#80sgoth

Whew. Ive been gone for a while. Life gets weird and busy FAST. Not a big fan of becoming an adult tbh. Shouldn't have to be said as a black goth, but FUCK ICE. AND FUCK YOU IF YOU SUPPORT THEM

Also I have been slowly moving my music off spotify. Goth playlist wont be there much longer but ill try to find a way to keep one up

I am back from death. I unknowingly took a hiatus from all things goth, due to life becoming so busy I kind of lost myself, but I am back and I finally feel like myself again! This also means I am more involved in the subculture. I just wanted to share this Elvira poster that I made a few months ago and never posted.

Zex

Vampiric Blackberry Cupcakes [Cinnadog-Revamp]

Recent revamp of a Cinnadog I re-homed, he got a full make-over basically and I am really loving the new look! B) I know normally I would post this on my commission/trades blog but I really like this fella's revamp, I had to share on my main!

music: the start of the gothic subculture

originally called bauhuas 1919 (in reference to the year a german art school named Bauhaus opened) but shortened in 1979, Bauhaus formed in 1978 in Northampton England. their music was haunting and moody. The band became a staple pioneer for the gothic rock genre and are known to have “introduced”the world to the genre. they did mix many other genres though including dub rock, psychedelia, dub, and funk.

known for their 9 and a half minute long hit Bela Lugosi’s Dead they were the first band to dive into such a depressing sound. this song was a harbinger for gothic rock music and was influential on contemporary goth culture.

Bauhaus consisted of lead vocalist Peter Murphy, lead guitarist Daniel Ash, bass guitarist David J and drummer Kevin Haskins.

their debut album In The Flat Field is regarded as one of the first gothic rock albums. with their third album The Skys Gone Out they achieved mainstream success with the album peaking at number 3 on the UK albums chart in 1982. They reached number 15 that same year with a cover of David Bowies “Ziggy Stardust” which earned them an appearance on Top of the Pops.

In 1983 the band disbanded when Peter Murphy fell ill and spent a lot of his time away from the band leaving the other members having to compensate for his absence. this created tension between the bandmates and they disbanded on July 5th a week before their fourth and final studio album was released.

Bauhaus has since reunited for tours in 1998, 2005-2008 and then again in 2019.

fashion: dark image

unlike siouxsie and the banshees, bauhaus’ influence on fashion is not quite as influential. they had a flair for the dark and dramatic as many goths do and dressed the part of a goth band.

with Peter Murphy and Daniel Ash often sporting the signature spiky teased goth hair Kevin Haskins and David J were more tame opting for a more standard slightly styled look.

The band as a whole did have a dark and gloomy look with all of them wearing dark eyeliner and clothing. Daniel Ash most notably adopted a very androgynous look during their time together as a band wearing fishnet tops, flowing shirts, lipstick, eyeshadow and a lot of other distinctly feminine fashion and accessories.

In comparison with Daniel Ash the other members did not quite have a style like his.

David J and Kevin Haskins stuck with a lot of traditionally masculine clothing like trenchcoats, suit jackets, t shirts, and jeans or dress pants.

notably David J wore a pair of sunglasses all the time as his signature piece.

Peter Murphys relys a lot on his hair, it was styled very uniquely a lot of the time and he wore a lot of ties and dress shirts with tight pants as did Kevin Haskins and David J. Peter Murphy also wore eye and lip makeup but not quite as much as Daniel Ash. The band experimented with style a lot and would put together a lot of really cool outfit combinations. Bauhaus’ style is really important to mention when you talk about them because they just look so freaking cool in all of their pictures. i really like the kind of effortless fashion they wore and even if its not mentioned you can tell they definitely influenced goth style and gave it a more concrete idea of what goths of the time commonly wore.