Usually dark music is minimalistic, but is there a good example of dark maximalism?
>>55243310
Requiems
progressive black metal like sigh or something idk
depends on your definition of dark and maximalism
>>55243344
This. Maximalism by composition or instrumentation or whut.
A lot of black metal is founded on the premise of romanticism and sounding menacing and Nihilistic, so I don't think it's the darkness OP is going for.
Technically speaking, serialism. But serialism sucks.
More practically speaking Death Metal and loads of modern classical (Stravinsky for starters).
>>55243344
>dark
The best description I can give of my favorite version of dark music are the Gone Girl and Silent Hill 2 soundtrack. Some melody distorted with dissonance and odd production choices every now and then. Sinister.
>maximalism
Thoughtful uses of layering, space and bombast. Music that sounds large and dense.
>>55243310
The Birthday Party
>>55243392
>romanticism and sounding menacing and Nihilistic
I love all of this, but I'm a metal plen in the sense that I have like 5 vaguely metal albums on my hard drive.
>>55243454
What metal albums? I can probably help you out, bm is one of my mains.
>>55243454
listen to Deathspell Omega if you havent, thats p much that
>>55243495
The Damned Things
One Of Us Is The Killer
Alive Or Just Breathing
Flood (Boris isn't really metal, I know)
Some SOAD and Rage Against The Machine records if you even want to count those
I know. Pitiful.
Skinny Puppy
>>55243430
shoe gaze,1st and second wave goth, industrial and post punk is what you are looking for then
>>55243574
They have a lot of music. Where should I start?
>>55243548
do you just want entry level stuff or are there particular fusions you're interested in?
>>55243612
I want the best stuff. If it's really, truly amazing, I'll be able to sit with it even if it's inaccessible.
>>55243430
Tuxedomoon
>>55243662
Ok. Replying with art to bump thread.
>>55243310
Progressive Technical Death Metal
...or some shit like that
SD Laika is pretty damn maximalist as far as creepy electronic music goes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOKDuKbjhu0
>>55243720
This!
>>55243310
>Technically speaking, serialism. But serialism sucks
I'm not knowledgeable on the style, but surely there exists some good serialism.
>>55243398
>More practically speaking Death Metal and loads of modern classical (Stravinsky for starters)
This. Perhaps some technical/prog metal (e.g. Cynic, Atheist, Maudlin of the Well etc.)
As far as classical, Bartok can be pretty dark and dissonant. Shostakovich has some twisted melodies. I believe the aggressive rhythms of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring actually caused people to faint and sparked a riot at its premiere.
>>55243398
>Serialism sucks
Say that to my face fucker not online and see what happens
>>55243430
Nine Inch Nails my nigger. The Fragile in particular, or if you're more into instrumentals then check out Still and Ghosts I-IV. Especially since you mentioned Gone Girl, in which Trent Reznor was half of the creative input
>>55243944
I love NIN. I feel like Pretty Hate Machine has some of their best music, but it's bogged down by that godawful 80's pop production.
>>55243977
It's a great album but it's dated as fuck. Takes you to that part of the 80's you never want to revisit. Head Like A Hole still holds up strongly though
ded grips
>>55243941
He recommended Death Metal in the next breath, I wouldn't waste much time on him.
>>55243611
Anything from the 80's until The Process. VivisectVI, Too Dark Park, and Last Rights are generally regarded as their best albums
