Suicide

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Suicide is an influential English punk band formed in the 1970s, known for its pioneering role in the synth-punk and electronic music scenes.

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Suicide canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf band ⓘ
proto-punk band ⓘ
synth-punk band ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
genre electronic music ⓘ
electropunk ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ
industrial music ⓘ
minimal synth ⓘ
no wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
proto-punk ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
synth-punk ⓘ
hasMember Alan Vega ⓘ
Martin Rev ⓘ
inception 1970 ⓘ
influenced Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
Daft Punk ⓘ
Depeche Mode ⓘ
Nick Cave ⓘ
Nine Inch Nails ⓘ
Soft Cell ⓘ
Sonic Youth ⓘ
The Jesus and Mary Chain ⓘ
locationOfFormation New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
notableFact Suicide is regarded as a pioneering act in electronic music and synth-punk ⓘ
Suicide often used minimalist drum machines and synthesizers instead of a traditional rock band setup ⓘ
Suicide was known for confrontational and provocative live performances ⓘ
linked to: Suicide discography

Suicide was one of the first bands to describe their music as punk in the early 1970s ⓘ
The debut album Suicide (1977) is frequently cited as highly influential in alternative and electronic music ⓘ
notableWork Alan Vega · Martin Rev (1980 EP) ⓘ
Cheree ⓘ
Frankie Teardrop ⓘ
Ghost Rider ⓘ
Suicide (1977 album) ⓘ
Suicide (1980 album) ⓘ
occupationOfMember Alan Vega was the vocalist of Suicide ⓘ
linked to: Alan Vega

Martin Rev was the keyboardist of Suicide ⓘ
recordLabel Blast First ⓘ
Mute Records ⓘ
Red Star Records ⓘ
ZE Records ⓘ

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Craig Leon → associatedWith → Suicide ⓘ