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New Wave / Punk forebears...
- Thread starter Muddslide
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I love this thread!!
Other people know Throbbing Gristle and Clock Dva
At this period I was also listening Coil.
And then discovered Ministry and NIN
A friend of mine was a DJ in a nightclub, and I convinced him to play some of their songs. Almost nobody knew them in France. It was fun to see all the people becoming totally crazy and dancing like fools
Other people know Throbbing Gristle and Clock Dva
At this period I was also listening Coil.
And then discovered Ministry and NIN
A friend of mine was a DJ in a nightclub, and I convinced him to play some of their songs. Almost nobody knew them in France. It was fun to see all the people becoming totally crazy and dancing like fools
I love this thread!!
Other people know Throbbing Gristle and Clock Dva
At this period I was also listening Coil.
And then discovered Ministry and NIN
A friend of mine was a DJ in a nightclub, and I convinced him to play some of their songs. Almost nobody knew them in France. It was fun to see all the people becoming totally crazy and dancing like fools
I bet so many people were confused haha.
Another modern band, learning from the likes of one of the greatest eras of music. *Same label as Wymond's album*
Hey--cool to get turned onto Wymond Miles and Slug Guts! Never heard either band and they sound killer! If you had told me these tracks were from albums released in 1983 I would totally believe it.
And I mean that in the best possible way!
And I mean that in the best possible way!
lovin' this thread too......picking up all sorts of neat s*~t. next to Bad Brains (Darryl Jenifer - huge influence, monster player) this is my 2nd favorite punk band of all-time, these ladie's were fierce. (another tune I talked our band into covering).
Bad Brains were a big deal for me as well. Rock For Light, I Against I...great stuff. Love how they could turn on a tight dime from blistering HC to dub reggae in a split second.
Red Aunts are killer too. Sheesh, I hadn't thought of them for years.
Cool to see Raincoats mentioned too!
That's one other thing about this era and these genres of music that shouldn't be overlooked...not only did bass really come to the foreground in a lot of these bands, but there was much more female involvement and inclusion than there really had before in the world of pop/rock. Red Aunts, Raincoats, Slits...kind of the germinating seed of the later Riot Grrrl movement.
Yar, I remember first hearing Wymond in random on my ipod, and thinking it was something from an older era (until I checked to see what artist it was). I get a total Echo & the Bunnymen vibe from him, and I think even on one of the youtube links someone else mentioned them as well.
Same thing when I first heard Protomartyr in random on my ipod, I almost thought I was hearing some older Nick Cave & the Badseeds material I wasn't overly familiar with.
I saw Bad Brains maybe ten or so years ago back at the legendary Toad's Place in New Haven CT off of Yale campus. The band was exceptionally tight, but H.R was definitely under the influence of something. He missed so many vocals, and was laying down on his back singing at one point. Needless to say I will never forget the show for that very reason.
Those bands had major coconuts, and produced some of my favorite material of the era. I play Slits - Cut album on a pretty regular basis. Definitely groundbreaking and extraordinarily influential.
I'm sure everyone knows these girls by now, as they are raved about extensively since releasing their debut LP, but Savages are the modern torch bearers of the spirit of the previously mentioned bands.
Also not fully female, but I totally dig this band as well. More on the punk side of the spectrum.
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my favorite of the modern day torch bearer's. Next to QOTSA, best live show I've seen in last 2 yrs. blistering perfection.
ha, a lot of good new bands that I didn't know !!
Here something from the 90's. When I heard it I really felt some vibes of olders band I liked a lot but with a modern approach. I'm talking of the great and dark Mezzanine album from Massive Attack (with Liz Fraser from Cocteau Twins singing on some songs) :
And QOTSA is one of my major discoveries of the last years. Great great band !! Hope I'll have the opportunity to see them live one day.
Here something from the 90's. When I heard it I really felt some vibes of olders band I liked a lot but with a modern approach. I'm talking of the great and dark Mezzanine album from Massive Attack (with Liz Fraser from Cocteau Twins singing on some songs) :
And QOTSA is one of my major discoveries of the last years. Great great band !! Hope I'll have the opportunity to see them live one day.
OK 10 pages in and I didn't see David Wm Sims from Scratch Acid / Jesus Lizard, or Rob Wright from Nomeansno. Also, the bassist for James Chance and the Contortions is great too! Glad to see Pere Ubu, Mike Watt & others mentioned in here - great thread.
I'll be honest I read quickly so if they were already mentioned I apologize!
I'll be honest I read quickly so if they were already mentioned I apologize!
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I was thinking the same about Jesus Lizard... Not sure they were mentionned.
2 basses but not Dos, Dianogah. Tried to stay in 80's early 90's but I think this thread got current a few pages back.
