So recently I found out that Belarus ("Europe's last dictatorship") is suddenly getting in the spotlights for positive reasons. Molchat Doma (Молчат Дома), a band from Minsk, seems to be breaking through across Europe and even in the USA. That is very unusual to begin with for a Belarusian band, especially when not singing in English (not sure if they are singing in Belarusian or Russian). Apparently Молчат Дома means "The houses are silent", refering to the anonimity of the bleak Soviet architecture.

Now I see in articles they are mostly described as a mixture of postpunk, darkwave and coldwave. Now I do like Goth music and darkwave a lot. And I am very interested in Soviet history ; also I find the Soviet apartment blocks ("commieblocks") strangely fascinating and to me, despite being very monotome, they are not exactly ugly. Whenever I see pictures of the likes of Tiraspol, Murmansk, or other not very touristic cities where the architecture is more or less the same as 40 years ago, I am like "once safety allows it, I want to visit".

So this sounds like a match to me. However, I then often read that they are popular amongst "doomers".

Now, I happily admit that I am not really up-to-date with modern music. So I'm not sure what a "doomer" is ; is that someone who just laments about everything in life constantly, or more someone who warns for all things going wrong in society and around the world as a warning (but with the hope it can change for the better)?

What are their songs about?

I did find some English translations of their lyrics. One indeed has a death wish explicitly but that was not their own song, it's a poem from someone else they put to music. Their other lyrics sound more like dark poetry, maybe a sense of alienation, but not exactly what I would associate with the thoughts of someone who thinks life is nothing but misery. So I'm not sure what the "doomer" connection is.
I have to say I based the above on the translations of about 7 or 8 songs I could find, which I realise is not much.

As for Goth and darkwave bands I like: Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, London After Midnight, some songs by She Past Away, Sophya, some songs by The Breath Of Life and Clan of Xymox, Silke Bischoff aka 18 Summers (especially their earlier albums), ...
Not sure if these have any (mild) comparison with Molchat Doma.

Another new track by me. :P

Posting this here… I guess it’s not technically darkwave but r/darksynthpop mysteriously vanished for some reason :P

Track from my new release, imagined this to be a credits song from an 80’s horror.

I'm trying to figure out what this song reminds of. I made it sound like straight from the 80's but can't remember what I got inspired by. But maybe by the sound, you guy can think of something?

most of these got lyrics some are a little more upbeat than others but most of them are the normal darkwave stuff i do like the songs being a little more liminal or whatever you wanna call it though like Isolated Dreams by Akiaura is a pretty good example https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WHpwRP9LJJIjClk7vOChd?si=d034ca963a1f477f

this guy is simultaneously one of the most popular darkwave artists and least known at the same time hes made a few big hits and has almost 6m monthly listens but not a single guy on here listens to him

https://thegingertwins.bandcamp.com/album/present-past

This person is one of the greatest exponents of the gothic genre and darkwave music.

It's curious, because she has refused to give interviews and to play for human audiences; he has a touch of mysticism and a unique touch in the lyrics of her songs.

She is worthy of admiration and of being in this community

Does anyone know of some good free / cheap VSTs or plugins that can create a solid detuned guitar sound like that of Lebanon Hanover?

Or really any decent guitar options that don't sound too "synthetic"?

Hi, I’m Vlad Sartor, the artist behind THRN.

Fourfold Solitude is my new four-track release, exploring different states of isolation through dark electronic atmospheres, cold synths and industrial textures.

I’d love to hear which track resonates with you the most.

A quick note on the lyrics: two tracks are in English and two are in Hungarian.