Suicide – debut album "Suicide"

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Suicide – debut album "Suicide" is the influential 1977 self-titled debut by the New York electronic proto-punk duo Suicide, noted for its minimalist synths, drum machines, and confrontational style that helped shape punk, post-punk, and industrial music.

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instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Suicide (1977 album) ⓘ
artist Suicide (band) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception initially mixed ⓘ
later acclaimed ⓘ
followedBy Suicide: Alan Vega · Martin Rev ⓘ
genre electronic ⓘ
electronic rock ⓘ
industrial ⓘ
minimal synth ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
proto-punk ⓘ
synth-punk ⓘ
hasPart track "Che" ⓘ
track "Cheree" ⓘ
track "Frankie Teardrop" ⓘ
track "Ghost Rider" ⓘ
track "Girl" ⓘ
track "Johnny" ⓘ
track "Rocket U.S.A." ⓘ
influencedGenre electroclash ⓘ
industrial music ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
label Red Star Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy considered highly influential in underground music ⓘ
regarded as a pioneering electronic punk record ⓘ
length approximately 32 minutes ⓘ
movement New York punk scene ⓘ
name Suicide ⓘ
notableFor confrontational vocal delivery ⓘ
dark and disturbing lyrical themes ⓘ
minimalist synthesizer arrangements ⓘ
use of drum machines ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1977 ⓘ
performer Alan Vega ⓘ
Martin Rev ⓘ
precededBy Suicide (band) early singles ⓘ
producer Craig Leon ⓘ
Marty Thau ⓘ
recordedIn New York City ⓘ
releaseType self-titled album ⓘ
scene downtown New York music scene of the 1970s ⓘ
style confrontational ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ

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Craig Leon → producerOf → Suicide – debut album "Suicide" ⓘ
Suicide → notableFact → The debut album Suicide (1977) is frequently cited as highly influential in alternative and electronic music ⓘ
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