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Why did 80's sounding dream pop like Cocteau Twins and A.R. Kane die off? I know the conventional answer is that it evolved into shoegaze, but there's a kind of magic in the early stuff that's been forgotten since then. If I had to describe it, I'd say it's a kind of hazy, mysterious quality that characterizes it. Prominent in bands like The Durutti Column and Pram, as well as Pale Cocoon. It appears to be a mainly UK-based sound.
Do you know what I mean? Are there any bands out there that still produce similar music?
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>>74988716
>hazy, mysterious quality
Not all of the bands you mentioned are ethereal wave, but you're thinking of ethereal wave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv9bC_ztLBw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxv7z5VASSQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpqMnDNOWAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqKDhmR8l1M
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Interesting question. Listening to Dead Can Dance link I first think of Enya and New Age-y stuff from the UK.
I guess New Age just hit a crazy peak in the late late 80s (they even made a Best New Age Album category for the Grammy's according to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New-age_music)
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