Material
USA
Formed: 1978
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic, R&B, Avant-Garde
Styles: Funk, R&B/Soul, Ambient, Electronica, Prog-Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Experimental, Modern Composition, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Experimental Rock, Post-Disco, Alternative Dance, Hip-Hop/Urban
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One of the most high-profile projects of the endlessly prolific bassist and producer Bill Laswell, Material pioneered a groundbreaking fusion of jazz, funk, and punk that also incorporated elements of hip-hop and world music well before either's entrance into the mass cultural consciousness. Formed in 1979, the first Material lineup consisted of Laswell, multi-instrumentalist Michael Beinhorn, and drummer Fred Maher, all three staples of the downtown New York City underground music scene. The group, plus Kramer and a few others backed Gong's Da...
Group members
- Bill Laswell (85)
- Fred Frith (46)
- Nicky Skopelitis (2)
- Charles K. Noyes (1)
- Olu Dara (1)
- Simon Shaheen (1)
See also
- Bill Laswell (85)
- Whitney Houston (51)
- Fred Frith (46)
- Massacre (33)
- Afrika Bambaataa (30)
- Henry Cow (12)
- Scritti Politti (8)
- Nona Hendryx (8)
- Curlew (7)
- Nicky Skopelitis (2)
Similar artists
- Fall (140)
- Yello (94)
- John Cale (71)
- Peter Gabriel (50)
- Cabaret Voltaire (38)
- Bootsy Collins (27)
- Lounge Lizards (10)
- Dinosaur L (4)
- Big Blue Ball (1)
- Sly Dunbar (1)
- Bernie Worrell (0)
- Robbie Shakespeare (0)
Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- Brian Eno (161)
- Kraftwerk (111)
- Talking Heads (66)
- Herbie Hancock (61)
- Can (36)
- Parliament (18)
Followers
- Buckethead (81)
Performed Songs By
- Shankar (7)
- Foday Musa Suso (0)
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