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All things Post Punk.

After the punk revolution of 1977, a number of bands inspired by the d.i.y. spirit and raw sound of punk were formed. However, instead of replicating the sound of the Sex Pistols, many of these bands forged into more experimental territory, taking cues from a range of artists and styles, such as Roxy Music, David Bowie, disco, dub and Krautrock. The result was Post-Punk, a more adventurous and arty form of punk, no less angry or political but often more musically complex and diverse. Many of these groups -- like Joy Division or the Cure -- created dark, synthesizer-oriented soundscapes while others-- like Josef K. or XTC -- had a lighter guitar-based musical approach but their lyrics and music were off-kilter and often subverted traditional pop/rock song structures. The punk rock revolution brought back a lot of what people thought was important in music and Post-Punk is about taking that attitude to all forms of music. There are definitely some stereotypes, but over all, the specific sound of Post-Punk is undefinable. It's definition can only be found in it's attitude and lyrical content. Recently there has been a Post-Punk revival with many new bands being associated with the term. The truth is Post-Punk has never gone away!

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ManMosh

My newest project with my friend, recorded live in Antz studio, playin' hardcore/punk like Flipper meets Black Flag or maybe Teenage Jesus and the Jerks meets Rudimentary Peni. IDk, check this one out http://archive.org/details/YkDecay-RasahDoCangkeman

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Efrentonto

Postpunk/new wave http://knivestea.bandcamp.com/

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PsychocandiesFr

//The Psychocandies// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPD8tvUwobA

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Sain7Sinner

Goth is not metal.

April 2012
Sain7Sinner

El metal no es goth.

April 2012
PsychocandiesFr

//Post Punk from France// http://thepsychocandies.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ThePsychocandies

April 2012
PJlove666

SECOND TASTER OF THE LOST RIVERS' DEBUT ALBUM!!!!!! 'DEATH DRIVE' is now available via iTunes. The track is backed by a BRILLIANT REMIX RUDE 66 has made of our song 'DEATH OF EVE' (off the "My Beatific Vision" EP). Check it out!!! http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/death-drive-single/id504664059

February 2012
PJlove666

This is the video for "Death Drive", the second single off The Lost Rivers' debut album 'Sin and Lostness' : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELqBO6g5Q4

February 2012
Madame-B-

Hello dear friends! just to tell you that MY LAST ALBUM is out @ Afmusic & @ Zorch Factory Records + high quality download on all major download stores. I did a few videos, here you can see two links, then you'll get the others... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3NN9iSfo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xTRhKE9vVM&feature=related Enjoy... or not! Cheers! MB

December 2011
NeroAsTheLife

Anyone from Italy in here? Qualcuno dall'Italia che vorrebbe metter su un gruppo post-punk/punk rock (influenze di riferimento: Joy Division/Warsaw,Adverts,Chamaleons,The Gentry,Pere Ubu,Zounds,Actifed,ma anche Wipers,Wire e sopratutto,a unire il tutto The Estranged)??? se si scrivetemi un messaggio privato! :)

July 2011
GasMaskedLestat

Greek Indie/post punk band. First demo for free download. www.wecamefromwaters.co.cc

June 2011
lakorony

Listen Dance With Us & She Will Never See the Sun. it's so cool old-school-rock

May 2011
TesselateCircle

@esoterik0ne: You're right, it never really did go away. I think what they're implying with "Post-punk revival" is that these new bands are drawing more inspiration from post-punk bands of the late 70s/early 80s and trying to emulate them as opposed to the original post-punk movement that drew on the energy of the punk movement and took it in a more experimental direction.

May 2011
joydivision1980

all my fav bands - post punk

February 2011
esoterik0ne

Recently there has been a Post-Punk revival with many new bands being associated with the term. The truth is Post-Punk has never gone away! I loved that part, that is the truth. Post-Punk Revival is nonsense. Post-Punk never went anywhere. It's just became more popular at the dawn of the 21st century.

February 2011
9month

experimental-rock band from Russia http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Vmgnovenijah Vmgnovenijah - EP' I eat mercury (2010) http://ifolder.ru/20163707 (free download)

November 2010
sakurabunny

Wire's Pink Flag group! http://www.last.fm/group/Pink+Flag

October 2010
ScaryMicha

Check out LisaWars (dark, post-punk, gothrock-something) @ www.lastfm.de/music/lisawars there is new EP online. You could download it for free.

October 2010
Igor2010

Greetings from são paulo - brazil

October 2010
olderthanyou70

check this tunes: http://www.last.fm/music/tiny+ghosts ; http://www.facebook.com/pages/TINY-GHOSTS/85866520038 ; http://www.myspace.com/tinyghostsmusic

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