Underground Listmaker

Electronic music spans a vast and diverse landscape, but the cold and dark subgenres hold a special place for their atmospheric depth and emotive intensity. These tracks are characterized by moody, intricate production, and often explore themes of introspection, dystopia, and the human condition. The artists in this realm push the boundaries of sound, crafting music that is both haunting and mesmerizing. The past few decades have seen a significant evolution in these subgenres, with innovation and experimentation leading to some truly unforgettable tracks. Electronic production is often associated with newer music...I don't necessarily agree with this, but there is a definite tendency towards some more recent tracks here. Nevertheless, there is a good amount of older stuff in this playlist as well. Below is an unranked (but carefully curated) playlist of some of my favorite cold and dark electronic songs from across the years. Hope you enjoy! 1. The Knife - Silent Shout  ||  Synthp

Cosmic horror is probably my favorite horror subgenre. It relies heavily on the morbid and terrifying unknown. Often characters descend into madness as the unthinkable horrors of an uncaring universe move about them (and us). This list is of my favorites in the genre. Let me know if there are any you like that aren't present; it's an underrated genre with relatively scarce examples. 25. The Whisperer in Darkness  ||  Dir. Sean Branney  ||  2011  ||  Science Fiction, Cosmic Horror 24. The Void  ||  Dir. Jeremy Gillespie / Steven Kostanski  ||  2016  ||  Body Horror, Cosmic Horror, Supernatural Horror 23. Glorious  ||  Dir. Rebekah McKendry  ||  2022  ||  Cosmic Horror, Horror Comedy, Chamber Film 22. AM1200  ||  Dir. David Prior  ||  2007  ||  Cosmic Horror 21. Prometheus  ||  Dir. Ridley Scott  ||  2012  ||  Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Extraterrestrial, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror 20. Event Horizon  ||  Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson  ||  1997  ||  Science Fiction, Cosmic Horro

Previous posts in this series:  Part 1/5 ,  Part 2/5 ,  Part 3/5 , Part 4/5 The final entry in the list of my 500 favorite albums of all time. Out of all these posts, my top 100 is most representative of my general music taste. There is a good amount of genre diversity and moods present. I would say that there is a general feeling of melancholy and more advanced kinds of dark moods here (such as the Portishead picks, Lankum, Chelsea Wolfe etc.), but there are also definite pick-me-ups and uplifting picks (such as Björk's Post, Big Thief and others). My taste since my last edition of this list has changed a lot; my #1 has changed, there are more additions than in the previous 2 or 3 editions combined, and there are a lot more contextually significant picks. I love updating this...it's hard work, but it's one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I do online. Thanks for reading! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Some inte

Previous posts in this series:  Part 1/5 ,  Part 2/5 , Part 3/5 Some interesting statistics regarding this post:  The  average age  of the albums on this list is  23.74   years.  Country count:  USA - 44, UK - 31, Canada - 8, Germany - 4,  Sweden - 2,  Norway - 2, Japan - 2, Iceland - 2, Australia - 1, Poland - 1, South Korea - 1, France - 1, Bahamas - 1 Most common subgenres:  Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Art Pop, Post-Rock, Conscious Hip Hop, Contemporary Folk Most popular album:  178. Radiohead - Kid A  1 Most obscure album: 1 59. We Never Learned to Live - Silently, I Threw Them Skyward 200. The Jesus and Mary Chain -  Darklands  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1987  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  UK 199. Blood Command - Cult Drugs  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  2017  ||  aggressive, angry  ||  Norway 198. Elliott Smith - Figure 8  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop  ||  2000  ||  melancholic, melodic  ||  USA 197. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights  ||  Post-Punk Revival  ||  2002  |