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Bush Tetras
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New York City (1979 – 1983, 2005 – present)
The Bush Tetras were a rock band from New York City. Forming in 1979, they were very popular in the New York club scene in the early 1980s, but never had much mainstream success. Their music, sometimes classified under Rare Beats, combined dance rhythms and dissonant rock-guitar riffs.
Lead guitarist Pat Place and vocalist Cynthia Sley produced the most distinctive aspects of the Tetras sound. Place’s guitar lines were rhythmic and distortion-filled. She had been the original guitarist and one of the founding members of the No Wave band The Contortions. With the Bush Tetras, Pat continued to pursue some of the musical ideas she had explored in that band, although her distinctive slide guitar is absent from many of the Tetras songs. Sley’s vocals were half-spoken, half-sung. In songs like “Too Many Creeps” and “Can’t Be Funky,” she repeated simple phrases over and over again, creating a hypnotic monotony similar to Place’s guitar rhythms.
Place appeared in some of Vivienne Dick’s movies co-starring with Lydia Lunch and other musicians from New York’s thriving, late-1970s and early-1980s music community, an off-shoot of No Wave. These appearances contributed to the band’s prominent position in downtown New York in the early 1980. At present there has been a resurgence of interest in this period, and the band’s influence can be heard in many younger bands.
After breaking up in 1983, The Bush Tetras briefly reformed in the late 1990s. Beginning in 2005, they again began performing in New York City and in the summer of 2006 in Europe.
Lead guitarist Pat Place and vocalist Cynthia Sley produced the most distinctive aspects of the Tetras sound. Place’s guitar lines were rhythmic and distortion-filled. She had been the original guitarist and one of the founding members of the No Wave band The Contortions. With the Bush Tetras, Pat continued to pursue some of the musical ideas she had explored in that band, although her distinctive slide guitar is absent from many of the Tetras songs. Sley’s vocals were half-spoken, half-sung. In songs like “Too Many Creeps” and “Can’t Be Funky,” she repeated simple phrases over and over again, creating a hypnotic monotony similar to Place’s guitar rhythms.
Place appeared in some of Vivienne Dick’s movies co-starring with Lydia Lunch and other musicians from New York’s thriving, late-1970s and early-1980s music community, an off-shoot of No Wave. These appearances contributed to the band’s prominent position in downtown New York in the early 1980. At present there has been a resurgence of interest in this period, and the band’s influence can be heard in many younger bands.
After breaking up in 1983, The Bush Tetras briefly reformed in the late 1990s. Beginning in 2005, they again began performing in New York City and in the summer of 2006 in Europe.
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Vomitdollz wrote:
silver chain is great!
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secretpassage wrote:
burn both ends from night to night
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filnoir wrote:
They sound brand new again!
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YesMother wrote:
I love them.
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Freelove_ wrote:
Join my group: Post-Punk.
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pathtoyirah wrote:
I'm so deaaaaaad, I feel so deeeeaaad
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wizarddick wrote:
kill yr idols was probably the worst documentary ive ever seen in my life. and these guys werent even part of the no wave seen but influenced by it.
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
"but I wouldn't be surprised if the YYYs were influenced by these guys." duh .... karen o was on kill your idols, the no wave documentary
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HappiDude wrote:
Vocals sound similar Karen O. But that might just be a New York thing. but I wouldn't be surprised if the YYYs were influenced by these guys.
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ANXS wrote:
Very Very Perfect
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pingsooo wrote:
vocals remind me of Cherie Currie of the Runaways
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Post-Punk Society
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CorsicaStudios wrote:
Hey there, just thought you might be interested to know that Bush Tetras are playing an exclusive UK show on Friday October 17th at Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Road, London SE17 1LB. Support comes from Kasms, Chik Budo, Emperor Machine and OPTIMO DJs. Tickets are £10 and are available from www.wegottickets.com. Its going to be special....
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ecto_gangrene wrote:
New record's pretty good. I can't stop listening to Nails.
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covo-s-greskom wrote:
this is sad. i can't download them from anywhere
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New_Jack_City wrote:
you cant be funky if you aint got soul
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anna-esthetic wrote:
moonlite <3
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julietippex wrote:
James Chance on tour this spring in Europe ! Gigs list > www.myspace.com/julietippex wicked ! xJ
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catfight1980 wrote:
More love for the Bush Tetras :)
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Official Bush Tetras Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/bushtetras
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