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dark synth
what it is
Music that incorporates the use of sinister or gothic sounding synthesizers.
✦ meet the girls making dark synth →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make dark synth a playlist
turn these 13 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is dark synth?
Music that incorporates the use of sinister or gothic sounding synthesizers.
What are good dark synth albums to start with?
Try Obsession (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Rock Burwell, Black Tears (VHS Glitch Remixes) by Xes, The Uncanny Valley (Expansion) by Perturbator, and Invaders by Hollywood Burns.
Who are some women making dark synth?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/dark-synth/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making dark synth, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20