Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts is a UK-based musician best known for his work with Sex Gang Children, the influential gothic rock and post-punk outfit that emerged from London’s early 1980s Batcave scene. As a key member of the band, Roberts helped define the darker, atmospheric sound that characterized the group’s approach to post-punk, blending gothic sensibilities with experimental production techniques that would influence alternative and electronic music for decades to come.

Though Sex Gang Children’s initial studio output was limited, their singles and compilation appearances became essential reference points for the gothic rock and post-punk movements. Roberts has continued to contribute to the band’s periodic reunions and new recordings since the early 1990s, maintaining their legacy as pioneers of the darker end of the post-punk spectrum and demonstrating the enduring appeal of their moody, atmospheric sound to successive generations of electronic and alternative music listeners.