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Product Identifiers
PublisherBlack Dog Publishing The Limited
ISBN-10190615502X
ISBN-139781906155025
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038682188
Product Key Features
Book TitleNo Wave
Number of Pages205 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic
AuthorMasters, Suzanne
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length10.7 in
Item Width8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal781.66
SynopsisNo Wave traces the history of this influential genre from its most famous names down to its many offshoots and sidetracks. From early pioneers like Suicide and Glenn Branca, to forgotten treasures like Red Transistor and Bush Tetras, No Wave charts all the cracks and crevices of a surprisingly diverse movement. Flashing through the New York underground in the late 1970s, No Wave was the ultimate anti-movement. Its bands consisted of artists and poets untrained in music, looking to explode rock and disappear before the smoke cleared. The primary perpetrators - Lydia Lunch's howling Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance's skeletal Contortions, the dark-noise groups Mars and DNA - all drew on primitivism, performance art, and the avant-garde. They were best known for short songs and even shorter life-spans. The book also delves into No Wave cinema, a vibrant underground scene where figures like Jim Jarmusch, Nick Zedd, and Steve Buscemi first cut their teeth. Illustrated with concert photos, record covers, and other ephemera of the times, and filled with quotes from those who were there, No Wave is the definitive guide to a genre whose sounds and ideas still vibrate through alternative culture today. 220 colour & b/w photographs, "No Wave" traces the history of this noisy and uncompromising genre, from its most famous names down to its many offshoots and sidetracks. From early pioneers like Suicide and Richard Hell, to forgotten treasures like Red Transistor and Bush Tetras, and descendants like ESG and Sonic Youth, "No Wave" charts all the cracks and crevices of a surprisingly diverse movement. Flashing through the New York underground in the late 1970s, No Wave was the ultimate anti-movement. Its bands consisted of artists and poets untrained in music, looking to explode rock and disappear before the smoke cleared. No Wave tells the fascinating story of this radical, anarchic and hugely influential musical movement. Best known for short songs and even shorter life-spans, No Wave bands fused disparate styles to fashion abrasive, rhythmic songs that were completely original and utterly compelling. The primary perpetrators Lydia Lunch s howling Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance s skeletal Contortions, the dark-noise groups Mars and DNA all drew on primitivism, performance art, and the avant-garde. The book also delves into No Wave cinema, where pioneers like Amos Poe, Eric Mitchell, and Beth and Scott B. translated the aggression and innovation of No Wave music to the screen. Musicians often starred in these films, and figures like Jim Jarmsuch and Steve Buscemi first cut their teeth in this vibrant scene. Illustrated with rare and previously unseen concert photos, record covers, and other ephemera of the times, and featuring exclusive interviews with key protagonists from the scene, "No Wave" is the definitive guide to a genre whose sounds and ideas still vibrate through alternative culture today.", No Wave traces the history of this influential genre from its most famous names down to its many offshoots and sidetracks. No Wave charts all the happenings
LC Classification NumberML3534
