The Birthday Party
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The Birthday Party was an influential Australian post-punk band known for its dark, chaotic sound and as the early vehicle for singer-songwriter Nick Cave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Birthday Party canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
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musical group ⓘ post-punk band ⓘ |
| activeEndYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| activeStartYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Crime and the City Solution
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boys Next Door NERFINISHED ⓘ These Immortal Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| formedInCity | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | The Boys Next Door NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental rock
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gothic rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Junkyard
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Prayers on Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEP |
Hee-Haw
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Mutiny! NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bad Seed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Birthday Party (EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Mick Harvey
NERFINISHED
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Nick Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Phill Calvert NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowland S. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Pew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Mr. Clarinet
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Nick the Stripper NERFINISHED ⓘ Release the Bats NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny’s Burning NERFINISHED ⓘ The Friend Catcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
gothic rock
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noise rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| lyricist | Nick Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark chaotic sound
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early vehicle for Nick Cave ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Junkyard
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Release the Bats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
4AD
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Missing Link Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Mute Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedToCity |
Berlin
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
bleak and violent lyrical themes
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confrontational live performances ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.