MX-80
MX-80 | |
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Back cover Out of the Tunnel (1980) Photo by Kim Torgerson | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | MX-80 Sound |
| Origin | Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Experimental rock, noise rock, acid punk, post-punk |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | Bar-B-Q Records, Island, Ralph, Gulcher Records, Atavistic, Family Vineyard, a&r/ENT, Quadruped |
| Members | Dale Sophiea Rich Stim Jim Hrabetin Marc Weinstein |
| Past members | Dave Mahoney Jeff Armour Kevin Teare Bruce Anderson |
| Website | www |
MX-80, also known as MX-80 Sound, is an eclectic American art-rock band founded in 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States, by guitarist Bruce Anderson. Considered “one of the most out of step but prescient bands of its time", MX-80's signature sound consisted of breakneck metallic guitar combined with atonal chord structure, cross-rhythmic percussion and dispassionate vocals. Notoriously difficult to categorize—the band has been labeled noise rock, post-punk, acid punk, and heavy-metal—MX-80's sonic melange set the stage for bands such as Swans, Sonic Youth, Codeine, and Shellac.