DNA

There are at least 18 artists with the name DNA: 1) DNA was a New York based No Wave band, formed in 1978 by guitarist Arto Lindsay and keyboardist Robin Crutchfield. Rather than playing their instruments in a traditional manner, they instead focused on making unique and unusual sounds. Their music was described as spare, noisy, and angular and was compared to some of Captain Beefheart. DNA originally consisted of Lindsay, Crutchfield, Gordon Stevenson, and Mirielle Cervenka, and took their name from a song by another no wave band, Mars.

Influenced by: Captain Beefheart, Mars, James Chance and the Contortions

Active:

1978-1980s

Scene:

NYC no wave

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