Dark electro

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Dark Electro was a musical movement of the 1990s, developed in central Europe. The term describes the sinister sounds of electronic music groups such as yelworC, Mortal Constraint, Arcana Obscura, Calva Y Nada, Placebo Effect, Trial or Tri-state, and was first used in december 1992 in connection to the album announcement of "Brainstorming", the debut album of yelworC.[1] In february 1993, the term has been mentioned in a review to the same album.[2]

The music style was mainly inspired by electronic/post-industrial acts such as The Klinik and Skinny Puppy. The compositions were mostly complex arranged and blended with horror soundscapes, and grunts or distorted vocals. A notable artist was YelworC, a music group from Munich, formed in 1988. They laid the foundations of the Dark Electro movement in the early 1990s and represented the first artist on the well-known German label Celtic Circle Productions.

In following years, Dark Electro was displaced by techno-influenced styles such as aggrotech and futurepop, who often mis-label themselves as "Dark Electro".

[edit] Notable Artists

  • AmGod
  • Arcana Obscura
  • Calva Y Nada
  • Disharmony
  • Evil's Toy (the early years)
  • Polygon (first album)
  • Pulse Legion
  • Putrefy Factor 7
  • Seven Trees

[edit] Samples

Trial - Strange 2 (1992)

Excerpt by the German act Trial
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Mortal Constraint - Basic Fear (1999)

Excerpt by the German act Mortal Constraint
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Disharmony - Dirty Soul (2002)

Excerpt by the slovakian act Disharmony
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Seven Trees - The Unknown (1997)

Excerpt by the Swedish act Seven Trees
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[edit] References

  1. ^ Zillo Music Magazine · Issue No. 12/92 · Album announcement of "Brainstorming" · Pages 43 · Germany · December 1992
  2. ^ Zillo Music Magazine · Issue No. 2/93 · Review of the album "Brainstorming" · Pages 49 · Germany · February 1993
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