The influence of Joy Division (1979-80) on me along with goth music such as Bahaus and Fields of the Nephilim whose album I bought at Wax Traxxxxxx records in Chicago confirmed the 'power of the darkside' (Luke) and on Halloween in 1980 a decade long lifestyle change happened.  (Search those bands out if of interest)

Welcome to living in the DARKWAVE, a term has been used in Europe to describe the gloomy and melancholy variant of new wave and post-punk music. At that time, the term "goth" was inseparably connected with gothic rock, whereas "dark wave" acquired a broader meaning, including music artists that were associated with gothic rock and synthesizer-based new wave music.

The term darkwave originated in the 1980s as an indicator of the dark counterpart of new wave. Bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, Soft Cell, and Depeche Mode are exponents of this first generation of darkwave.

"Darkwave ... employs relatively slower tempos, lower pitches, and more minor keys in its musical settings of melancholy texts than new wave" — Isabella van Elferen, Professor of Musicology, Kingston University, London

This brief recording is my take or contemplation on the persona & lifestyle attraction I had during that time

Main background music you're hearing is "CREEPY" by Steeve Brody

Tidbit intro mix and outro end by
Luna Pan "Your Last Breath"

The 'dark' genre became a movement that spread internationally, developing such strands as ethereal wave, with bands such as Cocteau Twins, and neoclassical dark wave, initiated by the music of Dead Can Dance and In the Nursery. Simultaneously, different substyles associated with the new wave and dark wave movements started to merge and influence each other. Much of this music during the time (and before its acceptance in the US) was played on air at the WIZARD.

On this episode I'm having fun explaining a range of genres & band influences (don't get freaked out)

These are private rights recordings (studio tracks) we have a license for use and not as we know albums found anywhere....