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Wow, that's all fascinating... funny thing is I was never really into "the scene" of any kind... I'd go to clubs or concerts once in a while over the decades but it wasn't really my thing, I'd rather listen to the stuff on my own or at home with friends. I really like twitch streams as a compromise bc you can chat with others and with the DJ, especially on the smaller streams. Like, from my perspective industrial never died bc I can still find plenty of new stuff (mostly European?) on bandcamp, and streamer DJs will still play it even if it's only to dozens of viewers at a time.
As far as goth, the word seems to have been co-opted by social media influencers, and there's a whole host of memes out there about "goth girlfriends". So if the definition of a word is how a majority uses it, then currently it only refers to a "look"?
Interesting perspective…I’m old, can barely navigate YouTube, and I don’t know what any of those things you mentioned are for (although you helped me I stand them a titch more).
For more background…I was a club kid…and goth clubs were my favourite because I was a misfit and felt at home. Speaking of The Misfits…I totally ignored/forgot about the horror goths, which were a huge contingent in early goth: you’d get all these drama kids in cliques waiting for Time Warp to get played. The Misfits, as a band, were like The Cure or The Smiths…the fans and shirts were present…maybe more than the first two….but it was only aesthetic, the music wasn’t really getting played much….it was really cool and weird that they eventually released Helena, but I digress. Speaking of euro industrial, is anyone playing EN, these days?
Yeah…goth seems to have kind of morphed with “emo”: it’s…a vibe and it signals that somebody follows a strict fashion code.
You mean Einstürzende Neubauten? I don't hear it on the 3-4 twitch DJs I frequent. I checked some of their later output and it was a lot less industrial. Their earlier stuff where they're out in a construction site under a bridge just breaking stuff is pretty cool tho.
Yeah…EN is better defined as it’s own thing. Calling early EN “industrial” was almost too on the nose. It’s better to call them experimental music…but a DJ here and the would play them way back when…sometimes to clear the club, lol.