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 categorise—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.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the group on his radio programmes between the late 70's and early 80's, but after 1981, didn't seem to play any tracks from them on his shows. He had three of their albums in his Record Collection: M. The band came to be associated with the Ralph Records label of the Residents.
Shows Played[]
- 21 October 1977: Man On The Move (album - Hard Attack) Island
- 21 October 1977: Kid Stuff (album - Hard Attack) Island
- 21 October 1977: Tidal Wave (album - Hard Attack) Island
- 28 October 1977: Crushed Ice (LP - Hard Attack) Island
- 09 November 1977: Checkmate (album - Hard Attack) Island
- 1979
- 18 October 1979: I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Various LP - Subterranean Modern) Ralph[1]
- 01 November 1979: Lady In Pain (Various LP - Subterranean Modern) Ralph
- 1980
- 02 April 1980: 'Gary And Priscilla (LP-Sound Of The Tunnel)' (Ralph)
- 16 April 1980: Frankie I'm Sorry (album - Sound Of The Tunnel) Ralph
- 26 April 1980 (BFBS): Metro-Teens (album - Out Of The Tunnel) Ralph
- 30 April 1980: Frankie I’m Sorry (LP – Out Of The Tunnel) Ralph
- 30 August 1980 (BFBS): Crushed Ice (album - Hard Attack) Island
- 1981
- 01 April 1981: Cover To Cover (LP – Crowd Control) Ralph
- 09 April 1981: City Of Fools (LP - Crowd Control) Ralph Records
- 30 April 1981: Night Rider (album - Crowd Control) Raith
- 03 May 1981 (BFBS): Night Rider (album - Crowd Control) Ralph
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- ↑ See comment on 22 October 1979.