research into Ethereal Goth and Dreampop (and other stuff for fans of early 4AD and Projekt)

belly, boo Radleys, lush all remind me of that period of British chart history when 3 formats were eligible for chart sales so they'd always release 2cd singles and a 7", all with different b sides. and for the first week, in order to maximize entry position, they be sold cheaply. so for every a-side you'd effectively get 4 or 5 b-sides.

It was a real pain in the ass

Been thinking of arranging my discs alphabetically someday because boxing them by genre is getting impractical, but I recently opened my very broadly defined goth box and I got an amazing waft of Projekt smell. Sam Rosenthal has said he chooses paper that smells nice and I got a heady dose of that.

There is a definite quality there!

BTW, the new remaster of Area's Radio Caroline is pay-what-you-want right now: https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/radio-caroline-2023-remaster

Theyre my era and style pref, yet I don’t recall them, and now I am enjoying them. The vibe of Transmitter is so spot on for me today.

I didn't know of them either, but I was a moderate fan of The Moon Seven Times which was Lynn Canfield and Henry Frayne's post-Area band.

in champaign urbana no one can hear u scream.

jk, know nothing of it. zines rekkid stores cassettes and wordamouth. they all tried i spose ha

boy are the keys settings hit or miss on this, to my (tin) ears tho

Heavenly Bodies - Celestial is available now via mp3. I haven't found it through a streaming service, but I found the entire album (plus an EP!) on itunes. Featuring two guys formerly of Dead Can Dance and Caroline Seaman of This Mortal Coil. From 1988.

It's pretty good

I love Caroline Seaman's voice. So many "ethereal" vocalists fall short.