| Post-Punk Revival | |
| Stylistic origins | |
|---|---|
| Cultural origins |
Early 2000s, United Kingdom and United States
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| Typical instruments | |
| Mainstream popularity | Large in 2000s |
| Subgenres | |
| Dance-punk | |
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History of the post-punk revival
Originally, the term "post-punk" was coined to describe those groups which in the late seventies and early eighties took punk and started to experiment with more challenging musical structures, lyrical themes, and a self-consciously art-based image, while retaining punk's initial iconoclastic stance. Iconoclasm, Greek for "image-breaking" is the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture's own religious Icons and other symbols or monuments Classic examples of post-punk outfits include the Psychedelic Furs, Gang of Four, Joy Division, XTC, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Raincoats, Wire, U2[2] [3] [4] and Magazine. The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977 Gang of Four are an English Post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 The Raincoats are a Post-punk band and were formed in 1977 by Ana da Silva ( vocals, Guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals Wire are an English rock band formed in London in October 1976 (and intermittently active to the present by Colin Newman (vocals guitar Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally
At the turn of the century, the term "post-punk" began to appear in the music press again, with a number of critics reviving the label to describe a new set of bands that shared some of the aesthetics of the original post-punk era. The Rapture, Liars, Interpol and Bloc Party were the first commercially successful projects to revive media interest in the movement. The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including Post-punk, Dance-punk 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 Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on [5]. This second wave of post-punk incorporates elements of dance music and genres that are part of the indie rock movement in much the same way that the original post-punk movement was influenced by the Krautrock, Dub, and Disco music of the 1970s. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene 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 Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Music critic Simon Reynolds notes that these bands generally draw influence from the more angular strain of post-punk bands such as Wire and Gang of Four. Simon Reynolds (born 1963 in London, England; raised in Hertfordshire) is an English Music critic who is well-known for his writings on [6]
As this revival continued to pick up steam, even more influences could be heard in new bands, besides the aforementioned angular sounds. Many of the more recent post-punk revival bands have been informed by a diverse range of original post-punk music, ranging from the ethereal guitar textures of bands like The Chameleons and Sad Lovers and Giants to quirkier, more eccentric artists like Magazine, Josef K, and The Monochrome Set to noisy art-punk bands like The Birthday Party, The Fall, and The Pop Group. The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases were a Dream pop / Post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Sad Lovers & Giants are a rock band from Watford, England who formed in 1981. Magazine were an English Post-punk group active between 1977 and 1981 Josef K was a Scottish Post-punk band active in the early 1980s who released singles on record label Postcard Records. The Monochrome Set were an English Post-punk band originally formed in 1978 from the remnants of a college group called The B-Sides (whose members had included The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 The Pop Group was a Post-punk band from Bristol, England whose uncompromising dissonant sound spanned punk, Free jazz, Even more analog electronic groups such as Fad Gadget, early Human League, and Tuxedomoon can be heard in many of the most recent revival bands. Fad Gadget is the Stage name of Francis John (Frank Tovey ( September 8, 1956 &ndash April 3, 2002) Tuxedomoon is an experimental Post-punk / New Wave group formed in San Francisco, California consisting of core members Blaine
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