// The Archive · 1977 to 1999

Every band
you forgot,
filed and dated.

New Wave, Synth-Pop, Post-Punk, Gothic Rock, EBM, Grunge, Trip-Hop. 742 artists. 131 albums. 32 genres. Written by hand, sourced, and cross-linked. No paywall, no login, no ads.

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1,414pages indexed
742artists
131albums
32genres
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// Explore

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Starter Packs

One album, one song, one deep cut. For every artist.

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If You Like...

You liked one band. Here is the next one.

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The Israeli Scene

A new wave that almost nobody outside Israel heard.

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Genre Guide

32 genres, traced back to the record that started them.

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// The Sound

Genres that defined an era

1977

New Wave

Talking Heads · Blondie · Devo

1980

Synth-Pop

Depeche Mode · OMD · Pet Shop Boys

1978

Post-Punk

Joy Division · Wire · The Cure

1979

Gothic Rock

Bauhaus · Sisters of Mercy · Siouxsie

1983

Darkwave

Clan of Xymox · Dead Can Dance

1984

EBM

Front 242 · Nitzer Ebb

1991

Grunge

Nirvana · Soundgarden

1994

Trip-Hop

Portishead · Massive Attack

// Israel

The scene nobody exported

Between 1977 and 1999 Israel built its own new wave, its own goth clubs, and its own synth-pop, almost none of which was ever released abroad. The archive documents it in English for the first time.

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