Music genre
This article is about the music genre. For the album by Music Revelation Ensemble, see
No Wave (album) .
No wave Stylistic origins Cultural origins Late 1970s, New York City Derivative forms
No wave was an avant-garde music genre and visual art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in Downtown New York City .[ 4] The term was a pun based on the rejection of commercial new wave music . Reacting against punk rock 's recycling of rock and roll clichés, no wave musicians instead experimented with noise , dissonance , and atonality , as well as non-rock genres like free jazz , funk , and disco .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] The scene often reflected an abrasive , confrontational, and nihilistic world view.[ 10]
The movement was short-lived but highly influential in the music world. The 1978 compilation No New York is often considered the quintessential testament to the scene's musical aesthetic.[ 11] Aside from the music genre, the no wave movement also had a significant influence in independent film (no wave cinema ), fashion, and visual art.[ 12]
^ Lawrence, Tim (2009). Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973–1992 . Duke University Press. p. 344 . ISBN 978-0-8223-9085-5 .
^ Leone, Dominique (20 June 2004). "Black Dice: Creature Comforts Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 October 2022 .
^ Murray, Charles Shaar (October 1991). Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix & The Post-War Rock 'N' Roll Revolution . Macmillan. p. 205. ISBN 9780312063245 . Retrieved 6 March 2017 .
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^ McLaren, Trevor (17 February 2005). "James Chance and the Contortions: Buy" . Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
^ "NO!: The Origins of No Wave" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2013 .
^ No Wave at AllMusic
^ [1] John Calvert, Fact (UK magazine) , 2014, A Beginner’s Guide to no wave
^ Masters, Marc (2008). No Wave . New York City: Black Dog Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-906155-02-5 .
^ Masters 2007 , p. 200