. Curly hair, high ponytail and combat pants are

a fashion, long straight hair, Victorian velvet and lace are also a fashion, and leather and plastic clothes have also become

a fashion, but the difference is that this style has nothing in common with anything popular in North America. Only black skinny jeans are always popular in Gothic fashion.

In the 199s, some Gothic bands made charts or independent charts, including Garbage, Rosetta Stone, Sheep On Drugs, Nick Cave, Nosferatu and Curve. Their music styles are not exactly the same as those of the previous generation Gothic bands, but they all have Gothic singing styles, dark music themes and dark synthesizers, although most of them don't admit that they are Gothic.

Although their influence is obviously inferior to that of gothic Band in 198s, in 199s, the meaning of "Goth" has been greatly deepened. At this time, it no longer only means a musical style, but also a fashion, an attitude towards life and a social landscape-fashion is all black, attitude is all dark, and scenery is all <

At the same time, there are many Gothic people who haven't heard much Gothic music, but dress and think in Gothic way.

They like to listen to industrial music, heavy metal, high-tech music and non-mainstream music. These Gothic preferred band

lines include The Prodigy, Front 242, Cubanate, Menswear, White Zombie, Pop Will Eat Itself, Front Line Assembly and Nine Inch Nails, etc.

Gothic as counterculture

1969: Hippies discovered the ugliness of the world, so they vowed to change it with love.

1979: Punks found that the world was still ugly, so they raised their middle fingers to show their contempt.

1981: The Goths saw through the world of mortals.

Identify a Gothic band

1. The music atmosphere of this band is grotesque and surreal.

2. The lyrics of this band contain Gothic themes (strange and mysterious, miserable and desolate).

3. The appearance of the band members is very gothic.

4. The band called itself Gothic Band, performed with other Gothic bands and appeared in Gothic Collection.

Four Gothic record labels

Cleopatra, Projekt, Tess and Anubis.

identify a goth

shy and unsociable.

artistic tendency.

always black or dark clothes.

conspicuous religious ornaments, but they change their beliefs almost every day.

never wear gold jewelry.

pale, even in summer.

reject all interesting social activities.

gothic taste?

anything with a strange and dark atmosphere is a bit gothic.

about music, there are hundreds of names

such as darkwave, goth techno, dark alternative, and ambiguous ethereal, all of which have gothic flavor.

Let's describe it in detail: dark lust, sadness of death, forbidden love, aesthetic feeling brought by complete pain, in short, the dark side of human spiritual world.

demonism of vampire culture? Cult?

Gothic is not religion, politics, and has nothing to do with race or gender. Most Gothic bands are secular and even < P > are active anti-religious bands. The visual signals of vampires, Catholicism, ancient Egypt and paganism only convey

"the power of darkness" to connect with the feeling of Gothic music.

Goths have the same social tendency as other social groups of the same age. You will find young conservative Goths, * * * productive Goths, fascist Goths and anarchic Goths, but this is really a small group of

people. The biggest tendency among Goths in the 199s is actually their extreme indifference to politics, because of the

views of almost all parties. This is Rosetta Stone's favorite theme.

The reason why Goth exists

Many people are dominated by a life without happiness and sense of accomplishment, which is unfortunate. But Goth makes this sense of depression

a way of life, in other words: pain is my life choice-this is an art.

Gothic may also be a kind of psychotherapy. If you talk to a white-collar worker who belongs to the mainstream society about your last attempted suicide, then he may avoid you with a strange look, and you may get cheap sympathy on a sunny day. But in sharp contrast, your Gothic companion will never feel sorry for you, and the scar on your wrist will be seriously respected, "You are cool"! All people who feel out of place in the

society will find their place in the Gothic people, because everyone here is unique

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gothic fashion

anything black, or other dark colors, such as navy blue and crimson.

it can penetrate (thin nylon or fishnet fabric), but it is not exposed.

silver ornaments.

pale skin. This may be because they need the appearance of a living dead person, or because they want to embody the aesthetic of "pale skin is a symbol of nobility" in Victorian times, or because they oppose the health theory that "the bronzed sun is beautiful" in beach culture.

black hair, bleached blonde hair, red hair or purple hair.

black and white makeup. White foundation, black lipstick, black eye shadow and fine eyebrows.

Self-restraint decoration and fetish clothing. Leather, PVC, rubber and latex are all essential fabrics. In the middle

century, girding was also very common.

a wide tie or a collar with nails or a velvet rope tied tightly around the neck.

T-shaped cross (symbol of eternal life in ancient Egypt).

the eye of the sun god. Sisters of Mercy's record "Vision Thing" makes this logo widely circulated, and some people will tattoo this logo on their bodies.

five-pointed star. This is a pagan symbol about fire, land, air, water and soul.

the cross (the symbol of Christ).

Opera-style shawls, cloaks and long gloves.

chains and nails.

the body is perforated. Goths are generally not as extreme as punks, they will talk about some tastes. In Utah, the tongue is the first choice, followed by the nose, and then the nipple.

Gothic hobby

Art, especially music, photography and painting.

humanities, especially literature, history and philosophy.

H. R. Giger's fantasy biological art "Alien" and Dali's surreal visual works.

clove cigarette, which is more durable, thicker and more harmful to human body.

Cats are favored by Gothic people because of their unique gloomy temperament.

candles and Christmas trees are Gothic lighting with full atmosphere.

goblins, freaks, spiders, cobwebs, graves, coffins and other things related to ghosts. Gothic metal

Gothic metal can be said to be a music school with a rising momentum in the European rock metal music field in recent years, although its influence is still not huge compared with the mainstream status of music schools such as speed metal, progressive metal and melody death metal

, but from the growth rate and

of these emerging gothic groups every year, In this article, I will make a detailed introduction from

the origin and development of Gothic in art and culture, its influence on heavy metal music, and the

development of Gothic metal music.

what is "gothic"? First of all, literally, it contains three meanings. First, Gothic < P > architecture, such as cathedral, is characterized by its tall beams and columns and pointed arched ceilings and structures.

Secondly, Gothic is used to form in literature.