One of Resident Music’s Books of the Year 2023
‘Magisterial’ –The Times
‘A treat’ –Uncut
‘This exhaustive book shows why the dark side is not dead and buried.’–Mojo
‘Gloriously knowledgeable and inclusive, rich with words like crystalline, lysergic, spectral, and stuffed with stories about the bands who changed your life as a teenager.’ –Irish Independent
‘A feast for fans of the subculture’ –Hot Press
This is the first comprehensive history of goth music and culture. John Robb explores the origins and legacy of this enduring scene, which has its roots in the post-punk era.
Drawing on his own experience as a musician and journalist, Robb covers the style, the music and the clubs that spawned goth culture, alongside political and social conditions. Reaching back further into history, he examines key events and movements that frame the ideas of goth, from the fall of Rome to Lord Byron and the Romantic poets, European folk tales, Gothic art and the occult. Finally, he considers the current mainstream goth of Instagram influencers, film, literature and music.
The art of darkness features interviews with Andrew Eldritch, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, The Cult, The Banshees, The Damned, Einst?zende Neubauten, Johnny Marr, Trent Reznor, Adam Ant, Laibach, The Cure, Nick Cave and many more. It offers a first-hand account of being there at the gigs and clubs that made the scene happen.
Author: John Robb
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 744
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.43w x 2.05d
ISBN: 9781526176769
Language: English
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