Recommend some No Wave Music

Washing Machine · 07.01.2006, 05:55 PM

Okay I'm of course a huge Sonic Youth fan and i've just started to get the early 80's albums (its taken a while, I used to not be able to stand listening to anything before 'Evol' but now i find myself enjoying 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Confusion' and the first EP) So now i've consumed and digested the early SY work i'm becoming curious about the work of their fellow 'No-Wave' contempories! any suggestions?

HaydenAsche · 07.01.2006, 05:56 PM

DNA
Mars

or more modern stuff:
ARAB ON RADAR
Hospitals
KK RAMPAGE

acousticrock87 · 07.01.2006, 05:57 PM

James Chance & the Contortions
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Bush Tetras (sort of)

nomadicfollower · 07.01.2006, 05:59 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_wave

Scroll down for a list of no wave artists.

Washing Machine · 07.01.2006, 06:01 PM

any particular songs would also be helpfull

HaydenAsche · 07.01.2006, 06:02 PM

Well, I'm not really into the old no wave stuff but I really dig Arab on Radar and KK Rampage.

Check out the following AOR songs:
God is Dad
Biggest Little Prick In The Union
Herpes Simplex 2
My Mind Is A Muffler

www.myspace.com/kkrampage

Pookie · 07.01.2006, 06:03 PM

This is an excellent starting point.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...lance&n=229816

acousticrock87 · 07.01.2006, 06:06 PM

Bush Tetras - Snakes Crawl
James Chance - My Infatuation...Pretty much anything by him, though...Just depends on the version.

Also note that No Wave isn't necessarily going to sound anything like early Sonic Youth.

Washing Machine · 07.01.2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by acousticrock87

Also note that No Wave isn't necessarily going to sound anything like early Sonic Youth.

Well im not really expecting it to, but im told (and from the small amount i've listened to) that a lot of it does have that free/aletoric (sometimes atonal) feel that the early SY albums had. I've heard a few Swans pieces buts that about it. I just figured some of the guys on here might be well versed in it and could point me to the highlights!

Danny Himself · 07.01.2006, 06:43 PM

There was a great band called.. uh... Sonic Youth I think. Their first two records were pretty no wave.

IntoTheGroovey · 07.01.2006, 06:47 PM

If you can find No New York pick that up it's great. I also have these two compilations called new york noise volume I and II which have some really good no wave stuff on them. They're kind of pricy though.

Washing Machine · 07.01.2006, 06:52 PM

Yeah I've heard of that 'No New York' CD, i'll have to try an find it and thanks Hayden, i've just been listening to KK Rampage on My Space, they are an incredable band!

luxinterior · 07.01.2006, 09:38 PM

DNA are great, as is James Chance. I am not familiar with any very current bands that are said to be No Wave.

And if you want to go in a slightly different direction, try the Birthday Party. Sometimes they are classified as No Wave, sometimes not. Mostly people are content to just call them Post-Punk, although that tells you nothing at all about what they sound like. Whenever I go on a Birthday Party listening spree, the only Sonic Youth album I feel like listening to is Bad Moon Rising. And you probably already know about Lydia Lunch since you've listened to that album. So just go from there.

acousticrock87 · 07.01.2006, 10:28 PM

I think No Wave is techincally dead, kind of like Grunge. It was just a name given to a few bands that didn't have a whole lot in common, aside from one or two aspects, and eventually it earned it's way into new or existing genres. So the name only ended up referring to the first handful of bands.

luxinterior · 07.01.2006, 10:45 PM

Exactly--to imply that the Contortions sound anything like DNA by calling them both No Wave is just misleading. I wouldn't want to do that.

acousticrock87 · 07.01.2006, 10:50 PM

Ya quite honestly, I hate DNA. And James Chance is one of my favorite musicians of all time. It's more an era/movement than a genre.

HaydenAsche · 07.01.2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Washing Machine

Yeah I've heard of that 'No New York' CD, i'll have to try an find it and thanks Hayden, i've just been listening to KK Rampage on My Space, they are an incredable band!

www.myspace.com/arabonradar
www.myspace.com/ntelos
www.myspace.com/madeinmexico

Check it.

acousticrock87 · 07.01.2006, 10:55 PM

Actually I don't think I ever listened to AoR. They're pretty awesome.

HaydenAsche · 07.01.2006, 11:00 PM

They make me wanna have sex. So dirty. So violent. So beautiful.

m^a(t)h · 07.01.2006, 11:39 PM

i hate arab on radar, they seem very stuck up...

07.01.2006, 05:55 PM	#1
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Okay I'm of course a huge Sonic Youth fan and i've just started to get the early 80's albums (its taken a while, I used to not be able to stand listening to anything before 'Evol' but now i find myself enjoying 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Confusion' and the first EP) So now i've consumed and digested the early SY work i'm becoming curious about the work of their fellow 'No-Wave' contempories! any suggestions? __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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07.01.2006, 05:56 PM	#2
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	DNA Mars or more modern stuff: ARAB ON RADAR Hospitals KK RAMPAGE __________________ rip
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07.01.2006, 05:57 PM	#3
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	James Chance & the Contortions Teenage Jesus and the Jerks Bush Tetras (sort of)
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07.01.2006, 05:59 PM	#4
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_wave Scroll down for a list of no wave artists.
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07.01.2006, 06:01 PM	#5
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	any particular songs would also be helpfull __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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07.01.2006, 06:02 PM	#6
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Well, I'm not really into the old no wave stuff but I really dig Arab on Radar and KK Rampage. Check out the following AOR songs: God is Dad Biggest Little Prick In The Union Herpes Simplex 2 My Mind Is A Muffler www.myspace.com/kkrampage __________________ rip
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07.01.2006, 06:03 PM	#7
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	This is an excellent starting point. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...lance&n=229816
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07.01.2006, 06:06 PM	#8
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Bush Tetras - Snakes Crawl James Chance - My Infatuation...Pretty much anything by him, though...Just depends on the version. Also note that No Wave isn't necessarily going to sound anything like early Sonic Youth.
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07.01.2006, 06:43 PM	#10
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	There was a great band called.. uh... Sonic Youth I think. Their first two records were pretty no wave.
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07.01.2006, 06:47 PM	#11
IntoTheGroovey bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 197	If you can find No New York pick that up it's great. I also have these two compilations called new york noise volume I and II which have some really good no wave stuff on them. They're kind of pricy though. __________________ The owls are not what they seem.
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07.01.2006, 06:52 PM	#12
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Yeah I've heard of that 'No New York' CD, i'll have to try an find it and thanks Hayden, i've just been listening to KK Rampage on My Space, they are an incredable band! __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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07.01.2006, 09:38 PM	#13
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	DNA are great, as is James Chance. I am not familiar with any very current bands that are said to be No Wave. And if you want to go in a slightly different direction, try the Birthday Party. Sometimes they are classified as No Wave, sometimes not. Mostly people are content to just call them Post-Punk, although that tells you nothing at all about what they sound like. Whenever I go on a Birthday Party listening spree, the only Sonic Youth album I feel like listening to is Bad Moon Rising. And you probably already know about Lydia Lunch since you've listened to that album. So just go from there. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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07.01.2006, 10:28 PM	#14
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I think No Wave is techincally dead, kind of like Grunge. It was just a name given to a few bands that didn't have a whole lot in common, aside from one or two aspects, and eventually it earned it's way into new or existing genres. So the name only ended up referring to the first handful of bands.
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07.01.2006, 10:45 PM	#15
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	Exactly--to imply that the Contortions sound anything like DNA by calling them both No Wave is just misleading. I wouldn't want to do that. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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07.01.2006, 10:50 PM	#16
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Ya quite honestly, I hate DNA. And James Chance is one of my favorite musicians of all time. It's more an era/movement than a genre.
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07.01.2006, 10:55 PM	#18
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Actually I don't think I ever listened to AoR. They're pretty awesome.
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	They make me wanna have sex. So dirty. So violent. So beautiful. __________________ rip
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m^a(t)h expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,204	i hate arab on radar, they seem very stuck up...
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