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dark wave

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dark wave
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dark wave

Summary

dark wave is a music genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • dark wave's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • dark wave is a type of post-punk[4].
  • dark wave's Commons category is recorded as Dark wave[5].
  • dark wave's country of origin is recorded as Europe[6].
  • 1980 marks the founding of dark wave[7].
  • dark wave's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dark wave[8].
  • dark wave's Commons gallery is recorded as Dark wave[9].

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Definition and Type

dark wave's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of post-punk[4].

Origins

1980 marks the founding of dark wave[7].

Why It Matters

dark wave has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

It has been cited as an influence by visual kei[11], a music genre[12], founded in 1984[13].

FAQs

Who did dark wave influence?

dark wave has been cited as an influence by visual kei[11].

Related Entities

Depeche Mode Ian Curtis Laibach Lisa Gerrard Mylène Farmer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → music genre
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Dark wave
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539723805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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