the wilde wood - artistes

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German industrial, electronic, techno. Eighties style vocals, gentle synth beats.
releases: Barrel of a Gun (single); No Matter; 3

Inactive. Gothic, rock, experimental dark punk. Midrange female vocals. Lyrics usually in German.
labels: Zickzack Records
releases: Incubus Succubus (1982); Fetisch (1983); Qual (1983, single); Incubus Succubus II (1983); Tocsin (1984); Reigen (1984 promo);

German industrial, dancefloor electronic. German, American-style industrial.
comparisons: Depeche Mode; Kraftwerk
releases: Abattoir; The Killing Had Begun; Human Desolation; Paranoid Illusions; The Trap (single); Meshwork; Air Back Trax (rarities); Facer (maxi); Freaks; Drawback; Retrospective (greatest hits)

Bat - vocals; Evoltwin.8
Formed 1985 / 1990. US-style electro cold industrial, deep, at time otherworldly vocals. Dark industrial, synths, choir samples, dark ambient, soundtrack. Evoltwin.8 joined in 1996.
comparisons: Andi Sex Gang; Alien Sex Fiend; Tangerine Dream; Vangelis; David Lynch
labels: Metropolis Records; Pendragon Records
releases: Bitches ep; Damned Souls; Soul Reflection; Phantoms (1987-19??); Scorched Blood; Nomad; Scorched Blood (remix ep); Insects and Angels, Differences and Indifferences (September, 2000)
contact: bat@cyberden.com
PO Box 150465
San Rafael,
CA 94915-0465
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dark electro, Gothic elements, trance, computer rhythms, industrial, techno. German?
comparisons: Front 242; Project Pitchfork; Prodigy; Nosferatu (vocals)
label: Bloodline
releases: A Gothic Novel (single); Belle Epoque.

Karin - vocals; Michel - poems.
French band, formed in 1991. "Showcases French vocals and instrumentals, reminiscent of early Cocteau Twins. Includes audio, a review and a band photo." Female vocals, percussion, violin, guitar, synth, melancholic, Slavish poetry.
comparisons: Cocteau Twins; Ordo Equitum Solis; Dead Can Dance; Stoa
releases: L'étoile oubliéLa Prana (April 1996); Past Isn't Dead (tape - 1994, CD - April 1997); Llewella (November 1997)

Holland-based gothic, rock, electro, new wave. Midrange male. Previously 'Clan of Xymox' but when they went slightly more mainstream they signified this by changing their name before going back.
label: 4AD.
releases: Blind Hearts (1987)

"Chanteuse and songwriter has almost a four-octave range. Read reviews and news, sample audio clips, and read about the band background."