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- April 21st, 2012, 9:20 am
- Forum: OFF×TOPIC
- Topic: Most WTF Cryptic Movies
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9673
Re: Most WTF Cryptic Movies
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is the most witch house movie ever. really deserves its own thread... Oh totally. Just from the two trailers Ive seen, already my most anticipated film for me next to Prometheus. I think a lot of people, gosh bless em', don't really *get* the real wh aesthetic. I see people...
- April 19th, 2012, 4:46 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
I agree, it's not all that bad a name as movement/genre names goes. Especially in electronic music - I mean, we've got future garage (piss poor name) and IDM (intelligent dance music - elitist, misguided) among others. People who say "Well there's no house elements in witch house" are mis...
- April 19th, 2012, 4:33 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
Good job on the initial post here, a lot of good thoughts. Without over thinking it, i'm just glad we're in a place where people can connect the dots between a number of different darker artists/styles, and enjoy them across the board. That this can exist as its own thing w/o *having* to be a riff ...
- April 19th, 2012, 4:21 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
It's funny how witchhouse is supposedly "dead", yet arguably the 2 biggest WH artists with the most mainstream appeal (Holy Other + oOoOO) haven't even released their LPs yet.. whether or not it will still be called "witch house" a year from now is debatable (already most big ar...
- April 19th, 2012, 4:11 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: oOoOO - Our Loving is Hurting Us [2012]
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34117
Re: oOoOO - Our Loving is Hurting Us [2012]
Wouldn't be surprised if oOoOO breaks more mainstream this year. It was a trip seeing how well known Grimes got, as I remember her odd witchhousey online EP awhile back. I think acts like Holy Other and oOoOO that blend rnb pop with darker sounds have unlimited appeal. Anyways, cant wait to see him ...
- April 19th, 2012, 4:03 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: arabic/egyptian sounding songs?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17204
Re: arabic/egyptian sounding songs?
LOVE this thread! As soon as I discovered the 'dark indie' dance genre some refer to as 'witch haus', I was immediately drawn to anything that had a middle eastern/arabic/hindu feel to it. Just discovered Men In Burka, I LOVE Fatima al Qadiri(witch house from kuwait? Im sold!), love that track "...
- April 4th, 2012, 4:59 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
Yeah, I totally agree with you on what you're saying. I personally love tracks and artists that have breadth and depth, that really bring you in and immerse you in a world of sound and texture. There are plenty of musicians and groups that make some truly angelic masterpieces, I don't want to disco...
- April 3rd, 2012, 9:13 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
Personally, I think "Witch House" isn’t the best name for the genre or collective or aesthetic… Whatever you want to call it. Putting a name on something does, however, give opportunities for forums such as this, and provides a means of connection with similar artists and fans, which is a...
- April 3rd, 2012, 8:59 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
twinvessel well said. Personally I like to call everything being made as a whole: Dark Experimental Electronic. Because that is really what it comes down to. Ha, I dig it:) I mean people I meet in San Francisco at clubs or shows also mention Trust, Light Asylum, Purity Ring or stuff like Com Truise...
- April 3rd, 2012, 8:56 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
its not like this is a completely serious genre we're dealing with here. i mean ufos and magic, secret societies, astral projection, demons n shit. it all sounds like 4am on /x/, add the unpronounceable names and im not surprised the mainstream is put off. im not saying thats all there is but thats...
- March 31st, 2012, 11:40 pm
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
Re: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
very well said my friend. i dont really have much to add myself, but I agree 100%. I think it's maybe because there is no universal "witch house" sound, there are tons of different styles incorporated under the term, some of it's more hip-hop, some is more r&b, some is more industrial...
- March 31st, 2012, 9:11 pm
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27539
The Dismissal & Misunderstanding Of WH By People
While most witch house/dark indie shows I go to immediately sell out 400-600 capacity venues that I go to in San Francisco, I notice this eye rolling snickering by a lot of music fans on and offline. It could be the perception that "witch house" is "all droney slowed southern trap cla...
- March 31st, 2012, 1:32 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: #seapunk
- Replies: 85
- Views: 164208
Re: #seapunk
I've always seen chillwave and witch house as light/dark sides of the same coin. exactly sea punk = heaven/paradise witch house = hell/distress I don't know..ya listen to some oOoOO like Hearts, or Holy Other, or even some Fatima al Qadiri...theres a lot of uplifting and soothingly mellow "wit...
- March 31st, 2012, 1:01 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: #seapunk
- Replies: 85
- Views: 164208
Re: #seapunk
So pretty much "seapunk" is funky electro grooves and house, dnb, chillwave with cheesey tropical photoshop motifs. ...um ok. A lot of what people say is "seapunk" sounds like cheesey elevator music you hear while waiting on the phone with a company. Yeah Im sure thats going to h...
- March 25th, 2012, 8:17 am
- Forum: WITCH-HOUSE
- Topic: LAKE R▲DIO - Eyes Rarely Closed (2011) cassette
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6685
Re: LAKE R▲DIO - Eyes Rarely Closed (2011) cassette
Man this brings me right back to the amazing halcyon days of early-mid 90's industrial/noise/experimental tape trading, zines and pen pals via snail mail. Given the impracticality of even limited run glass mastered cds as well as the growing yet still hard to finance vinyl pressing scene, doing limi...