What is Gothic style?

The origin of the word [Gothic]. The predecessor of Gothic is Goth and Gothic. This specific word originally meant the Germanic tribes of Western Europe. In terms of architectural culture and writing from the 18th to 19th centuries, the so-called "Gothic Revival" excavated the dark mood of the Middle Ages from the tomb of historical context. - In music: darkwave, gotht-echno, dark-alternative, ambiente and other terms are all "gothic style". To describe it more specifically: the fear of darkness, the sorrow of death, forbidden love, the beauty brought by complete pain, in short, the dark side of the human spiritual world. Vampires are the predecessors of Gothic, and Gothic is not only about music, architecture, and literature, it is also a strong belief! The excessive destructive consciousness of despair, evil spirit, and decadence, in the opposite direction, escapes into a restrained and restrained style. The dark world is like a cult coming to the earth and extending the palm of a troll. It entertains the audience through unimaginable and unimaginable evil materials. This not only includes the unprecedented creativity of the Holy Spirit in the field of music, but also includes In terms of visual styling, it gives people an unprecedented stimulating visual experience. Neutral identity styling and heavy makeup are not exclusive to the New Romantics. Goths seem to be the twin brothers of the New Romantics with opposite personalities. They are gorgeous and gorgeous. There is a dark and morbid side behind it. Gothic music is a kind of electronic, cold and black music. Depressive sounds and militaristic commando attire use sonar noise to create a cold outer space atmosphere. Multi-layered sounds are very suitable Put on your headphones and enjoy. We haven't talked about Germany yet. It is the center of Gothic music now. It has typical black music and critical lyrics that make up dark pagan ritual music. In the text of Gothic music, In it, we can savor some nihilistic statements involving religion, sex, death, despair, Christ, and even incredible things. These are an indispensable part of Gothic music, Gothic Rock, which is covered with blurry images and ethereal images. Everything about the music under the outer body is so mysterious. Those suppressed low voices or distorted voices, occasionally screaming like ghosts, and pale faces! When you feel helpless about life, do you think about what is hidden behind it? Is it the isolation of the soul? Is it the shadow of death? Or is it the tragedy of the world? Is it based on the abstract expression of the unconscious and more than Deliberate music subversion. Just like facing a dark winter climate, we are invaded by Gothic culture, chasing an experience of living and dying in the dehumanized post-industrial modern society. Gothic inhabits mainstream culture The subculture in the shadows, its influence has long transcended the boundaries of music, becoming a way of life, an attitude towards life, a black country pursued by Goth believers. After spending the vague nineties, the next century today Goth has been deconstructed into fragments and incomplete, and those past patron saints of Goth have long since abandoned their followers. But in today's dark music movement, formalism such as death, post-industrial noise, and dark ambient music Under the shell of style, we are still delighted to find that Gothic is still the most vital and influential gene in these underground cultures! In this revolution that breaks through and resolves lust and gender, Gothic culture pursues the so-called ideal model "Hermaphrodite" has become a beautiful weapon to smash the imprisonment. Look, the aliens who were regarded as monsters in the past bravely escape from the pale heaven, crush the faces of angels, and reach the eternal and ruthless desire.

Gothic music, first of all, the lyrics contain Gothic themes. The singer's appearance is very Gothic, full of personality, and alternative, which makes ordinary people avoid it. - Typical characteristics of Gothic people: shy, withdrawn, indifferent , and not sociable. Artistic tendencies: art, especially music, photography and painting. Humanities, especially literature, history and philosophy. Clothing: Always black or dark clothes.

Conspicuous religious ornaments, but he changes his faith almost every day and never wears gold jewelry. - The outstanding Gothic style. Some music is a magnetic field, and you are attracted to it unconsciously. And Gothic, it is a black hole. It sucks people in completely, sweeping away your thoughts, rationality and even all subconscious things. It will release things that have been suppressed for too long in the depths of human nature, making your emotions enter white-hot madness. And in that mad state, People will be unusually sober and calm. Happiness makes people superficial, while pain makes people profound. They will sink in pain. sink, sink to the bottom of darkness. In that moment, you suddenly see the world so clearly. You Finally, you will never be disappointed, because you are finally desperate! - Goth, is a curse from the Middle Ages. Darkness gave Goth black eyes, but we use them to find light. I don’t know when, Goth started This word began to sneak into our lives like a ghost, and with its hidden sharp edge, it quietly changed the world's perception of dark depression, death aesthetics, religious complexes and the almost evil pursuit of aestheticism, causing many people to avoid it. And accordingly, it has caused many people to avoid it. Yes, there are also many people who are sensitive to art, especially postmodern art, who embrace it with joy. Being in a subculture is extremely valuable and allows for the realization of personal ambitions, especially when it comes to creation. However, it can also be At risk, especially young people. This is partly due to negative perceptions stemming from popular misunderstandings of the Gothic subculture. The value that young people find in the movement can be explained by the persistence of Goth culture, while others in the 1980s The subculture has disappeared to prove it.

Typical characteristics of the Goths

Personality: Shy and unsociable.

Artistic tendencies: Art, especially music, photography and painting. Humanities, especially literature, history and philosophy.

Dress: Always black or dark-colored clothing. Conspicuous religious ornaments, but he changes his faith almost every day and never wears gold jewelry.

Outstanding Gothic style

Musically: terms such as darkwave, gotht-echno, dark-alternative, and ambiente are all "Gothic style."

To describe it more specifically: the fear of darkness, the sorrow of death, forbidden love, the beauty brought by complete pain, in short, the dark side of the human spiritual world.

Gothic music has another explanation in the dictionary: a passionate mixture of various instruments, adhering to the ultimate values ??of pessimism and despair, and revealing lyrics that are as mysterious and void as the apocalypse. During the Romantic Movement (ROMANTIC MOVEMENT) around 1800, medieval culture gradually became extremely relevant and became a fashion in the eyes of some people. Romanticism became the center of this cultural movement. Romantics hope to break away from the limitations of history, some hope to return to the medieval era, some seek ideals from religion or mysticism, and others try to get answers from nature. They use their own different ways to achieve their goals. Throughout the Romantic movement, Gothic began to be considered to be associated with darkness, strangeness, ghosts, etc. Romantic and Gothic writers such as Byron, Shelley, Baudelaire and Verlaine were obsessed with the expression of the dark side of human beings. Gothic emotions are also clearly reflected in visual art, with painters like Caspar David Friedrich showing darkness and desolation. In architecture, neo-Gothic style gradually became fashionable.

Some music is a magnetic field, and you are attracted to it unconsciously. Goth, on the other hand, is a black hole. It sucks people in completely, sweeping away your thoughts, rationality and even all subconscious things. It will release things that have been suppressed for too long in the depths of human nature, making your emotions enter a white-hot state of insanity. But in that crazy state, people will be unusually sober and calm. Happiness makes people superficial, while pain makes people profound. To the point of sinking in pain. Sink, sink to the bottom of darkness. In that moment, you suddenly see things in the world so clearly. You will never be disappointed again because you are finally desperate.

Gothic is a curse from the Middle Ages. Darkness gives goths black eyes, but we use them to find light. I don’t know when the word Goth began to sneak into our lives like a ghost, and quietly changed the world with its sharp edge. Gothic movies represented by "Lord of the Rings" and the vampire series are booming at the box office. Gothic music has revived and developed rapidly. Even the fashion industry has followed suit. If we reflect calmly, the surging Gothic wave is not just caused by market hype. There is something behind it that is worthy of our aftertaste and reflection.

Gothic culture has experienced several twists and turns from its rise in the Middle Ages to its comeback today, with its corresponding social and historical background. I think one thing that cannot be ignored is that in the 20th century, the entire human race has increasingly felt the questioning of the meaning of existence. This development of nihilism marks the spiritual character of our time. The ideological trend of theological resurgence that emerged in the development of Western culture after World War II is proof of this.

The return of the Gothic trend is not so much that it just caters to people's psychological needs, but rather that the public has consciously discovered this subcultural form and further improved it to meet spiritual needs. My understanding of the essence and charm of this subculture is that it is a religion that believes in the aesthetics of darkness and death. This topic may be too big, so let me start with Gothic music.

It can be heard from the early gothic or post-punk music that rock and roll has experienced several frenzied baptisms. By the end of the 1970s, the rough and simple roar of Punk had shown its decline and turned to depression. and introspection. Probably after the punks vented all their dissatisfaction to society, they found that everything was still indifferent, so they began to despair of the world. While the doors of mainstream society were coldly closed, a mysterious black door engraved with medieval reliefs quietly opened to them. With their rebellious courage, the Punks broke into this forbidden land once known as Gothic, and found the soil for survival and reproduction there. Goth, the phantom that had been dormant for centuries, finally reappeared, and the history of rock music opened a new page.

Since the birth of Gothic music, its cultural background has determined its obvious differences from other branches of rock. As a music style rooted in romantic dramatic art and eighteenth-century Gothic literature, its dark depression, death aesthetics, religious complex, and almost evil pursuit of aestheticism have caused many people to stay away from it. Correspondingly, many people who are sensitive to art, especially postmodern art, accept it with joy. Compared with other music forms, Goth is more likely to have a profound and widespread influence. This influence is not limited to music, but can rise to the level of artistic concepts and even value systems.

Gothic music is often based on the excavation and amplification of the human emotional world, and enhances this spontaneous perceptual experience during the creation process, so when it affects the audience (borrowing the concept of journalism, Refers to the acceptance group), it often triggers further aesthetic feelings and thinking space. If a kind of music not only triggers artistic appreciation, but also rises to philosophical reflection, even affects changes in personal beliefs and value systems, and even questions the origin and ultimate meaning of life, then its control The power is beyond words.

It is for the above reasons that I came up with the idea of ????attributing Gothic music to a religion. Of course I don't mean that the core of goth music is to promote religion. In fact, it is not more religious than other forms of music. At least the purpose of most bands' creation is not to spread some kind of religious belief. There are even some extreme bands that clearly promote anti-religion. The religion I talk about here does not refer to specific entities such as Christianity, Catholicism, or Orthodoxy, but a broad concept.