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| Cultural origins | Late 1970s, New York City |
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 | This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: The article overemphasizes the No New York compilation and a narrow subset of guitar-based bands, while overlooking the broader diversity of the no wave scene. Important early contributors such as Peter Gordon, Bob George, Boris Policeband, and James Blood Ulmer are not adequately covered. The article also lacks history and context around classical composers like Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca, whose contributions were central to the scene. A more inclusive historical overview and clearer organization of influences are needed. (June 2025) |
No wave was an avant-garde music genre and visual art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in Downtown New York City.[4][5] The term was a pun based on the rejection of commercial new wave music.[6] 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 worldview.[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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- ^ Pearlman 2003, p. 188.
- ^ 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