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Jul 6, 2015 · So dive into this guide to five of the best no wave albums, and see what feedback-laden rabbit hole it sucks you down. Various Artists – No New York. (1979; Antilles) Any and all awareness of no wave, outside of a small group of weirdos in the ’70s in New York, can be attributed pretty much directly to No New York.
The greatest No Wave albums of all time, as voted by RYM/Sonemic users.
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.
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- Sonic Youth - Live in Brooklyn 2011. August 18, 2023. Alternative Rock, No Wave, Noise Rock, Art Rock. 83 8 reviews.
- Sonic Youth - Walls Have Ears. February 9, 2024. Noise Rock, No Wave. 82 7 reviews. Spotify.
- A Place To Bury Strangers - A Place To Bury Strangers. August 7, 2007. Noise Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Punk, No Wave, Industrial. 78 9 reviews.
- Gilla Band - Most Normal. October 7, 2022. Noise Rock, Industrial Rock, Experimental Rock, No Wave. 77 15 reviews. Spotify.
Mar 10, 2014 · The no wave bands took all of the Lower East Side’s sucking emptiness, its lawlessness, its traumas, violence and dread, its funny tragedies, its broken psychogeography, and all the inertia...
Aug 9, 2017 · Incredible bands from around the East Coast are still doing authentic no wave—among them are Zs, Pill, Palm and Horse Lords. For a style that implies timelessness, it’s expected, though still really exciting, that current bands are interpreting no wave in such a fresh, new fashion.
Jul 16, 2015 · Born in the lofts and bedsits of downtown New York City and committed to tearing down convention in the rift between sound, music and art, no wave has become something of a musical metaphor, abstracted from a recognisable canon by its elusive, anarchic quality.
