Negativland

This article is about the band. For the album, see Negativland (album). For the Neu! song, see Neu! (album).
Negativland
Negativland performing in 2007
Negativland performing in 2007
Background information
OriginConcord, California, United States
Genres
Years active1979–present
LabelsSeeland, SST, Revolver/Midheaven Mailorder (distributor)
Members
Past members
  • Ian Allen
  • Chris Grigg
  • Don Joyce
  • Richard Lyons
Websitenegativland.com

Negativland is an American experimental music band that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s.[1] The core of the band consists of Mark Hosler, David Wills (aka "The Weatherman"), Peter Conheim and Jon Leidecker (aka "Wobbly").[2] 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. The band is also part of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.[3] Negativland coined the term culture jamming in 1984. Don Joyce added it to the album JamCon '84 in the form of "culture jammer".[4][5] The band took their name from a Neu! track,[6] with their record label Seeland Records also being named after another Neu! track.

  1. ^ Thomas Bey William Bailey, Unofficial Release: Self-Released And Handmade Audio In Post-Industrial Society, Belsona Books Ltd., 2012
  2. ^ "The Pioneers of Disruption: Negativland members open up about deceased member Don Joyce, future projects". LittleVillageMag.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  3. ^ "The Church of the SubGenius Finally Plays It Straight". Texas Monthly. November 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Don Joyce (2/9/44 – 7/22/15)". Negativland. Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Jan (2003) Culture Jamming: Semiotic Banditry in the Streets Archived 2013-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, in Cultural Studies Department: University of Canterbury, Christchurch
  6. ^ Stewart Mason. "Negativland - Neu! - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2015.