Negativland
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1979 in Concord, California, United States
- Active: 1979 - present
Biography
Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1979. They "lifted their name" from a Neu! song. The core of the band was Don Joyce (February 9, 1944 – July 22, 2015), Mark Hosler, Richard Lyons (April 19, 1959 – April 19, 2016), David Wills (aka "The Weatherman"). Chris Grigg is a former member. Peter Conheim joined the band in 1997. Negativland has released a number of albums, ranging from pure collage to more musical affairs.
Genres
Negativland Discography
- Negativland (1980) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Points (1981) - Album - rated 3.18/5
- A Big 10-8 Place (1983) - Album - rated 3.74/5
- Escape From Noise (1987) - Album - rated 3.91/5
- Helter Stupid (1989) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- U2 (1991) - EP - rated 3.6/5
- Free (1993) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Dispepsi (1997) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Happy Heroes (1998) - EP
- These Guys Are From England and Who Gives a Shit (2001) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Deathsentences of the Polished and Structurally Weak (2002) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- The World Will Decide (2020) - Album - rated 3.64/5
Members
- Mark Hosler - samples, electronics, guitar, vocals (1979–Present)
- David Wills - vocals, electronics, samples (1979–Present)
- Jon Leidecker - electronics, samples (2005–Present)
- Don Joyce - vocals, samples, electronics (1981–2015)
- Richard Lyons - vocals, electronics (1979–2016)
- Peter Conheim - electronics, visuals (1997–2019)
- Chris Grigg - drums, synthesizer, vocals, computer (1987–1993)