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Boston, United States (1979 – 1983, 2002 – present)
Mission of Burma is an American post-punk band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. The band was formed by Roger Miller (guitar), Clint Conley (bass), Peter Prescott (drums) and Martin Swope (tape manipulator/sound engineer). Miller, Conley and Prescott share singing and songwriting duties. Like many of their post-punk contemporaries, Mission of Burma’s efforts are largely concerned with extending punk’s original vocabulary without losing its essential rebellious spirit. Using rapid shifts in dynamics, unconventional time signatures and chord progressions along with tape effects, Mission of Burma challenges the prevailing idioms of punk while attempting to retain its power and immediacy.
In early years the band’s audience was limited to the Boston area, with all their recordings released on the small Boston-based record label Ace Of Hearts. Despite initial success, Mission of Burma disbanded in 1983 due to Miller’s development of tinnitus caused by the volume of the band’s live performances. The band released only one album in its original form, Vs… Mission of Burma reformed in 2002, with Bob Weston replacing Swope, and has since recorded two more albums, ONoffON and The Obliterati.
Their wall-of-noise musical sound extended the vocabulary of punk while continuing to hold clear its sense of power and abandon. They used a number of tape effects, different chord progressions, and time shifts to highlight their formal training in music.
In early years the band’s audience was limited to the Boston area, with all their recordings released on the small Boston-based record label Ace Of Hearts. Despite initial success, Mission of Burma disbanded in 1983 due to Miller’s development of tinnitus caused by the volume of the band’s live performances. The band released only one album in its original form, Vs… Mission of Burma reformed in 2002, with Bob Weston replacing Swope, and has since recorded two more albums, ONoffON and The Obliterati.
Their wall-of-noise musical sound extended the vocabulary of punk while continuing to hold clear its sense of power and abandon. They used a number of tape effects, different chord progressions, and time shifts to highlight their formal training in music.
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
Classic Album Review - Mission of Burma's The Obliterati http://www.neonfiller.com/page9.htm#obliterati
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IAJP wrote:
not only really fucking good, probably one of my favourite post punk groups ever....vs. is absolutely ridiculously good
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
MoB join Pavement ATP line up http://www.neonfiller.com/page2.htm#atppavement
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mattmacneil wrote:
Pixies would DOMINATE. srsly.
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x-creations wrote:
"I'd like to see MoB physically fight the Pixies for a title of best band from Boston in the 1980s" uh yeah not even necessary
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binaryboy wrote:
The new album is absolutely revelatory. Each one since the comeback has built upon the last. Comparing them to the Pixies is a bit of an apples-oranges debate in my opinion, but in a pinch I'd choose the Burma!
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speeches wrote:
I'd like to see MoB physically fight the Pixies for a title of best band from Boston in the 1980s. I would pay to see that.
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xn0153x wrote:
new album is still a bit of a letdown for me... I gave it several spins and absolutely no track has stand out as of yet..
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mattmacneil wrote:
they are signed to an indie label, therefore they are indie. quit bitching. we know you want to show people how diverse you are.
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DesireeGomez wrote:
These guys are good but not the greatest band from Boston. I think that one goes to the PIXIES.
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AgitReader wrote:
Check out our interview: http://www.agitreader.com/features/mission_of_burma-10.26.html
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Carungi wrote:
All World Cowboy Romance is the greatest "sit down and stare at people" song
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A_Fatal_Pengwyn wrote:
EVERYONE TAG MOB AS INDIE
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DlSTORTION wrote:
new album is awesome
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malize wrote:
Me encantan.
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
awesome band
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onegumas wrote:
Why people tagging MoB as Indie?? Please, tag it as rock, punk...but not indie. I'm sick of people tagging everything as Indie. New album is good.
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Jacaran wrote:
ehhhhh theyre ok.
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GenKreton wrote:
The show at MIT was awesome! So lucky we can see such influential musicians like these perform 30 years later.
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raysravens52 wrote:
Greatest band from Boston ever.
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Jan
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Mission of Burma - 2 Day Pass
Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA, United States
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16
Mission of Burma 1-16-10
Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA, United States
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Jan
29
Mission of Burma
Bowery Ballroom, New York NY, United States
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Nov.8: We Perform in a Plague of Frogs
10 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/missionofburma
By late afternoon, the mud had solidified from yesterday's flood, and now the various lizard and bird corpses were being scavenged by hungry concert-goers. …
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