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No wave was an avant-garde music genre and visual art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in Downtown New York City. [4] [5] The term was a pun based on the rejection of commercial new wave music. [6]
- No wave cinema
No wave cinema was an underground filmmaking movement that...
- Post-no wave
Post-no wave is a form of experimental rock music that...
- No wave cinema
No wave cinema was an underground filmmaking movement that flourished on the Lower East Side of New York City [4] from about 1976 to 1985.
No wave was an avant-garde music genre and visual art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in Downtown New York City. The term was a pun based on the rejection of commercial new wave music.
Post-no wave is a form of experimental rock music that emerged from, or drew its inspiration from, the no wave scene. It's considered to have arisen after the disintegration of the original scene in 1980, expanding beyond its New York City boundaries.
- Teenage Jesus and The Jerks
- James Chance and The Contortions
- Mars
- D.N.A.
- Sonic Youth
- Swans
Arguably the first ever No Wave band, it was founded in 1976 by then sixteen year old Lydia Lunch who did the vocals and guitar, Teenage Jesus is one of the best known early No Wave groups. They had a harsh, minimalist sound with a driving rhythm under Lunch’s apocalyptic vocals occasionally augmented by dissonant saxophone solos. Bradley Field was...
Founded in 1977, the Contortions had more of a funk and free jazz influence than Teenage Jesus and the two bands often played together. James Chance was the frantic, energetic vocalist and saxophone player, while George Scott III played bass, Adele Bertei was on acetone organ, Don Christiansen on drums, Jody Harris on guitar and Pat Place on slide ...
Founded in 1975 by a group of artists with no prior knowledge of music, Mars was characterized by repetitive rhythms, loud, explosive vocals and chaotic dual guitars. The band played at such famous underground New York clubs as CBGB’sand Max’s Kansas City. They broke up in 1978 but thanks to Lydia Lunch’s private label, Widowspeak Productions, thei...
Taking their name from a song by Mars, D.N.A. formed in 1977 with Robin Crutchfield on organ and vocals, Arto Lindsay on guitar and vocals, Tim Wright on bass and Ikue Ile on drums. Their first album, A Taste of DNA, was only ten minutes long and recorded by American Clavé and released on the Rough Trade label in 1980. The dissonant organ, screechi...
Perhaps the most famous band to spring from the No Wave scene, Sonic Youth wasn’t featured on the No New York album but the influence it had on them is clear when you hear their first few albums. They formed in 1981 with Lee Renaldo and Thurston Moore on guitar and vocals, Kim Gordon on bass and vocals and Jim Scavulnos on drums and were signed to ...
Founded in 1982 by Michael Gira, who has been the bands only consistent member, Swans have a noisy, confrontational rhythm based sound with most of the vocals being yelled or chanted over loud and repetitive riffs. They are the only No Wave group besides Sonic Youth to last decades and they are still playing today, albeit with a different lineup an...
No wave was a short-lived avant-garde music and art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in downtown New York City.
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Feb 6, 2023 · Visceral, raw, liberating, no wave is considered New York’s last cohesive, experimental, avant-rock movement. Born in the low-rent district of Manhattan’s lower East Side in 1978, no wave lasted only until 1981. But its influence has proven more long-lasting than the movement itself.
