Industrial music
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| - | '''Industrial music''' is a loose term for a number of different styles of [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[experimental music]]. First used in the mid-[[1970s]] to describe the then-unique sound of [[Industrial Records]] artists, a wide variety of labels and artists have since come to be called "Industrial". This definition may include [[avant-garde]] performance artists such as [[Throbbing Gristle]], [[Einstürzende Neubauten]], [[Coil (band)|Coil]], [[Foetus (band)|Foetus]] and [[Laibach (band)|Laibach]]; [[noise music|noise]] projects like [[Merzbow]], electronic rock bands such as [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[KMFDM]], and [[Skinny Puppy]] among many other classifiable sounds and artists. | + | :''[[Industrial Culture Handbook|Re/Search #6/7: Industrial Culture Handbook]]'' |
| - | The term was meant by its creators to evoke the idea of music created for a new generation of people, previous music being more "agricultural". Specifically, it might have referred to the streamlined process by which the music was being made, although many people now interpret the word as a poetic reference to an "industrial" aesthetic, recalling factories and inhuman machinery. On this topic, [[Peter Christopherson]] of Industrial Records once remarked, "the original idea of Industrial Records was to reject what the growing [[music industry|industry]] was telling you at the time what music was supposed to be."{{GFDL}} | + | '''Industrial music''' is an [[experimental music]] style, often including [[electronic music]], that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s to describe [[Industrial Records]] artists. The [[Allmusic]] website defines industrial as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of [[rock music|rock]] and electronic music"; "initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments (tape music, [[musique concrète]], white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.) and [[punk rock|punk]] provocation". |
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| + | The first industrial artists experimented with noise and controversial topics. Their production was not limited to music, but included mail art, performance art, installation pieces and other art forms. Prominent industrial musicians include [[Throbbing Gristle]], [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]], [[Boyd Rice]], [[SPK (band)|SPK]], and [[Z'EV]]. While the term was initially self-applied by a small coterie of groups and individuals associated with Industrial Records, it broadened to include artists influenced by the original movement or using an "industrial" aesthetic. | ||
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Industrial music is an experimental music style, often including electronic music, that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s to describe Industrial Records artists. The Allmusic website defines industrial as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music"; "initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments (tape music, musique concrète, white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.) and punk provocation".
The first industrial artists experimented with noise and controversial topics. Their production was not limited to music, but included mail art, performance art, installation pieces and other art forms. Prominent industrial musicians include Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Boyd Rice, SPK, and Z'EV. While the term was initially self-applied by a small coterie of groups and individuals associated with Industrial Records, it broadened to include artists influenced by the original movement or using an "industrial" aesthetic.
