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New Wave Vs No Wave
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Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:56 amby devildog
What is the difference between these two music labels? I'd look up No Wave on All Music Guide but it might be the next millenium before the right page comes up. I always assumed No Wave was the return of guitar oriented bands in the mid-80s. Am I close?
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Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:17 amby bpdp3
To my knowledge, The "No Wave" movement revolved around late 70's/early 80's NYC.
Brian Eno produced a compilation entitled "No New York" which featured groups that were the start of the whole scene: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (early Lydia Lunch), DN
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Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:56 amby Cheetos
Chalk a vote up for New Wave. I think the NO stands for no good. [:D]
I bought an LP "Live at the Speed Trials" featuring Lydia Lunch, Sonic Youth, Swans, etc. Also the Beastie Boys before they when rap. Is god awful noise.
Strangely, I heard first
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Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:54 amby i_like_lectric_motors
Here's a good description I found online:
No Wave was a short-lived, avant-garde offshoot of '70s punk, based almost entirely in New York City's Lower East Side from about 1978-1982. Like the post-punk movement that was primarily centered in Britain, n
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Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:39 amby devildog
Thanks All! I guess I was way off! Good to get this clarified.