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gothic labels

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  • Attica Records - A
    Manchester-based label, with free MP3 song downloads or RealAudio clips and
    online shopping.
  • Carpe Mortem - Gothic label’s
    official site contains news, information on tours, and new releases.
  • Chemical Emissions -
    British independent record label featuring artists such as Bloob and The
    Progeny of Angels.
  • Chrom Records - Record label promoting
    artists including Deine Lakaien, Qntal, Das Holz, Helga Pogatschar,
    Distain!, Stendal Blast, Niowt, Silence, and others. With general
    information, news, tour dates, and chat.
  • Cynfeirdd - French label and
    fanzine with artists like FDH and Friendship Into Decadence.
  • Dancing Ferret Discs - Dark
    music record label specializing in gothic, industrial, and synthpop. Home of
    The Cruxshadows, and Paralysed Age.
  • Decadance Records -
    Independend gothic and electro label based in Italy. With news, booking
    information, and releases from artists including Pulcher Femina and Miriam.
  • Drug Mouth
    Records     - Dark industrial, gothic, EBM, ambient, noise and techno metal
    label.
  • Drug Mouth
    Records     - A dark industrial, goth, elektro, techno, noise, experimental,
    and metal label including arists such as Klutching Envy and VEIN.023.
  • Extrinia - Australian gothic and
    industrial label.
  • Hall of Sermon - Swiss
    gothic metal label featuring bands such as Lacrimosa, Evergrey, and Dreams
    of Sanity.
  • Helmet r00m - Digital recording
    studio and independent record label specializing in psych, experimental,
    gothic and electronic music.
  • Ivy Records - Seattle
    based independent record company. Includes a list of album releases, links
    to band pages and mail order information.
  • KM-Music/Sounds of
    Delight     - German Darkwave and Gothic label. Home of Head on Fire, Syria,
    and Remembrance. News, guestbook, and links.
  • Manic Depression -
    Gothique and dark electro label located in France.
  • Phoenix
    Productions     - Goth/Industrial promotion and management based in the
    metro Boston area.
  • Prophecy
    Productions     - German label which defines their releases as Eerie
    Emotional Music. Has bands like Empyrium, Antimatter, Autumnblaze, Arcturus,
    Dornenreich, In the Woods and Green Carnation.
  • The Purple Gang Records Site
    - Detroit record label for gothic, industrial, and other genres of
    underground music. Event listing for shows. Detroit Electronica Coalition
    affiliate.
  • Rise Above Records
    - UK label run by Lee Dorrian of Cathedral and Napalm Death fame,
    specialising in Doom Metal acts such as Electric Wizard, Mourn, Naevus,
    Orange Goblin, and Revelation.
  • Sinister Records -
    Seattle-based independent label specializing in gothic, darkwave, deathrock,
    industrial and EBM genres. Featuring bands such as The Sins and Nevercraft.
  • Tragick Records - Gothic,
    industrial and alternative record label, with bands specializing in the
    darker side of music.
  • Trisol - Bands like Christian Death,
    Janus and Die Form publish their records here.
  • tursa.com - Features Sol Invictus,
    L’Orchestre Noir, Tony Wakeford, Skald, and Algiz.
  • Venture Beyond Records -
    Independent record company specializing in goth, darkwave and underground
    music from around the world, with bands such as The Grey Season and Squid.

Sisters of Mercy

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In the Nursery

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  • In The Nursery - Official
    site features news, photos, reviews, discography, show dates, and lyrics.

  • Rollingstone.com: In the Nursery     - Includes biography, photo, news,
    discography, and message board.

  • Sonic Boom: In The Nursery     - Interview by Jester via email.
    (December 20, 1996)

Halloween

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poser/3-d rendering

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  • Affective Artistry -
    Kendra’s romantic fantasy/Victorian props, scenery and clothing textures;
    specific free items cycle in and out of site to preserve bandwidth. Gallery
    and links to commercial items.
  • Ajax’s Twisted Visions
    - Home of EasyPose technology which brings realistic segment based posing to
    long flexible objects such as tails, tentacles, chains, ponytails and
    others. Tutorials, free downloadable EasyPose objects, and a gallery.
  • Alexander Nesterenko’s Pages -
    Home of original hi-res Poser figures Nadya and Oxana. Freebies include body
    morphs, hair, and lingerie textures.
  • Al’s
    Place     - Free Poser 3 and 4 characters and textures, including
    African-American character Naomi and 5-in-1 female character Multipla.
  • Alterego3D - Faerie-centric
    galleries and downloads: clothing and butterfly wing textures, character
    textures, detailed lip bump map for Stephanie, elfin headband/jewelry,
    rave-ish stovepipe hat.
  • Anat’s Creative Dreams
    - Two male body textures for V3, semi-realistic head morphs for P4 male,
    female and girl, morphs for V3 and Stephanie Petite, hand poses, and pose
    pack for Posette. Tutorials on postwork and camera focal lengths.
  • Angela’s Graphics - Tutorial on
    remapping V3 to use V2 textures.
  • Animotions - Resource for
    favorite comic heroes in Poser formats, featuring downloadable models and
    galleries of submitted art. [free membership]
  • Anthony
    Appleyard’s 3D Stuff     - Scuba diver characters with props, underwater
    props, construction vehicles, workman characters and props, Gerry Anderson
    ‘UFO’ props. Original .obj mesh manipulation utilities for Windows.
  • Atomic Knights - P4 t-shirt
    and leotard textures, electric guitar and keyboard props (and stands), chord
    hand poses, cell phone prop, license plate prop, Istanbul Tomb Gate prop.
  • AwFuL SouL - Revealing
    high-fashion fantasy wear by As Shanim and Siliphiel for Vic 2/3, with an
    emphasis on straps and buckles as main design elements. Lighting and pose
    sets, replacement eyes, body and clothing textures, temple set props and
    temple construction sets.
  • 3-Axis - Producers of “Poser 5
    Demystified” VHS video-based instruction (PAL and NTSC available). Includes
    CD with over 100Mb of custom content, animation files and 60-page PDF study
    guide with lessons and industry insights. Subjects covered include Face
    Mapping, Bone Creation, Wind Force, Motion Blur, Dynamic Hair, Dynamic &
    Static Friction, Dynamic Cloth, Morph Putty, and Collision Detection.
  • BBay.com - Content storefront for 30+
    well-known Poser artists/developers. Props, characters, textures, poses.
  • Bernie’s Virtual World
    - Conforming loincloth and grass skirt (”dJungle Kilt”) for Michael (and
    textures). Textures for Michael T-shirt, komodo dragon figure, fanciful
    monsters, beach furniture, gallery.
  • Beyond Appearances - Blog,
    gallery, and other resources. Freebies include hair textures, Tube Top for
    V1/V2, Aino character/textures/clothing magnets for Stephanie, characters
    for V1/V2.
  • Beyond Visual Range -
    Offering downloads for Poser, Bryce and Vue d’Esprit. Clothing and body
    textures, morphs for characters, clothing and animals, Air Force aircraft
    and aircraft carrier. Seamless general textures, tutorials on masking in
    post and importing P4 scenes into Bryce4.
  • Billy-Factory - Leather
    outfits for Vicky, Voluptuous Vicky, Michael and V3. Armed forces Ranger
    outfit for Michael. Detailed motorcycles and Corvette for purchase. Freebies
    include clothing accessories and texture templates.
  • Birklea
    - Set of 10 “high-energy” poses for Victoria 2.0. Gallery, guestbook.
  • Black Cat -
    Soccercoach’s site featuring wood floor texture and wooden island oasis
    prop, pool and gazebo, as well as links to commercial items.
  • Blade Studio - English and
    French site featuring medieval weapons, armor, Easter eggs, and some
    Japanese weaponry as well. Gallery of 2-D, Poser 4, POV and Vue renders.
    Archive of Poser 3D utilities for Windows.
  • Brit Babes -
    Cheesecake Euro-flag T-shirt textures for P4 female.
  • Bryce and More
    - Poser props include futuristic cocktail waitress outfit for P4F, hoop
    jewelry, “Hana” character for P4F, tree and exercise bike props and tile
    floor. Body textures for P4 Female and Victoria 1/2.
  • BRZGames
    Poser Pages     - Cheesecake costumes for P4 Female: French maid, Harem girl
    outfit, Playboy bunny, minimalist policewoman.
  • BTSculptor’s Poser Studio
    - Freebies rotate on this site. Commercial products include possibly the
    largest selection of blue-eyed redhead body textures for most of the
    Poser-compatible figures available (and other ethnic types as well), and a
    2-part master class in creating photorealistic textures for head and body.
  • Bull57
    - Textures for Koshini, Stephanie, Michael, Victoria 1/2/3, tutorials. [Free
    membership required]
  • Cake One - Bilingual site offering
    jewelry props and poses for Victoria. Tutorial on putting a face on a Poser
    model. Replacement eyes for the Millennium figures for sale at Renderosity.
  • Canary3D - Freebies include
    textures for DAZ Michael, DAZ Kalypso, Jim Burton’s San Francisco Hair, a
    remarkable dreadlocks texture for DAZ Flip Hair, night sky backdrops, and a
    pennywhistle prop. Portfolio of pen, ink, watercolor and photographic art as
    well as Poser renders.
  • Capsces Digital Ink -
    Creators of versatile for-sale Michael morph expansion pak ‘Boris.’ Produces
    high quality 3D models, Poser morphs, texture maps, graphic designs and will
    do commission work. Several free downloads that include zebra mutations and
    feline mutations for Poser 4. Cobra morphs the Poser 4 rattlesnake into a
    cobra. Cat-o-9lives is a set of 34 morphs for the Poser 3 and 4 cat.
  • Cellar Studio -
    Detailed “Shawn Carla” project tutorial on building character texture maps
    from live model photo sessions.
  • Cephalene
    - English and French site. Poser illustrated children stories featuring a
    girl named Alicia, photographic gallery, and large number of early
    20th-century household furniture, props and vehicles. Downloads are in
    Cinema 4D ver.6 files zipped together with the textures, or Poser usable
    files .obj or .pz3.
  • Christine’s Boutique
    - “Skin on skin” body clothing textures and regular clothing textures for
    anime doll figure Koshini.
  • Cloudland Castle Designs -
    Fantasy-themed site featuring free downloads such as characters, props,
    poses, textures, clothes, and many others. Old Woman character for V2,
    hydra, centaur, minotaur, and animal variants. Online store and guestbook.
  • Combat Bunny - Poseable
    cartoon animal characters include rabbits, fish, and cats. Tutorial on
    building bipedal characters in freeware modeler Wings3D.

  • Computerman     - Mostly medieval/sword and sorcery-themed gallery,
    architectural element and dinnerware props. Marble textures.
  • Confusius - Morphable
    characters, hair, textures. Home of the Ultramorph Woman (Posette remapped
    with over a hundred morphs).
  • Corearts - Costumes and props for
    Enterprise, WWII German soldiers pack including poses, props, costume, and
    MAT poses. WWII American Army Paratrooper pack in progress.
  • creed3D v3.0 - nikitacreed’s
    portrait/fantasy/heroic galleries *undergoing reconstruction) and freebies
    including characters, props, morphs, poses, body and clothing textures.
    News, forums and links to for-sale products. Free conforming Empire waist
    dress and sleeveless tops for Victoria 1/2.
  • Creepy Clown’s Gallery - Home
    of Creepy Clown, available in several downloadable forms. Extensive gallery.
    Note: Don Tatro, the man behind CC, passed away June 19 2004. The continued
    future of this site is uncertain.
  • Cresswell Graphics -
    Chimera Ware characters, clothes, and textures for Poser 4.
  • Curious Labs, Inc. - The
    creator and publisher of Poser, 3D character animation and figure design
    tool. Reviews, tutorials, examples, and user guide.
  • Cyber-Fyber - Art Galleries,
    tutorials and tips, free downloads, sales, and links to 3D e-commerce sites
    featuring the work of Don Albert.
  • 3D Commune - Community for Poser
    and other 3D programs: tutorials, discussion forums, galleries, free stuff
    and online store.
  • 3d Hobby - French-English
    site with tutorials. Armchair, loveseat, couch and widescreen television
    freebies. Textures for P4F Dress (some skimpy).
  • 3D Menagerie - Medieval
    fantasy-themed Poser resources. Modular dragon system for sale. Wide variety
    of animal morphs, animal poses and accessories, and tutorials for Poser
    character creators (joint parameters explained) as well as tutorials for Ray
    Dream, Painter3D, Vue, Rhino and Lightwave.
  • 3D Universe - Showcase of Dark
    Whisper’s commercial outfits and props. Freestuff includes rubber work boots
    and tube top, short-short top, and bikini for Victoria, throwing knives and
    textures for DW’s commercial goods.
  • Darcy Richtsmeier
    - Original artwork and free Poser textures of eyes, Angelyna wings, Thorne’s
    hair and female hair. Poetry and short stories by Darcy Richtsmeier.
  • Dark Faction - New sword and
    Sorcery/Alien themed 3D forum, gallery and downloads site (as well as links
    to for-sale Poser items).
  • Darren’s Effects - Max,
    Poser and Bryce gallery and downloads. Gypsy wagon prop, body textures for
    Victoria and Michael, as well as clothing textures. Borg props and Drone
    character. Panoramic backgrounds.
  • Darrin’s Den - Fantasy-themed
    characters and textures include eagle-winged woman, demons, zebra hair
    texture maps. [Requires the Zygote Dragon and Demon], and a Poser conversion
    of a model of Gerry Anderson’s Supercar.
  • Digital Babes - English and
    Japanese site containing several free transmapped Poser hair objects from
    Kozaburo, as well as his tutorials on how to build a transmapped hair. Free
    transmaps for other hair. Japanese male character “Tagosaku,” a hybrid
    between P4 male’s body and P4 female’s head (morphed male). Eyelash
    transmaps for P4 female.
  • Digital Criminals -
    Showcase and forum area for Markdc, author of Windows-only utilities
    ClothesConverter (converts clothes from one Poser figure to another),
    QuickConform, AutoGroup Editor (both utilities for advanced clothing
    builders), and VisualMarker (simple motion capture from imported movies).
  • Digital Puppet Magazine - A
    CD-ROM magazine which details the entire process involved in planning,
    storyboarding, animating and post-production of animations using Poser and
    professional video editing tools, from conception to burning DVDs. Some back
    issues are available for download in Acrobat format.
  • Digital Renderings - Characters
    and textures for Victoria and Millennium Girls, and their clothing. Prop
    textures with a distinctly Americana-themed feel. Tutorials on using morphs
    with Morph Manager and using Poser’s Grouping tool to ungroup meshes from
    other sources.
  • DiGiTaL TwIsT - Futuristic,
    fantasy, and slice-of-life renders, along with miscellaneous household props
    and Poser-to-Bryce tips.
  • Dork Eradication
    Incorporated [D E I]     - Six male textures for Poser figures.
  • Dragon Factory -
    Information regarding 3DMenagerie’s commercial dragon-building application
    for Poser, Dragon Factory. Galleries and supplemental downloads.
  • Dragool’s Lair - Ivy’s Poser stuff
    Poser 4 bikini textures, MG Dress textures, & Poser 4 IvyRose’s site
    features P4F/V1 clothing textures, Iger texture, Land Dragon & wings,
    doublet, Gothic armor, Titan pose/texture, Infinite Dimension original
    outfit and party dress for V1/2. Caleb68’s MAT Builder application and
    Visual Basic source code.
  • 3DRoad - Authentic rustic and
    medieval (i.e., 14th through 19th century) Czech architecture, and
    farm/household props. Commercial products in progress include an improved
    Posette and a model of the infamous Countess Elisabeth Bathory’s castle.
    Site members gain access to a library of digitized props and temporary
    commercial use rights.
  • dtemachine.com - Sci-fi themed
    galleries, animations and prop download. Featuring Blade Runner, Star Trek
    Voyager, and generic props of a crate, ax, cleaver, and Coca-Cola machine.
  • Duane’s Toybox -
    Tutorials, morphs, textures, characters and props.
  • 3DX Studios - Comic book
    professional George Deep’s new home for his comic book/fantasy themed art.
    Freebies include slasher film-style Hockey mask for Michael, and spider web
    prop with tree and ground.
  • Ebonshire - (Formerly known as
    Fallencity.) Galleries, original fiction, RenFaire photos, and Poser
    resources. Hair and boot morphs, Gort-style sci-fi helmets, hair and
    clothing textures, and 12 Poser tutorials aimed at texturing and posing.
    Other tutorials for Vue, Bryce, Photoshop and Rhino.
  • The Eclectic Guild - Characters,
    props, clothing textures and rooms. Contests and challenge sections for
    artists. P4 boy and girl characters, P3 characters.
  • Elysium’s Poser Playground
    - Detailed scene props include chapel, attic, cloister, sunroom and outdoor
    setting. Other props include gold wristwratch, morphing waterbed, and
    cordless phone. Lingerie textures and characters for Eve, Stephanie and
    currently hosting both versions of Blackhawk’s “Kim Wong” character for
    V1/2. Galleries and a movie in progress.
  • Emperor Ken’s Posertown
    - Free models and textures for Poser, Bryce and Vue. Tutorials on
    postproduction of renders. Gallery of Ken Gilliland collected art works.
    Provides props and models for Poser4, Bryce5 and Vue3 that are available on
    CD or for download.
  • Enmeshed - Lush 3D fantasy/goth
    art created with Bryce, Poser, Vue d’Esprit, MojoWorld, Photoshop, and
    Painter. Digital arts blog discussing theory, tools and practice. Freebies
    include clothing textures and a MOR pose for converting V2 into a male in
    crucifixion pose.
  • euQfiz - Cheesecake morphs for
    Koshini, clothing and body textures.

  • Evanara’s Home - English
    and French fantasy comic book themed gallery and download, with emphasis on
    Xenaverse and strong female character. Also a detailed medieval Tudor inn
    prop, Conan-style necklace, Xena characters and tavern.
  • Excalibur Productions - Star
    Trek:the Original Series prop and clothing downloads; most if not all of the
    set props necessary to rebuild the Bridge. Gallery, forum, guestbook and
    suggested reading list for modelers.
  • Fantasy 3D - Several characters,
    poses, objects, textures, and tips for Poser. Free online utility for
    generating lipsynch animation files from text.
  • Fantasy Net - Clothing texture
    maps for P4 figures, SergeMarck’s 18th century gown and PhilC’s classic
    wrap. Skin texture for DAZ Stephanie.
  • The Forge Studios Ltd. - Home of
    PoseAmation animation, models, poses, and props. Order individual animated
    scenes, small packs of scenes, 3D models, Pose packs, BVH motion capture
    data and full volumes of PoseAmation in downloadable electronic format.
    Several free samples.
  • fourre-tout - Freebies
    for Poser 4 and 5. Poser 4 items include household items, jewelry, bottles
    and furniture, smart architecture and clothing, and smoking/swimming
    animated poses. Poser 5 freebies include room sets, apple with bite, and an
    inflatable bed. Commercial items for Poser 4/5 include elevator, swing set,
    “Tomb Raider” type props and a detailed bathroom set.
  • Free the Models - Greek hoplite
    (soldier) and Indian girl characters and clothing/props/weapons. Unusual red
    felt-lined display box props for P4 Nude Male/Female.
  • Frozenpixelz -
    Sections for morphs, props, clothing and textures: currently only freebies
    in props and clothing, including iron railings construction kit, hansom
    (horsedrawn) cab, photocopier, narrow gauge steam locomotive and a
    conforming sleeveless short dress with belt for Posette.
  • Gilded Gecko
    Studios     - Two-headed modern-style silver floor lamp, links to commercial
    products (ogre character for Michael 2 and Marcelia, an Italian beauty for
    Stephanie) and galleries. Tutorials include “How to make your own custom
    stripped CR2″ and “How to use The Tailor to make clothing fit your GGS
    character.”
  • Gnark’s Lair - Textures for P4
    Female’s clothing and the dacort Merman tail, Morphs for Eve3. Breast
    morphs, dreadlock hair textures and skimpy clothing textures.
  • Grafx
    Creations     - Small wooden end table, cell phone, tower PC, mouse with
    pad, high heels for Victoria 1/2, textures for Victoria 1/2 and Posette,
    lingerie textures for Posette and a Victoria 1/2 character.
  • Graphic Visions -
    Textures for clothing available for P4 female, textures and morphs for P4
    infant, teeth braces texmap for P4 female, P4 female characters including a
    Susan Dey lookalike, props. PSP resources including tubes and tutorials.
  • Graphics by Beanie -
    Textures and transmaps for Victoria Clothing Pak transforming them into
    modern lingerie and nightlife halter top.
  • Greenbriar Studio
    3D Tools     - Specializing in tools for creating and transporting hi-res
    fully rigged models, morphing systems, game export systems and animation.
    Tools for importing Poser files directly into Cinema 4D, Maya, Carrara and
    Lightwave (and DAZ|Studio, soon).
  • GreyLight Internet -
    Archives aimed at P3/P4 figures are grouped into the following categories:
    Poses, headgear, original hair objects, clothing fantasy/medieval as well as
    modern, personal effects, weapons, props, Poser3 characters and morph
    targets.
  • Handspan Studios -
    Characters for Poser, Daz 3d Victoria and P4, textures, clothing, models,
    and lighting presets.

  • Harmonic Cycle Design     - Bicycle wheel truing stand, kayak/paddle set and
    fantasy dirigible props. QuickTime movies elsewhere on site.
  • Heyse 3D - White paper comparing
    Windows modeling programs, galleries, and downloads. Free downloads include
    hair dryer, coffee mug, ashtray, Creepy Clown Lego-block man, picket fences,
    plastic milkbottle, skeleton key on ring, soup bone, windup alarm clock and
    simple musical instruments.
  • Hogsoft3D - Home of many
    Windows-only Poser utilities including library cleaner CR Pro, library
    manager Pbooost, Poser-centric text editor ZPad, and some powerful Win/Mac
    Python scripts. Forums and technical support.
  • HolyForest.com - Presents both
    male and female heroes, some of them in the nude, created in Poser. Global
    illumination sets and household props.
  • Hourglass Creations -
    Ikyoto’s home to his Poser downloads (under Resources). X-Men logo, hitching
    post and posable short rope, Vicky poses, light panel and UV mapped playing
    card props. Links section somewhat dated. Gallery and wallpapers.
  • HT3D Plus - Characters, morphs,
    props, tutorials and textures. Formerly known as Hawktoey.com.
  • Innuendo Software - Home of
    Extreme Morph 3D morphing software, Natural Pose II (for importing Poser
    animations into Bryce) and Maximum Pose II (for 3D Studio Max). Sample
    downloadable head morphs for Michael and Posette, free catsuit for Posette
    with most of her body morphs, and fantasy P4 characters.
  • Intergaltica -
    Sci-Fi textures for Victoria’s Leather Cap, DAZ sea dragon, DAZ Stormguards
    costumes, and creature eye textures.
  • Jackies Stuff - Download
    characters, clothes, MT, poses, props, and textures for Poser. Cat poses,
    morphs and textures.
  • Jan, The Village Weaver
    - Downloads section includes fully poseable lamb character.
  • JaTex: East Meets West -
    Modeler Iso from Japan and texturer Lovely Lady from Texas formed this site
    (JaTex) to showcase their collaborative efforts. Freebies include
    Cheongsam-style China Dress for Judy, Wedding Dress, Pantsuit and Mermaid
    Line Dress for Victoria. Will soon link to their commercial products
    available elsewhere.
  • Jim Burton’s Home Page -
    Free accessories for Burton’s glam commercial “SuperModel Vicky” product
    sold elsewhere, plus updates on upcoming SMV products and add-ons. Freebie
    props include cannon and treadmill.
  • Joat Mon’s Stuff -
    Original conforming clothing items for P4 female and Victoria including
    superheroine outfit, cheerleader and skater outfits, boots and fetish gear.
  • Joe’s Poser BVH
    Files     - Walking, flapping and hovering animated pose files for the DAZ
    Dragon.
  • Jolly - Currently home to Jolly
    Troll, an original high resolution hideous wrinkled troll figure (with
    separate versions for P4/P5). Forums and other products forthcoming.
  • JuLiPé - Clothing texture maps for
    P4 female’s dress and underwear, glove morphs for P4 female and P4 male,
    fairy poses, galleries and downloads for Bryce.
  • Jynae - Growing site with galleries
    and texture downloads for Anton’s Adventurers outfits, Victoria’s Changing
    Fantasy Suit, Anton’s EveryBed, Victoria and P4 Female (this last one has a
    corset and skirt painted on).
  • Kalon’s Annex - Software reviews,
    free contemporary furniture props and Posette character head morphs.
  • Keyhole Kreations -
    Sometimes moody goth/fantasy gallery. Tutorials include helpful list of
    (hex) skin colors. Downloads include original fantasy/sci-fi themed clothing
    for V2/V3 and V/V2/V3 characters.
  • Kfox Forest - Downloadable
    wallpapers, Windows themes, and Poser goodies including ethnic/exotic
    Victoria/Michael character head morphs, body glove textures and clothing
    textures.
  • Kimmarcus’ Creations -
    Gallery and index of for-sale items available elsewhere, as well as freebies
    for the default Poser 4 figures: baby bonnet, toy wooden horse, P4 Nude Male
    gloves, Mardi Gras-style feather mask for P4 Female, shelf with laundry
    basket, desk fan, and poseable padlocked wooden trunk.
  • Kirk’s 3D - Galleries of
    3D, Photoshop and photography and online comic book “Nine.” Poser downloads
    include lace bodysuit transmap and purple weave texture map for Victoria
    catsuit, snakeskin texture for P4 Female miniskirt, and even a ‘painted
    dominatrix suit’ texture for the P4 mannequin. 4 bug brushes for Photoshop
    and a walking tank gun mecha for Bryce.
  • Ladyfyre Graphics -
    Textures and props with a slight focus on horses, cows, donkeys and other
    ruminants. Tutorial on making transmapped sweep hair objects with Cinema 4D.
    Forums and downloads for Vue d’Esprit.
  • Living Poser - eon’s
    gallery/commercial showcase/downloads featuring morphs and textures for
    Michael and Victoria, and wallpapers. Flash-intensive site.
  • MAB Graphics - Fantasy /
    Sci-fi galleries, downloads and freebies with a slant towards things elvish
    and an impish sense of humor similar to Norman Rockwell.
  • MAT Pose Edit -
    Free Windows-based utility for creating MAT/MOR poses. Can also open any
    character, prop or hair file and edit materials a la Poser 4’s materials
    window.
  • MediaPhiles - Work
    coverall texture for Posette’s catsuit, Living Room Lite prop, ceiling fan,
    lo-res Abbey architectural prop, aqueduct architectural prop, 1968 Plymouth
    Barracuda, poseable short-short clothing for Posette and Eve, chapel, castle
    and work desk props.
  • Medusa Graphics -
    Texture categories: T-shirts, swimwear, props, lingerie, dresses, fetish
    wear, characters and trousers. Rake and club props. Props MG Tatoos Volume 1
    Poser 5 ready tatoos. Underwear: Click on Banner top of page.
  • Migal3D - Custom morph injection
    poses for Victoria 3, gallery and incidental music available for
    (non-commercial) animation projects.
  • Mint2002 Poserworks - 3d and 2d
    graphics, textures, models, poses, morphs, lights, tutorials for Poser.
  • Moonlight Silhouette Studio
    - Faces for DAZ’s Aiko character, Stephanie texture, textures for DAZ
    Adventurer outfit and P5 hair for Aiko.
  • Morph World - Morphs above
    all, but also characters and fashion for Poser.
  • Morphography - Downloads
    include clothing for Posette/V2, original “Flo” flowing hair, miscellaneous
    props and new morphable primitives, and clothing textures. Tutorials for
    intermediate to advanced Poser users on remapping, file hacking and bump
    maps.
  • Nerd 3D - Free Poser 4
    characters, unique conforming clothes and props. Poser picture gallery and
    tutorials. Home of the Nerd’s Impractical Poser costumes.
  • NihilistGraffix - Giant
    handheld weapon props inspired by Unreal Tournament, aquarium prop,
    stonewash denim texture for P4F unitard, Chinese dragon tattoo template in
    .PSD format.
  • Ockham’s Bungalow -
    Variety of Python scripts for Poser 5.
  • Odeathoflife -
    Downloads, gallery, links, and tutorials in pdf format.
  • One-Commune - Over 100 free
    models in .3DS format, mostly in the “household” categories: Appliances,
    Heating & Cooling, Hardware, Lawn & Garden, Lighting, Paint, Plumbing,
    Tools, Miscellaneous, Electronics, Housewares, Furniture, Sports, Health &
    Fitness, Pet Supplies and Automotive.
  • Pierian Piaffe - Daio’s
    textures, morphs and poses for the Poser 4 horse. Greyhound morph for the
    Poser 4 dog. Gallery and links to online store.
  • PlanIt3D.com - A 3D
    graphics site covering Poser, Bryce, 3D Max, Maya, Terragen and others. Free
    downloads, new models. Interviews of 3D community members, active forums,
    gallery, and more. Amazon-based 3D bookstore.
  • Polymage - Neftis’ home of
    original cartoon-style sexy cheesecake female Poser figure “Neftoon Gal,”
    male figure “Neftoon Pal,” realistic female figure “Elle” and accessories.
    Gallery, freebies, forum.
  • Poser++ - The home of
    P.A.E. Poser After Effects. A motion reality tool for poser. A Free version
    is available.
  • Poser Arcana - Beyond the Manual
    - Now a division of DAZ3D, a community with a repository of Poser
    information, tips, tutorials, news, links and many resources.
  • Poser Forum Web Ring
    - Participants in the Poser Forum may be allowed in the web ring.
  • Poser Heaven - Greg
    Carter offers tutorials, texture maps, props, parts, and tiles for Poser and
    a gallery of art works.
  • Poser Portal - A user-edited
    metacatalog of Poser items (free/commercial) available elsewhere on the
    Internet, like mySimon or the original Whole Earth Catalog. Reviews and
    forums.
  • PoseRay - Home of
    PoseRay, a Windows-only utility for converting Poser scenes/animations to
    .POV/.INI/.INC files for open-source ray-tracer renderers POV-Ray and Moray.
    Extensive preview options. Also imports LightWave, 3DStudio, and AutoCAD.
  • PoserDreams - Showcase and
    gallery for commercial products. Free items include stylish contemporary
    home furnishings / props and revealing clothes for V3.
  • Poserfashion - Serge Marck’s
    new site devoted to original period and contemporary clothing (dynamic for
    Poser 5 and conforming versions for Poser 4).
  • PoserPros - Online community
    with forums, tutorials, downloads, galleries and online store. Good
    technical forums and galleries are built off the site BBS, making each pic a
    mini-forum of its own. Also, the home of Windows-only RTEncoder, a tool like
    OBJactionMover for sharing Poser files based on copyrighted content without
    violating the copyright.
  • PoserPython - Python scripts and
    Poser-centered Wings3D development tutorials. Tutorials include making
    conforming clothes and mirroring objects using Wings3D (a free 3D modeler
    available for Windows, OS X and Linux).
  • PoserWorld - One of the largest
    third-party sources of Poser clothing, accessories and props, online since
    1999. Subscriptions allow access to downloads of complete PoserWorld
    archives; CDs also available.
  • Pro MAT Builder 3.0 -
    Free Windows-based utility (VB source code also available) for creating MAT
    pose files.
  • PropsGuild - Large selection of
    poses, characters, clothes, characters for Poser, and including some
    tutorials as well.
  • Rabbit Hole - Home of Martin
    Christgau’s MacConverter, the freeware utility that made converting between
    Mac and PC Poser files possible (for versions below Poser 5). MacConverter
    also features Mac support for .PCF encoding/decoding. Other tools for Poser
    include a Mac Poser file installer, Poser bumpmap filters and optional icons
    for Poser 4 files.
  • RealitysPoison - Characters,
    fetish clothing and textures for V1/2, M1/2 and Koshini.
  • Redemption
    Claim     - Goth/horror-flavored downloads include “infestation” V1
    textures, alternate textures for Davo’s Chega and Nessifer, poses for
    Koshini, Stephanie and others, and a blush prop for Animedoll.
  • The Rendering - Landscape and
    portrait gallery, news on commercial products and free downloads for DAZ
    Millennium figures and clothes: textures, poses and characters with a slight
    emphasis on costume fantasy/sci-fi/horror.
  • Rendervisions - Community site
    for Poser and other 3D applications: forums, store, galleries, free stuff.
  • Right Side of the Brain -
    Tutorials for Poser 4, 2D and 3D galleries, textures and poses.
  • RTEJava (alpha) -
    Mark Davis’ Java clone of Russell Cook’s RTEncoder 1.00 utility (which
    allows sharing of Poser files based off copyrighted materials while
    preserving copyright, much as .PCF did). Because it’s coded in Java, it will
    run on MacOS as well as Windows and other operating systems.
  • RunTime DNA - Community for 3d
    Models, Poser, and Poser related Products, moderated by artist Syyd Raven.
    Forums, tutorials, store and freebies. Home of anime-style original figure
    LaRoo.
  • SagersWeb Design - Random
    menagerie of free props include paint can, parts bin, cannon, sewing
    machine, scroll, combination padlock, mailbox, spring hair clip, swimming
    pool, diving board, pool exit, scepter, Grecian column, vase, baby bottle,
    gilded cupola dome, Christmas ball ornament, coathanger, forest mushrooms,
    plate/bowl/goblet set, Chinese paper lantern, barbells, teardrop, pear,
    orange, peach, apple and medieval mace weapon.
  • Sandy Lodge 3D Graphics
    - Home of Objaction Mover, the original Windows-only .PCF encoding tool for
    copyright-friendly distribution of characters based on commercial figures
    like DAZ Victoria. (For Mac support of .PCF, see Rabbit Hole in this
    category) Tutorials, tips and freebie props of lampposts, dungeon
    accessories, water pump, and pleat skirt.
  • SassyArt Poser4 -
    Clothing pack for Poser 4 models. Sassy Clothing for “Victoria Millenium
    Model”. It consists of 32 dresses, and matching thigh-high socks.
    Requirements: must have Daz3d (Zygote) Victoria Clothing Pack installed.
  • The Saucier
    Pages     - Poser texture map templates, Poser 3 templates are all pretty
    much 1024×1024. The Poser 2 templates are 2500×1250 and the Poser 1
    templates are 1280×640.
  • Sensu-Japan - 3D female
    characters, morphs and poses for Victoria 1/2/3, Posette, Stephanie and
    Dina. [Subscription membership]
  • shadybird - Downloadable
    wallpapers, misc. photography, and free textures for Poser (Vicky 1/2 and
    Michael 1/2 clothing, anime colors for Kozaburo hair).
  • Shar3d - A Poser Resource Sharing Site
    - Poser models, props, clothes, textures and tutorials donated by their
    authors, for sharing with the Poser community.

  • Sharkey’s Gate     - Distinctive collection of props, characters, textures,
    and morphs of sea elf ears and a P3 witch.
  • SilverElf’s Glade -
    Fantasy/anime-themed art and downloads for Koshini and Laroo.
  • Sixus1 Media - One of the largest
    collections of original commercial Poser figures (with an emphasis on
    monsters, aliens and cartoon types). Freebies, galleries, animations and
    forums.
  • Spanki’s Prop Shop - High
    fashion footwear, jewelry and “Scantily Clad Armor.” Galleries and improved
    C4D .obj import/export plugin Riptide.
  • Spatz - Free
    poseable cabinets, cupboards, table, compass, caterpillar, wind turbine,
    door knocker, hillside halfling hole, sci-fi stasis chamber, working abacus,
    chair, river/bridge, checkers set, tree stump, bar/stool set, rough-hewn log
    compound set. Galleries, original music downloads and guestbook.
  • Studio Maya -
    Home of original Asian female Poser figure MayaDoll free for noncommercial
    use, and clothing for her. Over 15 free hair props. Older freebies moved
    offsite but linked to.
  • studio-fabian - Free
    Poser-oriented morph development plugins for Cinema4D users. Symmetry,
    compression, and others.
  • Symbiant: Digital Sapiens -
    Characters/textures for V1/V2, gallery and tutorials on applying textures
    and using UVmapper.
  • Techno Dreamz - Online Poser
    community. Forums, reviews, galleries, and downloads. Free membership.
  • textPuppet - Windows-only
    application for generating Poser animated poses directly from text (it uses
    speech synthesis to create the audio). Multiple languages available as
    add-on packages.
  • Tialise - Galleries and
    downloads of Tialise, Herve and Bishop include Mike and Victoria body
    textures and fantasy/classical clothing textures.
  • Tony Lynch Designs -
    Wooden furniture in Poser and other formats including cabinets, tables,
    chairs, crib, kitchen hutch, bookcases, functional case boxes and wooden
    toys.
  • ToxiCAngeL | Digital Gallery -
    Janne Pitkänen’s gallery of fantasy/goth/sci-fi images inspired by Royo,
    Vallejo, Olivia and Elmore. Some images are licensable. Downloads include
    postwork and lighting tutorials, jewelry, fantasy weaponry, racing helmet,
    wire-rim sunglasses, electric vee guitar, and office furniture.
  • Traugs - Home of the Traugs
    (donationware mushroom-like Poser fantasy figures), free patterns &
    wallpapers.
  • TrekkieGrrrl - Fat Bertha for V3
    and extremely butch Victor for V3 are among a variety of freebies including
    possibly the largest collection of urban trash props, many of which morph to
    crumple (her street scene prop is sold commercially elsewhere). Non-trash
    morphing props include pillows, linens, bedsheets and blankets with multiple
    “people on top/underneath” morphs. Character, clothing and prop textures.
  • Twosword
    - Casual Western and traditional Japanese clothing and props for P4
    male/female.
  • Tygerskins Megastore -
    Fashionable fashions for the discriminating posette hip duds for the Poser
    dude, everything from formal gowns to tee shirt.
  • Universe of Dreams v.2.0
    - Textures for Victoria Bikini Bottom, futuristic tv props, pill prop.
  • 3up3dn - Original casual/sports
    clothing items for Posette, V1/2/3 and M1/2. Sample animations and poses.
  • UVMapper - Steve Cox’s
    Windows/MacOS utility for mapping/remapping 3D models in .OBJ format (such
    as Poser’s). Freeware and commercial versions available.
  • Valentin - Galleries
    of romantic, fantasy and character study-themed renders (some nudity).
    Downloadable romantic textures for SergeMarck’s 19th century dresses and
    fantasy textures for As Shanim’s (Awful Soul’s) fantasy clothing. Looma
    character for V2 and V3.
  • Vanishing Point - Classic
    and new science fiction models/products: spacecraft, aircraft, robots,
    mechas, sets, weapons, characters, costumes. Panel texturing tutorial. Home
    of MAT Pose Creator.
  • Varian’s
    Dreamview     - Long list of links to wings available for Poser characters,
    free and commercial. Downloadable objects: office/studio, houseware,
    outdoor, candles/accessories, wide variety of plants, and geometrics.
    Galleries of angel portraits.
  • Victoria’s Style
    - Original faerie/Native American art wallpapers, links to horror characters
    for dacort’s Natalia figure (free membership to dacort.com required to
    download).
  • Virtual Room - Ralph Elzholz’
    galleries of renders of nature, sci-fi landscapes, room studies. Props for
    download include household items (barstool, pilsner glass, standing mirror,
    beercan, bottle, dish, wine glass, padlock, table lamp), street gas lamp,
    schooner, sailboat, fences and a spaceship.

  • Virtuality Show     - Large, suitable-for-framing renders of people,
    architecture (including reconstructions of the World Trade Center) and rooms
    and futuristic vehicles. Demo reel animations and downloads (tiger
    character, poseable race car helmet, Attic amphora and Sphinx model).
  • Virtually Historical -
    Virtual reconstructions of pre-18th century UK historical buildings and
    sites. Downloads include castle-related props and furniture. [Free
    membership required for downloads]
  • Wadus - UFO, pot/pan and
    skateboarders’ Half Pipe in .3DS format, famous sponge shaped poseable
    cartoon character in .CR2 format.
  • WeirdJuice - Developers of
    MetaForm, a Windows-only Poser Pro Pack/Poser 5 plugin bringing surface
    modeling and fluid animation to Poser. Create organic shapes, figures,
    vehicles, props, architecture and terrain. It allows users to create
    torrents, waterfalls, fountains, explosions and columns of smoke and fire.
    MetaFlow allows the full simulation of these metaballs across an entire
    range of animation, from their emission, deflections off surfaces and
    destruction.
  • WG’s Poser Props -
    Sizeable inventory of Poser-ready household/vehicle/furniture props (poseable)
    free and for sale, with a nod to rural Americana.
  • Whispered Dreams - Free
    poseable animal models in obj format: clownfish, beluga whale, musk ox and
    seal. Links to other sites for animal products for sale, and demonstration
    gallery.
  • Wicked Womyn Productions
    - Xena’s tutorials, freebies, product reviews, gallery, web design services,
    with a slant toward the female figures.
  • Winscape 2001 - Home of
    Pozers Little Helper, a PC tool for creating injection morphs for V3 and
    other figures. Skin and clothing textures for P4, P4 figures with many extra
    morphs, P4 compatible and SL Legacy morphs for Poser, and short tutorials on
    textures and lights. (P3 downloads have been moved offsite)
  • Witches and Wyrms -
    Gallery and support site for Wyrmmaster’s discontinued commercial Dynamic
    Deformer magnet sets for the DAZ Millennium figures.
  • Worldgate2000 -
    Characters for Posette, castles and construction sets, clone chamber tube
    prop, poses and unmapped hair props.
  • Yohuland - Resources for
    anime devotees of Mayadoll; clothing textures, character head morphs,
    clothing items, anime-style render tutorials.
  • Zenwareonline - Home of
    several commercial Windows-only Poser file edit/extractor/export
    applications aimed at product developers: CR2Edit (sophisticated character
    file editor), OBJ Extractor2 (for extracting .OBJ geometries from props,
    characters, hair, etc.), OBJ Relocator (rewrites prop/character/hair files
    to point to different .OBJ locations without disturbing file modification
    date), AlphaZen (batch extracts TIF alpha channels to independent TGA
    files), and BumpZen (imports images and splits them into RGB channels for
    easy exporting of your choice to a bump map).
  • ZetaStudios3D - StefyZZ’s commercial
    site for characters for V2/V3, Michael and the Millennium Kids using hi-res
    photo-based body textures. Currently specializing in matching/complementary
    dual character packs for V2/V3, such as Grand Ma Francesca & Fiammetta.
    Lingerie clothing maps. [Free membership]
  • Zoffbred 3D
    - Freebies include motorcycle, chest freezer, equipment switchbox,
    transformer box, 60s-era ragtop shirt for V3, and dungeon props: stone
    staircase/alcove, prison gate, heavy wood prison door and key, and dungeon
    scene architectural piece.

Gothic Magazines

By Duvy ⋅ March 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
  • Virus! Magazine - your magazine for dark music, fashion and culture, updated every day! news, interviews, reviews, ebm, electro, goth, gothic, gothic, industrial, death, deathrock, doom, black, synthie pop, metal, wave, alternative, punk, hard core, fetish.
  • BlueBlood.net - Includes news on
    gothic music, fashion, and literature, editorials, and a mailing list.
  • Candelabra - Poetry and short
    stories from a small group of members.
  • CheapSkates -
    DIY and tips for frugal fashion, decorating, and lifestyle.
  • The City Morgue -
    Washington, DC based print magazine published bi-monthly that covers what’s
    going on in the Goth/Industrial community, as well as accepting fiction,
    art, and photography.
  • Dark Culture Magazine - A
    monthly publication regarding the darker side of life. Articles, memorials,
    contests, and other features. Formerly the Gothic Preservation Society.
  • Dark Realms
    Magazine     - Articles of gothic and horror interests, including spotlights
    on fashion and dark artists, reviews, interviews, and short fiction.
    Submission information, back issues, and content listings.
  • ExquisiteSoul.net - E-Zine
    covering up and coming alternative artists, writers, musicians and events.
  • From Dust ‘zine -
    Focus on lesser known/obscure artists. Music, visual art, writings, and
    venues.
  • Goth is Dead - Art gallery,
    journal, forums, poetry and prose. Submissions accepted.
  • Goth-A-Billy - Fashion, show
    list, fiction, band list, movies, poetry, FAQ, car photos, and links.
  • Gothic Beauty Magazine -
    Gothic and fetish fashion magazine. Current issue information, advertising
    rates, media and contact information, as well as links and testimonials.
  • Gothic Fairy Tales: For
    Melancholy Children     - Biannual arts and entertainment e-zine featuring
    artwork, poetry, and comics.
  • Gothic.Net - A daily updated
    web-based publication of dark fiction - writings from Poppy Z. Brite,
    Richard Matheson, Ramsey Campbell, and many others published every Monday.
    Available by subscription.
  • GothPunk.com - Gothic and punk
    webzine featuring news, articles, editorials, and quizzes.
  • Guerilla
    Publishing: Sins of the Flesh     - Goth Horror Dark Fantasy Zine published
    by “Guerilla Publishing”. They also distribute a growing range of
    Alternative magazines and comix.
  • HIP Magazine - Late 80’s gothic
    fanzine published by underground poet/writer Vladik Cervantes. Also contains
    his published work.
  • Jade - An underground
    gothic zine.
  • Mars Dust - A multi-genre
    e-zine covering People, Music, Art, and Writing (including book and movie
    reviews, as well as interviews). Good pictures, good content.
  • Morbid Outlook - A gothic
    lifestyle magazine filled with content catering to music, art, fashion,
    fiction.
  • Movement Magazine - An
    interactive gallery featuring the dark, innovative artwork of prominent
    North Florida artists such as Max Micheals, Nathanael Thorin and Alle
    Zivaljevich.
  • Newgrave Magazine
    - Dark and gothic underground magazine. Contact information, ordering, and
    table of contents for the glossy print magazine.
  • The Obscure
    Tapestry     - A collaborative thread of Dark word and Imagery.
  • QRD zine - Read new issues
    plus archived reviews and interviews of many artists from the gothic scene.
  • ROSA SELVAGGIA - Gothic
    alternative Magazine (printed and web-site) and Mail Order (Fashion &
    Music).
  • Severance
    Magazine     - Gothic, industrial, ethereal, ambient, darkwave and
    experimental music. News and reviews, artwork and interviews.
  • This is My Hole
    - News, reviews, music downloads of gothic to noise, and cemetery
    photographs.
  • Ver Sacrum - Articles,
    interviews, reviews, and events pertaining to the Italian gothic scene and
    beyond.

gothic artists

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  • Art of Stephen Kasner - In
    these works, figures float in an air suddenly denser, peopled with spirits
    and thoughts, sensed rather than seen.

  • Art-Nocturne: The Art of Ver Curtiss     - Unique art with a Gothic flair:
    illustration, sculpture, photography, & a few surprises.
  • Autumn, Darkness,
    Monsters (1996)     - a celebration of dark fantasy, Halloween 1996 at UVic
    Visual Arts
  • Candy Apple Black - Preview
    of upcoming comic about a fallen angel with information about movie
    prospects and artwork.
  • Dark
    Chamber     - It has articles on gothic arts, paranormality and legends, an
    image gallery, a horror tales section, many related links and a newsletter.
  • Dark Maiden - The lair of
    dark eroticist and horrorslut, Duana. Features deviant creations like
    photography, art, filmworks, fiction, poetry, articles, essays.
  • Dark Pictures - Gothic Art
    work by Marcel de Jong (Amsterdam 1967). Comic books, comic art,
    photography, and sculpture.
  • Dark’s Art Parlour -
    Specializing in the beautiful and disturbing.
  • The Daughter of
    Darkness     - Dark sensual artwork, photography and writing by duana r.
    anderson featuring goth-erotic and fetish.
  • Dia de los Muertos - Day of the
    Dead     - Dia de los muertos artwork. A brief history of the celebration
    and a link to a site to purchase Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, art
    directly from the artist.
  • Dying Sun dot Net - An eclectic
    collection of dark art of all kinds. A definitive starting place for art of
    a darker vein.
  • Eyes of Chaos - The Dark Art of
    Mike Bohatch     - Specializing in horror illustrations, using digital
    manipulations.
  • Gothic Artwork - Your home
    for dark art, horror props, and sculpture.
  • Grendel’s Den - The dark and
    creepy online world of artist D.E. Christman. Digital fine art,
    illustrations and graphic design.
  • The Imperfect World -
    Dark poetry by the sites creator and many others, artisticly insain pictures
    and stories. Music, gothic, deep thought, insanity.
  • The Lilith Gallery of Toronto
    - Gothic and feminist art that makes you think. Gallery is based in Toronto
    but shows international Neo-Gothic artists like Charles Alexander Moffat and
    Victoria Van Dyke.
  • The Literary Gothic
    - Collection of texts which deal with Gothic literature and resources
    concerning this topic.

  • Michael Rodham-Heaps     - Work of English contemporary artist Michael
    Rodham-Heaps.
  • Myke Amend Studios - Gallery
    containting gothic art, comics, music, literature, photography, and
    animation including the dark comedy comic strip “Some Ghouls Wander by
    Mistake.” A graphic art and design agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Night Magick Art
    E-cards     - Offers free pagan e-cards for holidays, special occasions or
    just because…featuring the dark fantasy art and gothic art of Jessica
    Galbreth.
  • Nightlings 13 - V2.0 - Nightlings
    13 - dark and twisted art, music and poetry of Michael C Winchester.
  • Nothing Infinity
    - A dark art experiment.
  • Obscure Wonders -
    Dark Romanticism - literature, music, movies, comics. Nick Cave, Ann
    Radcliffe and Tim Burton among many others. Philosophical and religious
    discussions of the gothic mystery.
  • Russian Gothic Page - A large
    collection of gothic art, including large images if works by artists such as
    Gustav Dore and Peter Breughel.
  • The Shadow Gallery - The online
    art gallery of Ryan Ulrich including photographies, paintings and a bio.
  • Shmeng - Gothic community. Includes
    artwork, photography, forums, poetry, literature.
  • Sinister Visions - The
    dark art of Chad Savage. Pen, pencil, digital, mixed media, comics and
    photos. Zombo The Clown and the Vampire Carvnival.
  • Spiked Reality - Pen
    and Ink drawings, photography and robots. Some gothic oriented material
  • Tainted Tribe - Images,
    poetry, fonts, backgrounds, themes, screen savers, reviews, and links.
  • TaLamia Gallery - Dark
    art of Alison Tu, aka TaLamia. Contains twisted & disturbing illustrations.
  • Womb of the Dragon - The online
    gallery of Kenny Clark     - The online portfolio of Kenny Clark,
    specializing in highly detailed sandblasted glass of ‘darker’ subject
    matter.
  • Work Of Peter Graves -
    Artwork, writings, and photography.
  • Wycked One Designs - A gallery
    and online store of cemetery, horror, supernatural, nightmarish, undead,
    evil, gothic, dark art and beyond. Also features Ouija Board art.

synthpop

By Duvy ⋅ March 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
  • Anything Box
    - Group based in Los Angeles, CA. Includes free MP3 files, online ordering
    and current events.
  • Attic
    Base     - Based in Salt Lake City, UT. Contains info, news and CDs for
    sale.

  • Blancmange     - Contains a complete discography as well as a mailing list
    offering.
  • Blue October UK
    - English synthpop ensemble on A Different Drum Records.
  • Cosmicity -
    Artist from Detroit, MI. Includes a complete list of releases, photos, links
    to audio samples and latest news.
  • A Covenant
    of Thorns     - Includes biography, discography, official news, free MP3
    files and photos.
  • David
    Vesel     - Inspired by European dance sounds, seasoned with American rock,
    David walks the grey space inbetween. Based in St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Dead Poets
    Society     - Official site features news, biographical information,
    pictures, streaming music, MP3 downloads, and online album purchasing.

  • De/Vision     - Based in Frankfurt, Germany. Includes news, products and
    discography.
  • The
    Dignity of Labour     - Official web site. Melody-driven, 80’s-flavored,
    synthpop band from Denver, CO. Site has MP3s, photos, discography, bio.

  • Droom     - Synthpop band from Canada that some are calling the next New
    Order. Thier debut recording for free download.
  • Eternal Ethos
    - electronic synthpop, with Ambient feelings
  • I Satellite
    - Old-school electro Synthpop New Wave artist similar to late 70’s early
    80’s bands like Ultravox, Japan, John Foxx, Human League, Trans-X,
    Alphaville, and Kraftwerk & using only vintage analog synths.
  • I, Synthesist
    - I, Synthesist is the electro music of Chris Ianuzzi, collaborating with
    multimedia/video artist Anna Krych as well as various other performers to
    create surrealistic, futuristic musical environments that take concerts
    beyond the average.
  • Iris - Group
    based in Texas, includes news, online ordering of CDs, biography and
    discography.

  • Kilna     - Contains news, photographs, lyrics, MP3 files, and message
    board.
  • A Modern
    Effigy     - Based in NYC, the official website contains news and info.

  • Morado     - Morado has spent the last year locked in his studio producing
    music that crosses genres, exploring the boundaries between synthpop,
    darkwave, and hip hop.
  • Mythics, The
    - Official site contains news, info, photos and CDs for sale.

  • NukleoN     - Includes information, MP3s and online ordering of CDs.
  • Null Device
    - Madison, WI, based synthpop duo on Nilaihah Records.

  • Paris By Air     - Contains MP3s, online ordering of CDs and latest news.
  • Round Eyed
    Devil     - Official website contains news, info, photos and free MP3 files.
  • Scurge -
    South Florida synthpop veterans are well-traveled, have impeccable New Wave
    creds, and are a great listen.
  • Simulator
    - Pittsburgh based synthpop group, containing official information, news,
    and photos.

  • Steve Fairnie     - Fansite that contains information, links and history.

  • Sverm Project     - Contains free MP3 downloads of progressive synthpop and
    new age influenced by 80’s pop synthesizer artists/bands like Vangelis,
    Tangerine Dream, Mike Oldfield.
  • Synth Pop Och
    Cyber Kultur     - SPOCK is based in Sweden. Includes online ordering of
    CDs, biography, discography and lyrics.
  • The Tic Tok Men
    - Synthpop/darkwave trio from Portland, OR, covering musical space from
    Kraftwerk to industrial music to ambient.
  • Wave
    in Head     - Group based in Germany. Contains official news, history, CDs,
    links and events.

  • Blake’s Synthpop Page     - Contaings alphabetical listings of over 3,200
    CDs. Includes FAQ, CD trade list, featured artists, new CDs and Kon Kan
    discography.

  • Control-Alt-Delete     - Fan club containing links, news and compilation CD
    information.
  • A Different
    Drum - The Source for Synthpop     - Record label based in Utah, containing
    online ordering and news. Some of their artists include B!Machine, Cosmicity,
    Echoing Green, Faith Assembly, Iris and The Nine.

  • DJ Virto’s Synthpop of the Week     - Contains links and information
    regarding sites and resources.

  • Electric Dreams     - A London nightclub for eighties new wave and synthpop.

  • Energy Rekords/October     - Swedish record label. Some artists include Das
    Ich, Front 242, Front Line Assembly and Iris.
  • Eternity
    Records     - Record label containing artist information, online ordering
    and free items. Some artists include Sissy Prozac, Marcel, Float and Saft.
  • Hand Held Halo
    Records     - Record label based in England. Contains news, free MP3 files
    and online store. Artists include Gebrauche-Musik, Intervox, Seven Words and
    Phear.
  • Hard-to-Find
    Synthpop     - A searchable list of rare music, containing record label
    information.

  • The History Of Synthpop     - Complete with artist information and
    synthesizer model information.

  • Intelligent Communications     - Record label containing news and online
    ordering. Some artists include All for One and Distant Dark Spaces.

  • Jive 55     - Contains detailed information on 55 of the most important new
    wave, new romantic and synthpop artists of the late 70s to late 80s.
  • Kinetic
    Response Records     - A synthpop and electronic on-line music store,
    resource and independent record label. Some of their artists include
    Loveless and Attic Base.
  • Pop
    Academy     - Fanzine located in Japan containing links, news, and artist
    information.

  • Synthphony Records     - Record label based in New York, containing online
    store, news and artist profiles. Some artists include Intact and Shades of
    Grey.
  • Synthpop
    For The Masses     - Includes reviews, artist links and discoveries. Located
    in Austria.

  • The Synthpop Network     - Includes artist links, news, label information,
    club information and a section to listen to music.

  • Synthpop Now     - Contains history, MOD files, links and events.

  • Synthpop Showcase Events     - Event producers/promoters. Some artists
    include Beborn Beton, Secret Secret and Count 2 Infinity.

  • SynthpopNet     - Includes reviews, chat room, links and news.

Band Resources

By Duvy ⋅ March 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

  • Band Contacts - Join or form a band, buy or sell musical equipment, advertise your band, find gigs or find a music resource in your area. All ads are free.
  • Bandname.com - Free classified ads for bands, musicians and the music industry.
  • Chambermusic.co.uk - Classified ads as well as an extensive sheet music database and a concert guide.
  • Eastern Canada Music Classifieds - Free music related classified ads - record labels, booking agents, clubs, bands seeking work, freelance musicians and instruments buy/sell. Atlantic Canada focus.
  • Employment from Musicians Contact - Nationwide employment, jobs, work, referrals, gigs, classifieds, to players and singers, wanted and available.
  • flashrock classifieds - Buy, sell and trade used musical gear using free classifieds.
  • FluteClassifieds Dot Com - Classified advertisement site for flutists.
  • Free Music Classifieds - Free classifieds for musicians, music equipment sales, music industry employment, songwriter opportunities, entertainment employment and concert production staffing.
  • Free Musicians’ Classifieds - Automated classifieds system for musicians and music business professionals.
  • GigFinder - Comprehensive musician’s referral service. Free targeted classified advertising and music industry search engine.
  • Guitars Canada - A Canadian guitar resource site. Free classifieds and information
  • Jerseymusic.com - New Jersey’s local music resource, with free music classifieds & message boards.
  • Localsound.com - Where independent musicians can come and advertise their music, find a gig, find a recording studio, post a classified or link or join a music webring.Provides clubs with a connection to bands who need gigs and bands with conections to industry promoters and recording studios.
  • MeetNewPlayers.com - International ‘musician to musician’ contact resource covering all styles of musical performance.
  • The Muse’s Muse - Classifieds for Songwriters
  • Music & Audio Classifieds - Music classified ads. Business opportunities, for sale instruments, musical acts available and wanted.
  • Music Collectors.com - Classifieds for hard to find Albums, Compact Discs, Cassettes, and Music Memorabilia.
  • Musicians Hot Line - Get information on musicians, instruments and trade shows, and browse the music classifieds section.
  • Musicians WebSearch Classifieds - Musicians free classified ads and all-original music in Shockwave streaming audio.
  • Musicmates - New Zealand - Find musicians or bands in New Zealand. Place free musical equipment classifieds.
  • Partysounds UK Bands and Musicians Ads - Free musicians classified ads and a large searchable database of uk bands. Useful for bookers and musicians
  • Portland, Oregon, Auditions - Openings for singers in original music recording project. Wanted: musicians for two established working bands. Pop, R&B, dance music, techno, and variety.