Negativland
Negativland is an experimental music band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song,[1] while their record label (Seeland Records) is named after another Neu! song. The current core of the band consists of Mark Hosler, Richard Lyons, Don Joyce, David Wills, aka The Weatherman, and Peter Conheim. Negativland has released a number of albums ranging from pure sound collage to more musical expositions. These have mostly been released on their own label, Seeland Records. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, they produced several recordings ...read more
Negativland is an experimental music band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song,[1] while their record label (Seeland Records) is named after another Neu! song. The current core of the band consists of Mark Hosler, Richard Lyons, Don Joyce, David Wills, aka The Weatherman, and Peter Conheim. Negativland has released a number of albums ranging from pure sound collage to more musical expositions. These have mostly been released on their own label, Seeland Records. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, they produced several recordings for SST Records, most notably Escape from Noise, Helter Stupid, and U2. Negativland were sued by the band U2's record label, Island Records, and by SST Records, which brought them widespread publicity and notoriety. « hide |
