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Darling Violetta
Darling Violetta is an American dark wave band based in Hollywood, California, United States. Their name is taken from the salutation used by Bela Lugosi in letters to his mistress, Violetta Napierska. The band released their first EP ''Bath-Water-Flowers'' in 1997, though this work is commonly considered an album by most sources. Two songs were performed by the band in the episode "Faith, Hope & Trick" of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (season 3, episode 3), "Blue Sun" from ''Bath-Water-Flowers'' and "Cure" from ''The Kill You EP.'' The following year, the band, with producer Holly Knight, composed and recorded the theme for ''Angel'', the spinoff series from ''Buffy''. Biography In 1999, Darling Violetta released ''The Kill You EP'' and a music video for its song "Spoiled and Rotten." In 2003, they released the album ''Parlour''. In 2005, the band composed an extended version of the ''Angel'' theme called "The Sanctuary Extended Remix", featured on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Wave
Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as being dark, romantic and bleak, with an undertone of sorrow. The genre embraces a range of styles including cold wave,Schilz, Andrea: ''Flyer der Schwarzen Szene Deutschlands: Visualisierungen, Strukturen, Mentalitäten.'' Waxmann Verlag, 2010, , p. 84. ethereal wave, gothic rock,Uecker, Susann: ''Mit High-Heels im Stechschritt'', Hirnkost Verlag, 2014, neoclassical dark wave and neofolk. In the 1980s, a subculture developed primarily in Europe alongside dark wave music, whose followers were called ''wavers'' or ''dark wavers''. In some countries such as Germany, the movement also included fans of gothic rock (so-called ''trad-goths''). 1980s: Origins Since the 1980s, SPEX. Musik zur Zeit: ''Classified Ad by German distribution co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
