Suicide

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band proto-punk band synth-punk band

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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Rev NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1970 ⓘ
influenced	Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ Daft Punk NERFINISHED ⓘ Depeche Mode NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Cell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jesus and Mary Chain NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationOfFormation	New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFact	Suicide is regarded as a pioneering act in electronic music and synth-punk NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide often used minimalist drum machines and synthesizers instead of a traditional rock band setup NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide was known for confrontational and provocative live performances NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide was one of the first bands to describe their music as punk in the early 1970s NERFINISHED ⓘ The debut album Suicide (1977) is frequently cited as highly influential in alternative and electronic music NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Alan Vega · Martin Rev (1980 EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheree NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie Teardrop NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost Rider NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide (1977 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide (1980 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupationOfMember	Alan Vega was the vocalist of Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Rev was the keyboardist of Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	Blast First NERFINISHED ⓘ Mute Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Star Records NERFINISHED ⓘ ZE Records NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Craig Leon → associatedWith → Suicide ⓘ