NO WAVE


'No Wave' was a short-lived but influential art music and art scene that thrived briefly in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk subculture. The term ''No Wave'' is in part satiric wordplay rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre. The term also highlights the music's experimental nature: ''No Wave'' music belonged to no fixed style or genre.
In many ways, ''No Wave'' is not a clearly definable musical genre with consistent features. Various groups drew on such disparate styles as funk, jazz, blues, punk rock, avant garde, and experimental. There are, however, some elements common to most No Wave music, such as abrasive atonal sounds, repetitive driving rhythms, and a tendency to emphasize musical texture over melody. No wave lyrics often focused on nihilism and confrontation. No Wave is often better defined in terms of the artistic environment in which it thrived and the character of performances typical to its context. No Wave performances drew heavily on performance art and as a result were often both highly theatrical and minimalistic in their renditions.
Also during this time, there was a period of No Wave Cinema which was an underground film movement in the East Village. No Wave filmmakers included Amos Poe, John Lurie, Vivienne Dick, Scott B and Beth B, and led to the Cinema of Transgression and work by Nick Zedd and Richard Kern. Late outliers of this movement included groups such as Skeleton Key, Cop Shoot Cop, VPN and others.
No Wave had an notable influence on noise and industrial bands who formed after, like Big Black, Lev Six, Helmet, and Live Skull. The Theoretical Girls heavily influenced early Sonic Youth, who then emerged from this scene by creating music-as-art that eventually reached mass audiences and critical acclaim.
Also for new bands like Liars, Ex Models, Neptune, Erase Errata the influence of the No Wave scene was important. The Brian Eno-produced album ''No New York'' is perhaps the best example of this genre, featuring songs by Mars, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, DNA and The Contortions.[1]
Simon Reynolds, author of ''Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984'', wrote:
''And although "affection" is possibly an odd word to use in reference to a bunch of nihilists, I do feel fond of the No Wave people. James Chance's music actually stands up really well, I think; there are great moments throughout Lydia Lunch's long discography, and Suicide's records are just beautiful. (Listen to James Chance & the Contortions, "Contort Yourself," 1979; and Suicide, "Touch Me," 1980.)''[2]


Contents
List of No Wave artists
See also
References
External links

List of No Wave artists




★ Glenn Branca

★ Bush Tetras

★ Rhys Chatham

★ Come On

★ The Contortions/James Chance

★ Dark Day

★ DNA

★ 8-Eyed Spy

★ Friction

★ Futants

★ J. G. Thirlwell

★ Konk

★ Lydia Lunch

★ Mars

★ Massacre

★ Model Citizens

★ Judy Nylon

★ The Phosphenes


★ Raybeats

★ Red Transistor

★ Marc Ribot

★ Rosa Yemen

★ Scissor Shock

★ Sharon Cheslow

★ Sick Dick and the Volkswagens

★ Sonic Youth

★ The Static

★ Suicide

★ Swans

★ Teenage Jesus & the Jerks

★ Theoretical Girls

★ Ut

★ Von Lmo

★ Y Pants

See also



★ 3rd Bridge

★ Battles

★ The Birthday Party

★ Blurt

★ Boredoms

★ Dazzling Killmen

★ Live Skull

★ John Lurie and The Lounge Lizards

★ Love of Diagrams

★ Moodswinger

★ Rat At Rat R

★ ZE Records

★ Scott Crary

★ The Flying Luttenbachers

References


1. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31364/Interview_Interview_James_Chance
2. http://www.slate.com/id/2137333/entry/2137334/?nav=tap3

External links



★ No Wave at AllMusicGuide

★ New York No Wave Photo Archive

★ Official Myspage page for "Llik your idols", a documentary about the Cinema of Transgression & the No Wave scene

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