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| Mainstream popularity | None in the mainstream, but large underground following. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells An electronic musical instrument is a Musical instrument that produces its sounds using Electronics. |
Noise rock describes one variety of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. is a Noise music project created in Tokyo, Japan in 1979 under the direction of musician. Einstürzende Neubauten (ˈaɪnˌʃtʏɐʦəndə ˈnɔʏˌbaʊtən is an Avant-garde music band originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980 Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Melt-Banana is a Japanese Noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast andnoisy music mixed with experimental Electronica that might be described Yuri Landman (born February 1, 1973) is a Dutch experimental Luthier and Musicologist who has made several experimental electric string Yuri Landman (born February 1, 1973) is a Dutch experimental Luthier and Musicologist who has made several experimental electric string Neptune is a Noise music band from Boston that built all their custom made guitars and basses out of heaps of scrap metal Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Noise rock makes use of the typical instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Atonality in its broadest sense describes Music that lacks a tonal center, or key.
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Visual and conceptual elements
Many noise rock groups have a confrontational performance style which mirrors the aggression of their music. This reaches back to the Who and Jimi Hendrix, who were famous for destroying their instruments on stage, and Iggy Pop, of the Stooges, and Darby Crash, of the Germs, who lacerated their bodies in a spectacle comparable to the performance art of Chris Burden and Vito Acconci. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (AKA Bobby Pyn ( September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation Chris Burden (born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1946 is an American Artist. Vito Hannibal Acconci (born January 24, 1940) is a Bronx, New York -born Brooklyn-based Architect, Landscape architect Acconci was also a significant inspiration for no wave. Vito Hannibal Acconci (born January 24, 1940) is a Bronx, New York -born Brooklyn-based Architect, Landscape architect No Wave was a short-lived but influential Art music, Film, Performance art, Video and Contemporary art scene that had its beginnings Some performers, Black Flag, the Birthday Party, and the early period of Black Dice, for example, also physically assaulted audience members, on occasion. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 Black Dice is an experimental Electronica group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
1980s noise rock musicians tended to adopt a Spartan, utilitarian mode of dress following the hardcore punk ethos and in partial reaction against the more ostentatious elements of punk fashion. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Punk fashion is the styles of Clothing, Hairstyles, Cosmetics, Jewelry, and Body modifications of the Punk subculture. Steve Albini articulated a ethical stance that emphasized restraint, irony, and self-sufficiency. Steven Frank Albini (born July 22, 1962) is an American Audio engineer, singer songwriter Guitarist, and music journalist The Butthole Surfers were an exception in their desire to dress as bizarrely as possible. Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Several bands also made public reference to drug use, particularly LSD (Jimi Hendrix, the Butthole Surfers) and heroin (the Velvet Underground, Royal Trux). James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Royal Trux was an American Alternative rock band from 1987 to 2001, founded by Neil Hagerty (vocals guitar and Jennifer Many contemporary noise rock musicians, such as the Locust and Lightning Bolt, have a very theatrical mode of presentation and wear costumes. The Locust is a musical group from San Diego California, United States known for theirunique mix of Grindcore speed and aggression Mathcore Some bands incorporate visual displays, such as film or video art.
History
1960s
The origins of noise rock are in the first rock musicians who explored extreme dissonance and electronic feedback. Audio Feedback (also known as the Larsen effect after the Danish scientist Søren Larsen who first discovered its principles is a special kind of Feedback This begins with commercially successful figures like Jimi Hendrix, the Who, and Neil Young. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Underground rock musicians such as the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, and the MC5 incorporated elements of free jazz and minimalism. The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. Minimalist music is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady More obscure musicians, such as the Monks, San Francisco's Fifty Foot Hose, and Japan's Les Rallizes Dénudés, also incorporated the effects of dissonance. The Monks are a Garage rock band primarily active in Germany in the mid to late Sixties. Fifty Foot Hose is a Psychedelic rock band that formed in San Francisco in the late 1960s and reformed in the 1990s Les Rallizes Dénudés (裸のラリーズ Hadaka no Rallizes) are an influential yet reclusive Japanese psychedelic noise band
1970s
The German groups described as Krautrock are significant influences on later noise rock, particularly Can and Faust. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Lou Reed's 1975 album Metal Machine Music, which entirely eschewed song structure in favor of a minimalist wave of guitar feedback, also anticipated and influenced many later developments in noise rock. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Metal Machine Music, subtitled *The Amine ß Ring, is an Album by Lou Reed. The classic punk rock groups (the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Ramones) tended to avoid extreme dissonance, preferring a more traditional, straight-ahead approach to rock'n'roll. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group One exception was the L. A. punk group the Germs, who pursued punk rock with an amateurish, free-form tenacity. The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s Subsequent post-punk groups delved much deeper into noise. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s
The New York No Wave scene, featuring such artists as Mars and Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, which coalesced around 1978, was also an essential development in noise rock. No Wave was a short-lived but influential Art music, Film, Performance art, Video and Contemporary art scene that had its beginnings Teenage Jesus & the Jerks were an influential New York City No Wave music group of 1976-79 fronted by Lydia Lunch and James Chance, who later While no wave included a variety of post-punk experimental tendencies (different groups incorporated elements of free jazz, soul, and disco), the most abrasive groups would find their innovations streamlined into noise rock tradition. No Wave was a short-lived but influential Art music, Film, Performance art, Video and Contemporary art scene that had its beginnings For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Chrome, from San Francisco, produced their own style of psychedelic punk, which shared some common ground with the No Wave groups. Chrome was a Rock music group founded in San Francisco California in 1976
Australian noise rock also developed in the late 1970s. The Birthday Party took a great deal of influence from rockabilly, and is also formative on the deathrock genre, while the Scientists anticipated grunge. The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Deathrock (or Death Punk) is a term used to identify a fusion of Punk rock and Gothic rock which incorporates elements of horror and spooky atmospheres The Scientists are an influential Post-punk band from Perth, Australia, led by Kim Salmon.
1980s
A number of noise rock bands emerged from many different scenes in North America in the 1980s. These included the Jesus Lizard and Big Black (Chicago), Butthole Surfers and Scratch Acid (Texas), Black Flag (Los Angeles), the Melvins (Montasano, Washington), Sonic Youth, Swans, and Helmet (New York), Pussy Galore and Royal Trux (Washington DC), among many others. The Jesus Lizard was a Rock music group formed in 1987 in Chicago Illinois. Big Black was a Noise rock band founded in Chicago Illinois, United States that was active between 1982 and 1987. Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Scratch Acid was an Austin Texas Noise rock group formed in 1982. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist The Melvins is an American Sludge metal band that usually perform as a Power trio. Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Swans was an influential American Post-punk band active from 1982 to 1997 led by singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Helmet is an American Post-hardcore / Alternative metal band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar with Pussy Galore was an American Trash rock band that formed in Washington D Royal Trux was an American Alternative rock band from 1987 to 2001, founded by Neil Hagerty (vocals guitar and Jennifer These bands were initially referred to as "pigfuck" by Robert Christgau, in a reference to Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris, though the increasingly melodic tendencies of many of these groups quickly rendered the tag misleading. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. Last Tango in Paris ( Ultimo Tango a Parigi) is a 1973 film directed by Italian Bernardo Bertolucci which tells the story of The Minneapolis label Amphetamine Reptile released a great deal of music in this tradition. Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep) is a nationally renowned Record label which was founded in 1986 by then US Marine Tom Hazelmyer in
British noise rock included the Birthday Party (who had emigrated from Australia), This Heat, the Fall, Scritti Politti, the Pop Group, Swell Maps, and the Jesus and Mary Chain. The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 This Heat were a British Experimental music group formed in late- 1975 in Brixton, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1978 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. The Pop Group was a Post-punk band from Bristol, England whose uncompromising dissonant sound spanned punk, Free jazz, Swell Maps were an experimental English rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of Post-punk. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 Industrial groups (such as Throbbing Gristle) developed in parallel to, and sometimes in collaboration with, the noise rock groups. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Throbbing Gristle are a British Avant-garde music and Visual arts group that evolved from the Performance art group COUM Transmissions
The Birthday Party, Lydia Lunch, Diamanda Galás, and Foetus all expatriated to West Berlin in the early '80s, where they developed their own noise rock scene, along with the native German group Einstürzende Neubauten. The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester New York) is an American Singer, Poet, Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American-born Avant-garde Performance artist, Vocalist, keyboardist and Composer Foetus is the primary musical outlet of Industrial music pioneer J Einstürzende Neubauten (ˈaɪnˌʃtʏɐʦəndə ˈnɔʏˌbaʊtən is an Avant-garde music band originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980 This scene was contemporaneous with the Neue Deutsche Welle tendency. Neue Deutsche Welle ( New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a genre of German music originally derived from Punk rock
Many of these bands went on to temper the initial ferocity and amelodicism of their approach with an appreciation for rock history. Sonic Youth spoke highly of the Beatles, Pussy Galore covered the Rolling Stones, Black Flag drew inspiration from Black Sabbath, and the Butthole Surfers worked with John Paul Jones and emulated Jimi Hendrix. Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Pussy Galore was an American Trash rock band that formed in Washington D Black Sabbath are an Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Nick Cave, the former singer of the Birthday Party, continued his work with noise rock, but also explored ballads and literate, complex songwriting in the tradition of Leonard Cohen. Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter
Other noise rock groups strived to further distance themselves from rock tradition. Beginning in 1986, the British group Napalm Death created "grindcore" by melding the noise-rock of the Swans with crust punk and thrash metal. Napalm Death are For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. Swans was an influential American Post-punk band active from 1982 to 1997 led by singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Crust punk (sometimes simply crust) is one of the evolutions of Anarcho-punk and Hardcore punk, mixed with distorted Extreme metal guitar Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression While later grindcore groups tended to move in the direction of death metal, American bands such as Anal Cunt extended the dissonant, free-form tendencies of grindcore into the noisegrind style. For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Anal Cunt is an American band originating in Newton Massachusetts. For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers.
A similar scene also began to develop in Osaka, Japan, spearheaded by Hanatarash and the Boredoms, who composed extremely short, fast "songs", marked by blasts of rhythm (reflecting an influence from grindcore), screaming, and overloaded guitars. Hanatarashi () meaning "sniveler" or "snot-nosed" in Japanese was a noise band created by later Boredoms frontman Yamantaka Boredoms ( (or more recently V∞redoms) is a Noise rock band from Osaka, Japan. Boredoms singer Yamantaka Eye also worked with the New York City jazzcore group Naked City. real name, born 1964 in Kobe) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist best known as a member of Boredoms. Punk jazz describes the amalgamation of elements of the jazz tradition (usually the Free jazz and Jazz fusion of the 1960s and '70s with the instrumentation Naked City was an Avant-garde music group led by saxophonist and composer John Zorn. The Boredoms eventually evolved towards a far more meditative sound, taking inspiration from Krautrock. Boredoms ( (or more recently V∞redoms) is a Noise rock band from Osaka, Japan. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Gore Beyond Necropsy, Ground Zero, Zeni Geva, Guitar Wolf, and Melt-Banana extended the Japanese noise rock style. Gore Beyond Necropsy ( GBN) formed in 1989 in Hadano-City Kanagawa Japan. Ground Zero was an improvised experimental Noise rock band during the 1990s led by Otomo Yoshihide that had a large and rotating group of performers Zeni Geva is a Japanese metal band Led by singer and guitarist KK Guitar Wolf is a three-piece Garage punk band founded in Japan in 1987 Melt-Banana is a Japanese Noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast andnoisy music mixed with experimental Electronica that might be described These bands also reflected the impact of the Japanoise scene pioneered by Merzbow. Japanoise, or ジャパノイズ, is a Portmanteau of the words "Japanese" and "noise" a term applied to the diverse prolific and influential is a Noise music project created in Tokyo, Japan in 1979 under the direction of musician.
The British shoegazing groups developed an entirely distinct form of noise rock. Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Taking equal inspiration from the dream pop groups, in addition to aggressive rock like the Jesus and Mary Chain and Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine produced a warm, feminine, but also dissonant, formless and psychedelic genre that belongs in the noise rock tradition. Dream pop is a type of Alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 My Bloody Valentine are an Alternative rock band formed in Dublin Ireland in 1984 and predominantly based in London.
Still other noise rock groups explored irregular time signatures and rhythmic experimentation. These groups came to be referred to as math rock. Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1980s Post-hardcore, some emo bands (particularly screamo) and riot grrl groups also take influence from noise rock. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when Screamo is a sub genre of Rock music which evolved from Hardcore punk and Emo in the early 1990s Riot grrrl was an underground Feminist punk movement that started in the early 1990s and is often associated with Third-wave feminism (it
1990s
The '80s noise rock bands were formative influences on Nirvana and Hole, and as a result had some mainstream currency during the period when so-called grunge was played on the radio. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 Nirvana's album In Utero is particularly evident in its debts to '80s noise rock, and was produced by Big Black frontman and noise rock icon Steve Albini. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. For the Nirvana album see In Utero. In utero is a Latin term literally meaning "in the Uterus " Big Black was a Noise rock band founded in Chicago Illinois, United States that was active between 1982 and 1987. Steven Frank Albini (born July 22, 1962) is an American Audio engineer, singer songwriter Guitarist, and music journalist Industrial rock groups, such as Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, and White Zombie, were also indebted to noise rock. Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock.
Some hardcore punk groups associated with Born Against, such as Rorschach also took on associations with noise rock. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Born Against was a critically acclaimed Left wing, Hardcore punk band from New York. Rorschach were a New Jersey -based band that existed from 1989 to 1993 The subsequent power violence scene was similar to noisegrind, with Man Is the Bastard eventually dissolving into unstructured noise music. For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. Man Is the Bastard were a pioneering Hardcore punk band who contributed the name and perhaps also the ethos to the punk Subgenre known as Power Contemporaneous groups like Neurosis and Today Is the Day began to further blend noise rock with extreme metal, including the emphasis on tremolo in black metal. Neurosis is an experimental metal band based out of Oakland, California. Today Is the Day is an experimental Metal band from Nashville Tennessee. Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s Tremolo, or tremolando, is a Musical term with several meanings A regular and repetitive variation in Amplitude for the duration Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Much of the resulting innovations have been incorporated into the more experimental practitioners of metalcore, such as Integrity, Rorschach, Converge, Botch, and Dillinger Escape Plan. Metalcore is an umbrella term used to describe fusion genres that incorporate elements of the Hardcore punk and heavy metal genres Integrity, formed in 1989 is a Cleveland Ohio -based band They are credited as one of the first bands to successfully incorporate Heavy metal elements into Rorschach were a New Jersey -based band that existed from 1989 to 1993 The Dillinger Escape Plan (sometimes abbreviated DEP or TDEP) is an American Mathcore band from Morris Plains New Jersey. This style is referred to as mathcore. Mathcore (also known as technical metalcore, progressive metalcore, or noisecore) is a Polyrhythmic ref name="helium">Widle Justin
Beginning in the mid-90s, Providence became the center of a new crop of noise-rock bands, largely a product of the RISD scene. The Rhode Island School of Design (abbreviated as RISD, pronounced /ˈrɪzdi/ is a Fine arts college located in Providence Rhode Island. These groups tended to owe less to traditional rock song structures, and were more minimal and drone-like. These included Lightning Bolt, Arab on Radar, Landed, Six Finger Satellite, Men's Recovery Project, and Pink and Brown. Lightning Bolt is a Noise rock duo from Providence Rhode Island, composed of Brian Chippendale on drums and vocals and Brian Arab on Radar were a Providence Rhode Island based Noise rock band founded in the mid-1990s Landed are a Noise rock band formed in Providence RI in 1997 and have released albums on Load Records. Six Finger Satellite (aka 6FS are an American Synthesizer -based Post-punk band based in Providence, Rhode Island. Men's Recovery Project was a musical group formed by Born Against veterans Neil Burke and Sam McPheeters in 1993. Pink and Brown were a Noise rock / Punk rock band from San Francisco California, formed in 1997 when the members moved west from their old home of Black Dice were originally part of this scene, but moved to Brooklyn, where they aligned themselves with groups like Gang Gang Dance. Black Dice is an experimental Electronica group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Gang Gang Dance are an experimental music group based in Brooklyn, New York City, and signed to the independent label The Social Registry. These groups were also related, in part, to the San Diego scene that emerged from screamo, most famously the Locust, and to Wolf Eyes, from Ann Arbor. Screamo is a sub genre of Rock music which evolved from Hardcore punk and Emo in the early 1990s The Locust is a musical group from San Diego California, United States known for theirunique mix of Grindcore speed and aggression Mathcore
Mike Patton is also a custodian and advocate of the noise rock scene, maintaining the label Ipecac. Michael Allan Patton (born January 27 1968) is an American singer Songwriter, Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Video Ipecac Recordings is an Independent record label based in Orinda California.
2000s
NYC groups such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Liars draw on noise rock. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York City -based Alternative rock band Liars is a four-piece American band consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar Aaron Hemphill (percussion guitar synth Evan Shewchuk (maracas/xylophone and Julian
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Time line of notable noise rock performers
This time line shows some of the most notable noise rock artists. Punk jazz describes the amalgamation of elements of the jazz tradition (usually the Free jazz and Jazz fusion of the 1960s and '70s with the instrumentation Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk and indie-dance) is a Music Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1980s For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Mathcore (also known as technical metalcore, progressive metalcore, or noisecore) is a Polyrhythmic ref name="helium">Widle Justin
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The following is a list of notable noise rock bands.
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The following is a list of record labels that specialize in noise rock. In a Priest Driven Ambulance is the fourth Album by The Flaming Lips, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) Overview Live Skull created abrasive No wave music not unlike their 1980s contemporaries Sonic Youth, Swans, Rat at rat r, The Chameleons Big Black was a Noise rock band founded in Chicago Illinois, United States that was active between 1982 and 1987. Killdozer was the name of a Noise rock / Sludge metal band formed in Madison Wisconsin in 1983 with members Bill Hobson Dan Hobson and Michael The Jesus Lizard was a Rock music group formed in 1987 in Chicago Illinois. The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 The Scientists are an influential Post-punk band from Perth, Australia, led by Kim Salmon. Arab on Radar were a Providence Rhode Island based Noise rock band founded in the mid-1990s Coachwhips were a three-piece noise / Punk rock outfit from San Francisco California formed in 2001 Cop Shoot Cop was a Rock music group founded in New York City in 1987 and disbanded in 1996. Daisy Chainsaw was an English band that was active between 1989 and 1995 Deerhoof is a San Francisco musical group currently consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki (usually vocals and bass John Dieterich (usually guitar Ed Rodriguez (usually guitar as Ex Models is a No wave -influenced band based in Brooklyn, New York The band based around brothers Shahin and Shahyar Motia was started while they Harry Pussy was a Noise rock band from Miami, active from 1992 to 1997 Lightning Bolt is a Noise rock duo from Providence Rhode Island, composed of Brian Chippendale on drums and vocals and Brian Melt-Banana is a Japanese Noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast andnoisy music mixed with experimental Electronica that might be described Mercury Rev is an American Rock music group, formed in the mid 1980s in Buffalo New York. The Notwist (ˈnoʊˌtwɪst are a German Indie rock band Formed in 1989 the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively Six Finger Satellite (aka 6FS are an American Synthesizer -based Post-punk band based in Providence, Rhode Island. Matthew Bower is a British musician active since the early 1980s with a vast collection of collaborative and solo work behind him Steel Pole Bath Tub was a Hardcore punk / Noise rock band formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana by Mike Morasky (guitar/vocalsand Dale Flattum (bass/vocals Fantômas is an Avant-garde metal supergroup formed in 1998 in California, United States. CHERUB is a series of young adult books written by the author Robert Muchamore. 18th Dye is a Berlin -based German / Danish Noise rock band formed in 1992 by German Sebastian Büttrich (vocals guitar Danish-German Absolut Null Punkt (often abbreviated to ANP) is a Japanese rock band formed by KK Null and Seijiro Murayama in 1984 Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO (and subsequent offshoots is a Japanese psychedelic band the core of which formed in 1995 For other uses see Per aspera ad astra (disambiguation. Per aspera ad astra is a Latin phrase which literally means AIDS Wolf is a Canadian Noise rock band who debuted on Pasalymany tapes but are currently on Skin Graft Records and Lovepump United Airiel is an American Shoegaze band from Chicago Illinois characterized by their Melodic take on the Shoegaze style An Albatross is a Noise rock band based in Wilkes-Barre PA, known for their chaotic live shows and Psychedelic /circus-like presentation Animal Collective is a New York City / Washington DC / Lisbon based group of Avant-garde musicians from Baltimore Maryland. A Place to Bury Strangers is a Power trio comprised of Oliver Ackermann (guitar/vocals Jono MOFO (bass and Jay Space (drums Yuri Landman (born February 1, 1973) is a Dutch experimental Luthier and Musicologist who has made several experimental electric string Bailter Space (aka Bailterspace) is an atmospheric Noise rock band that formed in Christchurch New Zealand in 1986 as Nelsh Bailter Space Bastro was an American Math Rock / Post Hardcore band in the late 1980s and early 1990s Black Dice is an experimental Electronica group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. For the song see Dark Eyes (song Black Eyes was a punk band from Washington D Brian Chippendale (born 1973 is a musician and artist based out of Providence Rhode Island. Boris are a Japanese experimental trio known for their genre -hopping in between and on records Calla is an Indie rock band formed in North Texas in 1997. The band has been based in Brooklyn, New York for most of its existence Chef Menteur is an instrumental rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States with heavy leanings towards the style of Ambient music Nels Cline (born in Los Angeles in 1956 is an American Guitarist and Composer. The Cosmic Psychos are a punk rock band based in Melbourne and rural Victoria in Australia. The Curtains is the primary musical project of British musicians Joe Parker and Liam Price Dazzling Killmen were one of the most accomplished 1990s Math rock bands combining a punk-inspired noisy ruckus with jazzy Sun Ra -type intelligence and complex arrangements Destroy Aaron Dilloway is an experimental musician He has been releasing and recording music since the age of 16 Edward Hall ( 9 June 1870 – 10 November 1932) was a head football coach at the University of Illinois from 1892 to 1893 Fat Day is a Boston -based Noisecore band Formed in Cambridge MA in 1992, they were associated with bands like Swirlies, Kudgel and Femme Fatale, an East York Ontario -based band is Jesse F Keeler ’s solo project Fiasco is a Brooklyn -based trio formed in October 2005 by Jonathan Edelstein ( Guitar / vocals) Julian Bennett Holmes ( drums) The Flying Luttenbachers were an instrumental unit led by Multi-instrumentalist / Composer / producer Weasel Walter. Galen ( Greek: Γαληνός Galēnos; Latin: Claudius Galenus, Aelius Galenus, Claudius Aelius Galenus, or The goliath bird eating spider (also called the birdeater) ( Theraphosa blondi) is an arachnid belonging to the Tarantula family and is the largest Overview and Biography Green Magnet School was an Experimental rock band formed in Massachusetts in 1987. Grey Daturas are a Noise rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Guitar Wolf is a three-piece Garage punk band founded in Japan in 1987 Harry Pussy was a Noise rock band from Miami, active from 1992 to 1997 Hair Police is an American psychedelic Noise rock band based out of Lexington, Kentucky formed in 2001 Halo of Flies was a Noise rock band from Minneapolis. Named after an Alice Cooper song Halo of Flies was formed in 1986 by Tom Hazelmyer John Anglim HEALTH is an American Noise rock band from Los Angeles, California. Hella is an American band from Nevada City California. They play a technical blend of Math rock, Noise rock, and Experimental rock The Heroine Sheiks is a Minneapolis based Noise Rock band It began in 1999 as a collaboration of Shannon Selberg (ex- The Cows) and Norman Ho-Ag is an experimental " Noise rock " band based in Boston Massachusetts. The Hospitals is a band from San Francisco, California, USA. It was formed by Adam Stonehouse (Drums and vocals and Rod Meyer (Guitar in 2002 in IfIHadAHiFi is a Noise rock band from Milwaukee Wisconsin. The group originally formed in Central Wisconsin in 2000 following the breakup of their previous band Indian Jewelry is a band from Houston Texas that is known for its droning vision music and Seizure -inducing stage show Ivan the Wheel is currently a Seattle based band formed in late 2004 that is originally from the sleepy hills of western Pennsylvania Japanther is a Noise rock band from New York City formed in 2001 by two students at Pratt Institute. Josetxo Grieta is a Noise rock band formed in Bilbao on 2006 The members are Josetxo Anitua from the band Cancer Moon, Iñigo Eguillor KEN mode is a Noise rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that was formed in Sept 1999 Influenced by Arab On Radar and various Noise rock bands Kid Commando was a band from Sweden founded in 1998 they disbanded in 2005 after releasing several 7"s The Kittens were a three piece Noise rock band with some country influences from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Landed are a Noise rock band formed in Providence RI in 1997 and have released albums on Load Records. The Locust is a musical group from San Diego California, United States known for theirunique mix of Grindcore speed and aggression Mathcore Made Out of Babies is a band from Brooklyn, New York. Biography Drawing equally from noise-rock legends like The Jesus Lizard and post-metal The Mae Shi are an experimental punk band from Los Angeles California, formed in 2002 Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band Formed in 1992 in Geelong, Victoria and continuing to this day they have become one of the longest The Magik Markers are a Noise rock band from Hartford, Connecticut. Marlene Kuntz are an Italian band from Cuneo. Initially they were inspired by the Noise rock of the Sonic Youth. The Martini Henry Rifles were a British noise - punk band based on Cardiff, Wales. Mattin is a Basque artist working mostly with Noise and Improvisation. Medicine is an alternative noise-pop/rock band from The San Fernando Valley, USA. Midwifery is a Health care profession where providers give Prenatal care to expecting Mothers attend the birth of the Infant Mika Miko is an underground youth punk / noise band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, U Mindflayer is a Noise rock band from Providence Rhode Island made up of Brian Chippendale (of Lightning Bolt) and Matt Brinkman The Mint Chicks are an experimental Noise rock / Power pop (the band have begun to refer to their style of music as "troublegum" group originally Mínus is an Icelandic Alternative rock / hardcore band from Reykjavík. Neptune is a Noise music band from Boston that built all their custom made guitars and basses out of heaps of scrap metal Nautical Almanac are a Noise music group based out of Baltimore Maryland with a rotating membership based around Carly Ptak and Twig Harper No Age is a two-person Indie rock group consisting of Guitarist Randy Randall and Drummer Dean Allen Spunt No Doctors is a four-piece Rock and roll band currently based out of California 's San Francisco Bay Area Part Chimp is a band from Camberwell in London that were formed by Tim Cedar Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000 Parts & Labor is an American Experimental rock / Noise rock band Pink and Brown were a Noise rock / Punk rock band from San Francisco California, formed in 1997 when the members moved west from their old home of Plexi was a gothic Noise rock band consisting of Michael Angelos (vocals songwriting bass Michael Barragan (guitar occasional Moog) and Norm Block PRE is a British Noise rock band on Skin Graft Records and Lovepump United. Prurient is the Nom de plume of Noise musician Dominick Fernow The Psyke Project was formed in 2001 and has its roots in the city of Helsinge, Denmark. Psychostick is a metalcore band from Tempe Arizona, known for a silly image and usage of extreme humor in their songs and lyrics Rosemary Malign is an American author Industrial music and Noise music artist Replicator was a Noise rock band from Oakland California, featuring Conan Neutron ( Electric guitar /vocals/ Tape deck operation Ben Adrian ( Ruins is a Japanese Experimental rock duo of Drum set and electric bass guitar. Scarling is a rock band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal - Addams DJ Scotch Egg (born Shigeru Ishihara) is a Japanese producer of Chiptune / Gabber music based in Brighton, England. Shpilberg is a Canadian No wave / Punk rock band currently on Isolated Now Waves, Hyperblasted Records, and Brise Cul Records Gary Smith is a Avant-garde Guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom Some Girls was a collective of musicians who came from different backgrounds and all who had established bands that pushed the limits of Hardcore punk. Andrew WK (born Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier) ( May 9, 1979) is a Rock musician from the United States. Test Icicles were a short-lived Rock band formed in England, primarily influenced by Indie rock but containing musical elements from a variety of genres Tera Melos is a band from Roseville California that incorporates Experimental rock, Post-hardcore, ambient electronics and unconventional song structure Tiny Hawks is a hardcore punk rock duo from Providence Rhode Island, comprised of Art Middleton ( Guitar) and Gus Martin ( drums, Double bass Today Is the Day is an experimental Metal band from Nashville Tennessee. Unsane is a New York City Rock music trio formed in 1988 They are generally classified as Noise rock, but their music also touches on elements of Urlaub In Polen ( German for "Holiday in Poland " is a German Noise rock Electronica duo formed in 1999 US Maple was an American avant-garde rock band The group formed in Chicago in 1995. Valina is an indie, Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore group from Linz / Austria. Vile Imbeciles are a four-piece self-proclaimed "junk funk" and "death jazz" band from Brighton, England, formed in 2005 by Andy XBXRX is an American punk band formed in 1998 in Mobile Alabama. Xinlisupreme (シンリシュープリーム is a Japanese Musician from Kumamoto, Japan. Xiu Xiu (ʃuː ʃuː shoe-shoe) is an experimental indie band originally from and currently based in Oakland California, with time often Zeni Geva is a Japanese metal band Led by singer and guitarist KK
External links
- About.com Profile of the Noise Rock Genre – another, slightly different, definition and history of Noise Rock. Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep) is a nationally renowned Record label which was founded in 1986 by then US Marine Tom Hazelmyer in Bulb Records is a Record label that was started in mid 1992 under the tutelage of Peter Larson (now of the 2 piece metal rock band 25 Suaves and James Ecstatic Peace! is a Record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an Independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder Colorado by Sonny Kay Hanson Records is a Record label operated by musician Aaron Dilloway, formerly of the band Wolf Eyes. See also Homestead Records (1920s Homestead Records was a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. In the Red Records is an Independent record label in Los Angeles CA. Ipecac Recordings is an Independent record label based in Orinda California. Load Records is an American noise / experimental Independent record label based out of Providence Rhode Island. Narnack Records is an Independent record label known for its cutting edge catalogue of bands ranging from straight punk experimental noise garage rock folk and bluesy Americana History The record label was started in order for the few indie albums that the band White Zombie recorded to be released under Skin Graft Records (officially capitalized as SKiN GRAFT Records) is an Independent record label specializing in No Wave and Noise rock Sonic Youth Recordings is a Record label established by the rock band Sonic Youth in 1996. 31G Records, or Three One G, is a San Diego California based Record label, started by Justin Pearson of The Locust. Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing
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