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Ethereal wave also called ethereal darkwave ethereal goth or simply ethereal is a subgenre of dark wave music and is variously described as gothic romantic and otherworldly. Developed in the early 1980s in the UK as an outgrowth of gothic rock ethereal was mainly represented by 4AD bands such as Cocteau Twins and early guitar-driven Dead Can Dance.“Known for its slick gauzy package design and quasi-Gothic bands invariably described as Ethereal (q.v.