Japanese goth and post-punk

[Nymphet Dolly]

I'm sure some of you are familiar with the Japanese goth and post-punk scene, at least I hope. Anyways, I'm not referring to bands such as Malice Mizer etc, but moreso bands like Phaidia, and Porcelain, G-Schmitt etc...
If you haven't heard some of the music in this scene, then check out the links below heart

Phaidia
Sex Android
黒色エレジー
G-Schmitt

The ones linked are some of my personal favorites, but there are a lot of good ones out there!

(I really hope someone posts so I don't feel so alone in this redface )

[Metronome]

You can't handle my Malice Mizer collection, son.

My super-embarrassing Malice Mizer collection. gonk

[Nymphet Dolly]

Hey now, I like my fair share of Malice Mizer redface

[Metronome]

If that's the case, I will sell you my vinyl at extortionist prices.

[Nymphet Dolly]

Oh dear~

[antique sea smoke]

[Nymphet Dolly]

I suppose you can never go wrong with some BUCK-TICK. Atsushi's voice is rather mesmerizing heart

[Metronome]

I still have a copy of Darker Than Darkness Style '93.

I wonder if I'd still like it if I listened to it.

[Nymphet Dolly]

I love that album, although Kurutta Taiyou and Taboo will always top my list!
Also, this seems to be turning into some kind of BT discussion...oh well.

[CircIe of the Tyrants]

[Nymphet Dolly]

sleep my dear is great heart I'm beginning to think I should make a completely different topic for oldschool visual kei now!

[Black Nimbus]

Satanyanko was pretty cool

[Shadowolf]

Yeah, well, I love anything post-punk =3 Always trying to dig this s**t up from all corners! I haven't heard of Porcelain, though -- will have to dig up!

Random stuff: (incl. goth, new wave, dark neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, old school ebm, minimal wave, atmospheric indie, etc)
Zelda
Fiction
Sarasvati
Pale Cocoon
Mother Goose
Yapoos
Sodom
Lloy
Das Gemeine
Nubile
Chance Operation
Funeral Party
アドバルーンズ
Eins:Vier
Bardo Thodol
Theatre of Cyrene
Cali≠Gari
Lewisite
Soft Ballet
Jail Meating
Kousokuya
Surrealistic Men
Syoko
Kilhi+Ice
Pride of Mind
DRP
Sympathy Nervous
Tomo Akikawabaya
Lab. the Basement
Sakurai Atsushi (of Buck-Tick) (his solo album was written by lots of goth/post-industrial artists - members of Cocteau Twins, Clan of Xymox, Foetus, Pig, The Mission, etc)

Revivalists:
Plasticzooms
Purple
Lilies and Remains
Psysalia Psysalis Psyche
Syrup16g
Ogre You a*****e
Downy
The Novembers
Burger Nuds
Killing Boy
101a
Dive (not to be confused with DIIV, another shoegaze act from New York)
13th Moon
Satanyanko

And yeah, I actually don't discount Malice Mizer from goth entirely. They've definitely touched on the actual genre in few tunes, like in "Le Ciel" which is very dream pop.

Got plenty more names I could share (as well as other recommendations from Asia, esp. China), and would love to hear of more from others =3

[Shadowolf]

This is a cool obscure compilation too, consisting of Western and Japanese musicians making upbeat dream pop and synthy twee kinda stuff. Everyone on here really sounds like they were influenced by Cranes and Strawberry Switchblade.

http://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Pretty+Pop

They made some other comps I haven't gotten around to hunting down yet.