Cromagnon (band)
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Cromagnon was an American experimental
band that was active during the late-1960s. Led by multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters Austin Grasmere and Brian Elliot, the band released Orgasm in 1969 which was later reissued as Cave Rock. They are said to have foreshadowed the rise of noise rock
, no wave
, and industrial rock
. While the band was not commercially notable or successful, Pitchfork Media
ranked the song "Caledonia", later covered by Japanese experimental band Ghost, at number 163 on their list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".
Their Cave Rock combined psychedelic rock
and folk rock
with primitive instrumentation (including sticks and stones).
Orgasm has been called "one of the most radical, futuristic and frightening albums of the era."
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
band that was active during the late-1960s. Led by multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters Austin Grasmere and Brian Elliot, the band released Orgasm in 1969 which was later reissued as Cave Rock. They are said to have foreshadowed the rise of noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
, no wave
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
, and industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
. While the band was not commercially notable or successful, Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
ranked the song "Caledonia", later covered by Japanese experimental band Ghost, at number 163 on their list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".
Their Cave Rock combined psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
and folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
with primitive instrumentation (including sticks and stones).
Orgasm has been called "one of the most radical, futuristic and frightening albums of the era."
Discography
- OrgasmOrgasm (Cromagnon album)-Band:*Austin Grasmere *Brian Elliot Connecticut Tribe:*Peter Bennett *Jimmy Bennett *Vinnie Howley *Sal Salgado *Nelle Tresselt...
(1969), later reissued as Cave Rock (2000)