Insects in Gothic Culture
Submitted by Fael on August 22, 2005 - 10:48pm.
I was Googling "Cultural Entomology" with a 24-hour-candyapple-martini hangover, and I found this.
The Metamorphisis
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/metamorphosis/
...and a question:
Does anyone know any goth songs with Insect themes? Any gothic poems, pictures or alternative media with insect themes? Spiderlore? Creepy crawly mythologies?
I'm not really doing any formal research, more just a burnt coffee ponderance...
Submitted by tweak275 on May 28, 2007 - 10:45pm.
I know we are digging back into the "classic rock" genre (but SwoopGuy started it), but who can forget the Who's " Boris The Spider", which had an arguably "Gothic" overtone to it ( it was certainly "anti-pop" for its time).
There is also Zombie Girl's "Creepy Crawler" , not sure it has reference to bugs though, but the title kind of implies it.
Mission Uk's "Butterfly on the Wheel"
Also there is the German Darkwave band "Umbra Et Imago". "Imago" is from my understanding the final stage of metamorphises(sp) of butterflies and moths.
In Skinny Puppy's new album "Myth Maker", the song "Haze" has the line "death feels like the butterfly" and has a song called "Pedafly" (not sure if there is such a bug as "pedafly". This is Skinny Puppy we are talking about! LOL)
And there are album covers that may qualify: Delerium's "Karma" album has dragonflies in artwork and I think the Delerium interactive website has bugs as gif icons (haven't been there in awhile).
I hope some or all of these may be useful to you.
Submitted by Puck on September 3, 2005 - 3:25pm.
Uh, we counting EMB? If so, Maggot by Angel Spit.
Submitted by Fael on August 28, 2005 - 12:24pm.
Ziggy! Nice choice!
Frantic smiles and high-fives inside.
All sorts of honey sweetness....
...and...
KABOoM!
*smoke clears*
Check this collection out:
http://www.bajema.com/insects/
Submitted by SwoopGuy on August 27, 2005 - 8:31am.
Will early Bowie fit into the mix? I know Bowie is loved by many goths, but was labeled as "Glam Rock" or "Glam Punk" in the early days. Regardless, I offer the submission of Ziggy Stardust.
So where were the Spiders
While the flies tried to break our balls
Lullaby was the first song to popped into my head, but Val beat me to it. (Damn you, foiled agian!!! *waves fist madly*)
Submitted by Atratus on August 27, 2005 - 1:54am.
Heh... this all reminds me about the Province comparing me to a "pill bug".
Submitted by Fael on August 25, 2005 - 3:17pm.
At this point in my "research", any vague tie in will do ie. metaphors, analogies, freudian slips?
So far I have found:
Rasputina - Five Fleas
Download - Moths
Download - Flight of Luminous Insects
Moonspell - Butterfly Effect
Nox Arcana - Mythos
Xorcist - Insecticide
Xorcist - Spider
Graeme Revell - The Insect Musicians
Die Warzau - Insect
The Mission - Spider and the Fly
Bauhaus - In the Flast Flields ( the guitars remind me of bugs...how's that for a stretch)
tacking on:
Cure - Lullaby
Bauhaus - Wasp
Assemblage 23 - King of Insects
(hesitantly :P ) System of a down - Spiders
Switchblade Symphony - Cocoon
More to come as my compulsiveness ensues....
Submitted by MidLman on August 24, 2005 - 6:36pm.
[b][/b]Hmm...
Do you mean actual insect themes? ie songs about insects? Or songs that use metaphors or make references about insects?
The only ones that comes to mind off the top of my head are [color=cyan]King of Insects by Assemblage 23[/color], and also [color=cyan]Spiders by SOAD[/color](though that's not really gothy) . Of course, neither of these are actually about insects, but they do make references. Hence my question.
oh yes, and [color=cyan]Cocoon by Switchblade Symphony[/color].
Submitted by Valerian on August 24, 2005 - 8:15am.
I'm half-awake right now but all that comes to mind is The Cure's "Lullaby" and Bauhaus' very short "Wasp" off the Burning From The Inside album. I'm sure there must be tons more. Just not enough caffeine yet...