This list is entirely generated by one person
so reflects my tastes and ideas . It’s not objective, and
there’s no way it could be. Plenty of worthy and important albums perhaps missing from this list, and it might look different if I made it again another time. Signed or unsigned artists does not matter to me .This list does not contain any compilation album, any live album or any album that released in the past and re-released in 2016.
Pedro
Code’s personal project is my favourite from 2016. Each song has a
special place in this beautiful album composing a perfect blend of dark wave,
ethereal and electro tunes. A beautiful and moving musical masterpiece worthy
of your attention.
After two
eps, the French cold wave act returns with a tasty album full of cold ethereal wave melodies. Dark synths, beautiful guitars and deep female vocals make the cold wave of nowdays.
The Detroit
darkwave trio's third album shows the band progress musically with more complex
and deeper songs than the previous albums. An atmospheric concept album produced by drum machines, synth, fuzzy bass, and subtle
lyricism.
A great
debut by the Polish band. Cold wave with postrock and ambient soundscapes. Blissful, melancholic
and dark.
Augustus
Muller develops the perfect blend of
minimal electro record, synth pop but at
the same time a rather modern piece of electronic music.
After an ep
in 2015, the London-based new wave project returns with Some Vague Desire features
eight new songs that combine edged guitars with lush and driven bass lines following
the sound of my favourite Lively Art Rec .
The
Athens-based duo releases the third
album maintaining the same successful
formula that defines their characteristic style: male or female lead vocals,
lyrics in German, English and Greek, songs based on poetry by famous writers
and very creative ideas regarding song composition and execution.You can read our review here.
Simona
Ferrucci and Alessandra Romeo after the successful 'Slanting Ray' present another
beautiful new wave album in which cold
vintage drum machine rhythm section meets liquid melancholic atmospheres and female
vocals.
Another haunting
album from the avant garde electronic act Bestial Mouths
driven by Lynette Cerezo vocals
evoking both Siouxsie and Diamanda
Galas. The batcave of nowdays is here.
Alessandro
Parisi releases a concept album
following a mix of acid lines, medieval voices and dark synths.
In their second
lp , the Danish band mix together influences from neo-psych ,post rock ,drone ,shoegaze
and noise rock and the result is very distinctive and attractive to any serious
listener.
Second
album by the Swiss cold wave act that creates
a superb blend of gothgaze and dark post punk driven by chaotic synths , a
reverberating rhythm section and guitar layers.
Second
album by the Italian avant garde project.Listening to it you meet dark ambience, noir jazz , hypnotic female voices all that create an atmosphere very close to Badalamenti's and Denovali records sound.
Philippe Blache produces another masterpiece driven by Nataliya Romachina’s ethereal vocals. Cinematic dronescapes , invocative poetical and neoclassical ambiences driving the listener to a fairy trip. You can read our review here.
A little
gem from Mexico. Minimal synth melodies with deep male vocals and elegant female vocals (Kriistal Ann , Keren Batok ,
Ditta Perditta) . Any fan of dark synth music will appreciate it.
The 5-song
ep is a perfect sample of
impeccable synthpop with
references to the nostalgic 80's.
The debut album by the dark synth band founded by Kriistal Ann and Chroma Carbon.Ten beautiful songs alternating female and male voice in a cold wave atmosphere. You can read our review here.
The fifth album by the British duo presents a shoegaze and psych rock driven by minimal synths, deathly drones and doomy vocals.
Debut album
for the Bologna–based project. Electro-Darkwave, Post-Punk & drone
influences consist a diverse album that no one can leave uninterested.
The
Cologne-based band dares the balancing act between wavy postpunk and industrial
krautrock , driving and gloomy but still full of catchy moments. Five beautiful songs that stay on your mind for a long time.
The duo
from Michigan presents an intelligent cold wave and a perfect combination male and
female vocals.
Female gloomy voice ,ethereal and ferocious guitars and drones work together in the creation of shadowy claustrophobic album especially recommended for the fans of Chelsea Wolfe.
Sara
Paradisi (keybords, voices, organs, theremin) and Camillo Perazzoli (keybords,
voice, organs, bass guitar) release their second album. Vintage organs ,
theatrical presentation , surrealism and a creepy atmosphere consist a very
interesting release.
24.
A record that combines post punk with synth and darkwave elements with the use of the Icelandic language giving a unique tint.
The British band has lovingly crafted their debut album from the base materials of shoegaze and dream pop. Highly recommended for fans of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive.
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