...a little bit punk, a little bit funk, a little bit art, a little bit trash....

"Stuck between Punk Rock noise and New Wave explorations, the No Wave scene was born in New York where it lived a short life in tight connection with downtown's avant-garde artistic crowd. Mostly an attitude towards music, it was characterized by the refusal of traditional Rock 'n' Roll format (chords, chorus...) and the incorporation of exterior influences such as Free Jazz (the Loft Scene), contemporary and black music (funk, disco)." MORE: http://www.tigersushi.com...re/126.htm

Check out the legendary bands of the No Wave music scene: http://nowave.pair.com/no_wave/

I think I TOTALLY missed this party.





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[This message was edited Wed Jul 14 20:26:52 2004 by endorphin74]

i missed it the first time around, but i got some comps over the past year and the no-wave stuff is AWESOME. this movement spawned talking heads and sonic youth, so i got lotsa love for no-wave.

Anxiety said:

that sounds like a mixed CD waiting to happen!

endorphin74 said:

subtle.

Anxiety said:

I love this shit too Anx.. james white & the contortions, teenage Jesus, DNA, MARS,Theorectical Girls, Bush tetras. I used to listen to the No New York incessantly on vynl for years until I bought the expensive but worth it Japanese import CD. If anybody's that's curious thats a must purchase.This LP produced by Briano Eno showcases the creme dela creme of the then current NY No Wave bands. hear James White sing a true punk funk version of James brown's When You touch me , listen as Lydia Lunch warble about being "treated like Sharon Tate", Arto Lindsay a Don Knotts look a like knocking out shards of guitar beauty while japanese drummer Ikue Mori pummels away on drums.I just got the early works of DNA just yesterday btw.Good stuff.
[This message was edited Wed Jul 14 23:31:08 2004 by PhilG]

PhilG said:

i need to dig deeper into no-wave...i think it's fascinating that such an explosion of great music was confined to such a minor lil' hipster craze in downtown NYC for such a brief time. i'm reading the sonic youth bio "confusion is next" right now, and it's as much of a document of the no-wave scene as it is a book about the band...really interesting and cool stuff...and i gotta get that eno comp!

Anxiety said:

Fuck subtlety.

Hey Anx! Can I have one too? I could burn you whatever you think is interesting from my catalogue...

I have a new Bjork track offa the new album, fi.

gooeythehamster said:

Yes...and? Details please.

gooeythehamster said:

well, that's certainly a start.

GangstaFam said:

it's niiiiice

endorphin74 said:

endorphin74 said:

I want some niceness!