Halo Star
darkwave Gothic dark ambient ambient experimental


Black Tape for a Blue Girl is an American darkwave group formed in 1986 in California, United States. Their music incorporates elements of darkwave, ethereal wave, gothic rock, ambient and neoclassical darkwave music. Fronted by Projekt Records' Sam Rosenthal, the band's line-up has changed significantly over time. The current lineup has Rosenthal on programming, guitar and keyboards, Jon DeRosa ( Aarktica) on vocals, and Henrik Meierkord on strings. The most notable former members of the band are Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls) on percussion, guitar & bass, and vocalists Athan Maroulis (ex-Spahn Ranch), Nicki Jaine, and long time vocalists, Oscar Herrera & Elysabeth Grant. The style of Black Tape for a Blue Girl is generally described as "gothic", though their long catalog of music does not often gel with all of the contemporary standards of gothic music over time. The lyrics are by Rosenthal himself and explores powerful emotions of love, vulnerability, isolation, loss, jealousy, and passion. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.