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25 years of Californian Deathrock - the 25th Strobelight release.
To celebrate this double-occasion, US-Goth & Deathrock DJ RICKBATS proudly present a compilation of genre classics and yet to be discovered underground smashers of the L.A. area of the 80's and early 90's.
This compilation also includes two video clips by The Deep Eynde which are not included in this video.
Released by Strobelight Records.
Tracklist:
00:00 Intro - KXLU Underground Radio May 1986
00:37 Screams For Tina - Graveyard Mary
04:21 Like Wreckage - Burning Waters
08:30 Kill Sister Kill - FeverDream
11:54 Christian Death - Mysterium Iniquitatis
14:41 Voodoo Church - Eyes (Second Death)
17:51 Super Heroines - Night Stalker
23:06 Astrovamps - Ghost Train
27:01 Mephisto Walz - Eternal Deep
30:40 Kommunity FK - We Will Not Fall
35:17 Death Ride 69 - Mescalito
40:50 34 Vampires - 34 Vampires
43:55 Ex-Voto - Waiting For The Dawn
47:52 Texas Vamps - If I Don't Wake Up Today
52:10 Shadow Project - Under Your Wing
54:38 Element - In The Nitetime
59:52 Burning Image - Haunted
1:03:13 45 Grave - Procession (Live)
#KaliffornianDeathrock#Deathrock#USA
25 years of Californian Deathrock - the 25th Strobelight release.
To celebrate this double-occasion, US-Goth & Deathrock DJ RICKBATS proudly present a compilation of genre classics and yet to be discovered underground smashers of the L.A. area of the 80's and early 90's.
This compilation also includes two video clips by The Deep Eynde which are not included in this video.
Released by Strobelight Records.
Tracklist:
00:00 Intro - KXLU Underground Radio May 1986
00:37 Screams For Tina - Graveyard Mary
04:21 Like Wreckage - Burning Waters
08:30 Kill Sister Kill - FeverDream
11:54 Christian Death - Mysterium Iniquitatis
14:41 Voodoo Church - Eyes (Second Death)
17:51 Super Heroines - Night Stalker
23:06 Astrovamps - Ghost Train
27:01 Mephisto Walz - Eternal Deep
30:40 Kommunity FK - We Will Not Fall
35:17 Death Ride 69 - Mescalito
40:50 34 Vampires - 34 Vampires
43:55 Ex-Voto - Waiting For The Dawn
47:52 Texas Vamps - If I Don't Wake Up Today
52:10 Shadow Project - Under Your Wing
54:38 Element - In The Nitetime
59:52 Burning Image - Haunted
1:03:13 45 Grave - Procession (Live)
#KaliffornianDeathrock#Deathrock#USA
![Skeletal Family 1984 Recollect [Mini LP]
12 Mini-Album released in 1984 under Red Rhino Records by legendary english Post-Punk/Goth band Skeletal Family fronted by Anne-Marie Hurst.
Tracklist:
00:00 Waiting Here
03:52 The Wind Blows
08:07 Lies
11:43 She Cries Alone
17:01 The Night
20:35 Eternal
Recollect is a concise but essential Mini-Album from Skeletal Family, capturing the band’s early Gothic Rock identity at its most raw and atmospheric. Acting partly as a bridge between singles and their debut Burning Oil, the EP gathers some of their strongest pre-album material, blending icy guitars, driving post-punk rhythms, and Anne-Marie Hurst’s striking, expressive vocals. Tracks like “She Cries Alone” and “The Night” highlight the band’s ability to balance melodic urgency with a darker, more brooding mood. While not as cohesive as a Full-Length statement, Recollect works as a compelling snapshot of a formative period for one of the UK’s key early goth acts.
Lineup:
Anne-Marie: vocals
Stan: guitars
Trotwood: bass
Martin: drums
All tracks recorded and mixed at Ric-Rac, Leeds
Lies (original demo) recorded 12-09-82.
Waiting Here / The Night (different versions) recorded 16-05-83.
She Cries Alone (7 Version) / Wind Blows / Eternal recorded 29-12-83
Words and music by Skeletal Family.
#SkeletalFamily#Gothic#England Skeletal Family 1984 Recollect [Mini LP]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SrPCBQ32NdA/mqdefault.jpg)


![Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows 2009 The Goat...And Other Re-Animated Bodies [Audio Only]
This DVD of which I only place the musical part contains tracks published and rearranged by german artist Anna Varney Cantodea, the only founder and composer of this Darkwave project, since 1989.
Tracklist:
00:00 The Goat
04:11 The Dog Burial (Slightly Altered Version)
05:29 And Bringer Of Sadness
12:15 Deep The Eternal Forest (NTSC Version)
14:01 Deep The Eternal Forest (Original Version)
16:04 The Bells Have Stopped Ringing (Original Colour Version)
21:13 Dead Lovers Sarabande - Face One (Trailer)
28:59 Les Fleurs Du Mal (Teaser)
30:18 Sanatorium Altrosa (Trailer)
Lineup:
Anna Varney Cantodea: Everything
#SoporAeternus#Darkwave#Germany Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows 2009 The Goat...And Other Re-Animated Bodies [Audio Only]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ug89L_Okh0I/mqdefault.jpg)


![Madame Edwarda 1984 ヒステリックな侯爵夫人
First album released by japanese Goth band Madame Edwarda.
Tracklist:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Opéra
04:33 Nosferatu
09:00 The Horror Cave!
14:00 Nostalgie
17:16 Le Sabbat
21:16 Trench Coat
26:29 悪の華
30:14 メッキ II
32:50 White-Darkness
36:35 Never Say Good-Night
43:00 Runout Groove [Hidden Track]
This is the first Positive Punk/Goth/Darkwave studio album to be released in Japan.
Produced by Auto-Mod frontman Genet together with the band, the album was quite elaborate for an Indie recording at the time, making it a very rewarding listen.
This is really a buried masterpiece.
Of course, you can hear the influence of Bauhaus and other british bands of the time, it should be ranked alongside Christian Deaths early works Only Theatre Of Pain and Deathwish. The band often played with Hardcore Punk bands such as Gauze at the time, and had a strong Punk-Rock flavour, other than Christian Death, other bands from Orange County, California, from the same era, for example, T.S.O.L. and Social Distortions respective first Full-Lengths.
This album also shows the connection with Dance With Me and Mommys Little Monster, the first Full-Length of T.S.O.L. and Social Distortion respectively.
Lineup:
Zin-François-Angeliqué: vocals
Rei: guitars
Fque Dann: bass
Cezarre For...: drums, backing vocals
Other credits:
Emmy: performer (other Instruments)
Hironori Hoki: engineering
Produced by Genet & Madame Edwarda.
#MadameEdwarda#Gothic#Japan Madame Edwarda 1984 ヒステリックな侯爵夫人](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vg3zE3maN1E/mqdefault.jpg)



![Cyklon B 1983 Il Carnevale Della Disillusione [7]
A single released by undergroud italian New Wave/Italo-Disco project Cyklon B, under Polydor Records.
Although this single is mostly classified as Italo-Disco, Cyklon B are more aligned with the italian 80s New Wave movement. There is heavy use of guitar and peformed more traditionally like a band of which can clearly be seen if you are able to find some of the live performances that are out there.
Despite still having Disco elements in their sound, they are one of the most unique bands from the whole New Wave era. Especially considering they carried a mannequin around to their live shows!
Tracklist:
00:00 Il Carnevale Della Disillusione
04:36 Eleonora
Credits:
Alessandro Tuni
Fabrizio Tausani
Roberto Zamparini
Arranged By: Alessandro Tuni
Art Direction: Vince Tempera
Written By: Tuni, Montanari (first track)
#CyklonB#NewWave#ItaloDisco#Italy Cyklon B 1983 Il Carnevale Della Disillusione [7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YOU50BW9W8Y/mqdefault.jpg)