SPK
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SPK is an Australian industrial music group known for its pioneering role in the early industrial and experimental music scenes of the late 1970s and 1980s.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Graeme Revell | 0 |
| Information Overload Unit | 0 |
| Leichenschrei | 0 |
| Machine Age Voodoo | 0 |
| Neil Hill | 0 |
| Sinan Leong | 0 |
| Zamia Lehmanni: Songs of Byzantine Flowers | 0 |
| Auto‑Da‑Fé | 0 |
| Metal Dance | 0 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian musical group
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EP ⓘ industrial music group ⓘ musician ⓘ musician ⓘ single ⓘ studio album ⓘ studio album ⓘ studio album ⓘ studio album ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1978 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Einstürzende Neubauten
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Nurse With Wound NERFINISHED ⓘ Throbbing Gristle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| genre |
EBM
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dark ambient ⓘ electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ industrial music ⓘ noise music ⓘ post‑industrial music ⓘ synth‑pop ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Information Overload Unit
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Leichenschrei NERFINISHED ⓘ Machine Age Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamia Lehmanni: Songs of Byzantine Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEP | Auto‑Da‑Fé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Graeme Revell
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Neil Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinan Leong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle | Metal Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
industrial music scene of the 1980s
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later noise and power electronics artists ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
institutional violence
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mental illness ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering role in early industrial music
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thematic focus on psychiatry and social control ⓘ use of harsh noise and found sounds ⓘ |
| originalName |
SePuKu
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Société Psychologique NERFINISHED ⓘ Solipsik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | use of disturbing medical and psychiatric imagery ⓘ |
| performer | SPK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1981
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1982 ⓘ 1984 ⓘ 1986 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Caroline Records
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Ink Records NERFINISHED ⓘ M Squared NERFINISHED ⓘ Mute Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Side Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ WEA NERFINISHED ⓘ World Serpent Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
co‑founder of SPK
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founder of SPK ⓘ vocalist of SPK ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.