No Wave

No Wave was an avant-garde music genre based on the idea of throwing out conventional pop cliches like figures in punk rock and synth-pop / new wave were doing. The name itself is a pun on new wave. Common features included experimenting with noise and adopting a nihilistic worldview. Oftentimes the subjects of their music was dark and disgusting.

The band Swans started as a no wave band, hot off the heels of Circus Mort's disbandment. In fact, Swans' debut EP was made up of songs written for Circus Mort's second EP that never came. However, Swans didn't last long as a no wave group because of frontman Michael Gira's growing obsession with heavier music, leading the group to make Industrial music.

List of No Wave releases on this Wiki

 * Circus Mort EP by Circus Mort (1981)
 * Swans EP by Swans (1982)