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Originally Posted by sonikold
there are so many awesome bands that no one has ever heard of from the late 70s-early 80s NY scene that spawned the Youth. so many great groups out of print or hard to find. No New York and the New York Noise comps are pretty awesome.
LIQUID LIQUID- one of the most ripped-off bands ever. super weird dancy dubpunkfunk. 'cavern' got turned into grandmaster flash's 'the message'.
MODEL CITIZENS- i've been listening to the song 'animal instincts' constantly. it's really hard to find anything about this band. fast, weirdo synth-punk that sounds like roxy music on PCP.
DNA- arto lindsay rules. this band is insane. sandpaper for the ears.
MARS- thurston said this was the band he thinks sy copied from the most when they started.
photos from the great nY no wave archive |
Arguably, DNA would not be among the "lost" groups as they are probably the best know No Wave band along with the Contortions and Teenage Jesus & the Jerks (Lydia Lunch's first band) all of whom were on the No New York compilation, which is still the best known document of that scene. It's a great record, of course, right down to the Brian Eno cover (how interesting that the guy who invented ambient music was so into this early noise rock scene!) Compared to tons of bands who copped the ideas these groups invented, even the best know might deserve the "lost" title since they never got anything from their innovations.