Phaidia [Jpn]

Phaidia was a Japanese goth band, formed in the early 80’s. Cutting voice, powerful drums and guitars… They’ve been labeled “the Japanese Christian Death”.

Discography:
+SANATORIUM ‘81 (Collaboration with the band Gilles de Rais)
+’81 and ‘82 VV.AA. albums
+PHAIDIA ‘83+R.B.F.1984 (Label bands compilation)
+DANCING DEATH(EP)’84
+CHIKASITSU NO AKUMATACHI(flex)’85
+IN THE DARK(LP)’85 city locker

They also appeared in a Tatsuya Yoshida compilation called “Devil from the East”, where he reunited quite a few projects he had been involved in, as Malinconia, Ruins, Naked City or Phaidia.

http://www.myspace.com/phaidiafanpage

http://www.last.fm/music/Phaidia

Blue Kremlin [Ger]

Blue Kremlin were a mid 1980’s German Goth band. They released one official cassette, and have an unofficial live show from 1985 that is of great quality.

This band should have gone far, but was quite underground.

http://www.myspace.com/bluekremlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwjaBTxD0Q

The Catholic Comb [US]

The true origins of The Catholic Comb are shrouded in mystery. Truly, birthed of a distinguished misunderstanding of its own surroundings. Driven by the urgency of death. Inspired by the inevitability of beauty. How four strange daydreamers came together, wrote, sang, played, drank, and lived these songs is a sentimental story. Surely, some time ago, in the queerest hour of night, each staring out a separate window, a secret pact was signed as dreams and memories are signed. Even if, unbeknownst to themselves.

The Catholic Comb have compiled two collections of their adventures. A self-titled EP, and also 10 songs of “Ghost Stories”. Frantically, they have been inviting new dreamers in not-so-distant towns to join in contemplation, rambunctious ramblings, innocent violence, and drink. All in pursuit of beauty! So, bring your pillows, bring your flowers, bring your wine in spirited pursuit of the divine, and sing with me as I quote, “this is our time, it is severe!”


http://www.myspace.com/thecatholiccomb


http://www.last.fm/music/The+Catholic+Comb

Opera Multi Steel [Fra]

Opera Multi Steel began your activities in 1983, in the city of Bourges, located in the central part of France. Of the first formation of the band they made part the siblings Franck (I lower, vocal and keyboards) and Patrick Lopez (vocal and keyboards), besides Catherine Marie (vocal, keyboard and percussion). Before they deciding to create him/it it Operates Multi Steel, Franck and Patrick they participated in bands with proposed musical different. Franck Lopez was integral of a called folkloric band Avaric, together with Eric Milhiet that later would be invited to integrate OMS as bear and guitarist. Already Patrick, did vocal in a band of style called ebm/electro Afghanistan. In 1987 they would also start to integrate the band guitarist Xavier Martin, that would participate in few recordings. Besides him, the band counted in elapsing of your career with the several invited musicians’ presence, to example of Carine Grieg, vocalist of the band arnel Collection Andréa.

http://www.last.fm/music/Opera+Multi+Steel

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/opera.multi.steel/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Multi_Steel

Plastique Noir [Bra]

Urban Requiems - EP 2007

Plastique Noir was formed at the end of the year 2005 by some members and ex-members from underground bands from Fortaleza/CE/Brazil. Since it started, has been always looking for new ways but not the commom live bands presentation, sometimes poorly explored in their artistic possibilities not only in the musical aspects.

Unique in the style in Fortaleza, the Plastique Noir (black plastic, in french) embraces the name of the bag used to store dead bodies in morgues. The music, gloomy but pleasant to dance, involves bodies and minds carrying them to an intensive experience with their english-written lyrics which evocates the myths and facts of horror, morbidness, melancholia and madness created by the conflict of the infinite passions proper to the human existential labyrinth. Besides, each step the band takes is meticulously planned by its members, from lyrics and melodies to graphical arts and cenography, by using their very diverse professional aptitudes. This goes with their proposal to be a multimedia and artistically self-sufficient band.

http://www.myspace.com/plastiquenoir

http://www.purevolume.com/plastiquenoir

Here you can dl the mp3 EP:

http://af-music.de/releases/plastiquenoir-urbanrequiems.html

You Will Die Alone [Aus]

It's an Australian shoegaze band, few info around the net, all I could find is an review abt their 3 tracks EP "Duets". http://www.messandnoise.com/releases/5657

BTW, no more mention of MBV anymore, I'm so tired of hearing this.

http://www.myspace.com/youwilldiealone

Heavïness [Swe]

Heaviness - Released 2006

Heavïness are commonly thought to be a shoegaze four-piece hailing for Stockholm, Switzerland, Swaziland, Sweden. Phono-geographically speaking, their sound lies approximately half way between over there and somewhere else, provided somewhere else is located in a container. They do stick pretty close to the shoegaze ethic, both in terms of sound, aesthetics. Their first record, self titled, was released in Autumn 2006.


The lineup consists of David (the Eagle Cross; guitar+vox), Emma(cello+bass), Daniel(drums) and Rizzler(guitar). It’s hard to say whether the other David is also in the band; he does the projections for the shows. David and Daniel used to play together in both Montage and Vacuum.


http://heaviness.se/

http://www.myspace.com/heaviness