Mission of Burma
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Mission of Burma is an influential American post-punk band from Boston, known for their innovative use of noise, tape loops, and dynamic song structures in the early 1980s underground rock scene.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
post-punk band
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rock band ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
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Consonant ⓘ Kustomized NERFINISHED ⓘ Volcano Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Vs. ⓘ |
| debutEP | Signals, Calls, and Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedInYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| formedIn | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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indie rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember | Martin Swope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Clint Conley
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Martin Swope NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Prescott NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouringMember | Bob Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nirvana
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Pixies NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
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indie rock ⓘ post-punk revival ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic song structures
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innovative use of noise ⓘ use of tape loops ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Academy Fight Song
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That’s When I Reach for My Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is Not a Photograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ONoffON
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Signals, Calls, and Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ The Obliterati NERFINISHED ⓘ Unsound NERFINISHED ⓘ Vs. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American underground rock scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Ace of Hearts Records
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Matador Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Rykodisc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformedInYear | 2002 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bob Weston