Nihilist Spasm Band

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Destroy the Nations 00:00 Tools
When in London Sleep at the York Hotel 00:00 Tools
Dog Face Man 00:00 Tools
Oh Brian Dibb 00:00 Tools
The Byron Bog 00:00 Tools
Destroy the Nations Again 00:00 Tools
What About Me 00:00 Tools
Indecision of the Night 00:00 Tools
Hesitation 00:00 Tools
No Canada 00:00 Tools
An Appeal To Reason 00:00 Tools
Function 00:00 Tools
This Is A Test 00:00 Tools
Fretful 00:00 Tools
Breathing 00:00 Tools
Grumbling 00:00 Tools
Wish 00:00 Tools
I Have Nothing to Say 00:00 Tools
Hijokaidan Warp 00:00 Tools
Enough Is Enough 00:00 Tools
Stop and Think Shit Heads 00:00 Tools
Sinister 00:00 Tools
Stupidity 00:00 Tools
Mother Canada 00:00 Tools
I Dreamt I Was Living In Paradise 00:00 Tools
Dance/Slow 00:00 Tools
Forget 00:00 Tools
I'm A Real Nice Fellow 00:00 Tools
It's Not My Fault 00:00 Tools
Gazetteer of Newfoundland 00:00 Tools
Elsinore 00:00 Tools
However But 00:00 Tools
Slow Dance 00:00 Tools
The Filter Song 00:00 Tools
Dum-De-Dum 00:00 Tools
Are You Ok Bill? July 30, 1984 00:00 Tools
March 20 1984 00:00 Tools
June 5 1984 00:00 Tools
Introduction / No Canada 00:00 Tools
Shinkansen 00:00 Tools
La Mama Lament 00:00 Tools
Murray 00:00 Tools
When In London 00:00 Tools
Better Than Nothing 00:00 Tools
Going Too Far (Edit) 00:00 Tools
i'm a meat eater 00:00 Tools
Here-Not Here 00:00 Tools
Sept 10 1984 00:00 Tools
Destoy the Nations 00:00 Tools
Hijokaidan Wrap 00:00 Tools
Oct 16 1984 00:00 Tools
Meat Eater 00:00 Tools
No Canada: The First Recording 00:00 Tools
Detruisez les Nations 00:00 Tools
Selection 10 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - This Is A Test 00:00 Tools
Do It My Way 00:00 Tools
Oh America! 00:00 Tools
Dum De Dum 00:00 Tools
Destroy All the Borders 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - An Appeal To Reason 00:00 Tools
Acrostics (Infinite Version) 00:00 Tools
Going Too Far 00:00 Tools
United Nations 00:00 Tools
No Remix (No Canada, No Argentina) 00:00 Tools
No Bananafish 00:00 Tools
What About Me? 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - Enough Is Enough 00:00 Tools
Sept. 10 1984 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - Stop and Think Shit Heads 00:00 Tools
Oct. 16 1984 00:00 Tools
Mature Consideration 00:00 Tools
March 20, 1984 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - Sinister 00:00 Tools
no record 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - Fretful 00:00 Tools
'What about me' 00:00 Tools
Nihilist Party Lights 00:00 Tools
Duet 00:00 Tools
Archaeology 00:00 Tools
Music Is Fun 00:00 Tools
Road Kill 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - No Canada 00:00 Tools
Why Try 00:00 Tools
Boing 00:00 Tools
Unlikely 00:00 Tools
Stridor 00:00 Tools
Acrostics 00:00 Tools
Helpless 00:00 Tools
Duet Again 00:00 Tools
Trio 00:00 Tools
Poughkeepsie 00:00 Tools
You Can Do It If You Try 00:00 Tools
Aurorix 00:00 Tools
Victor 00:00 Tools
No Canada (The First Recording) 00:00 Tools
Finest Band In The Land 00:00 Tools
Meateater 00:00 Tools
No Canada – The First Recording 00:00 Tools
Are You OK Bill 00:00 Tools
Mother Canado 00:00 Tools
I'm a Meateater 00:00 Tools
What About Me? (Live US Debut) 00:00 Tools
Dance / Slow 00:00 Tools
Oct 16, 1984 00:00 Tools
Oct. 16, 1984 00:00 Tools
Stupidity2 00:00 Tools
Enuff Is Enuff 00:00 Tools
When In London Sleep At The York 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - No Canada2 00:00 Tools
24- Nihilist Spasm Band - Going Too Far (edit) 00:00 Tools
Bellchamber 00:00 Tools
In Decision Of The Night 00:00 Tools
I Dreamt I Was Living in Para 00:00 Tools
It’s Not My Fault 00:00 Tools
When in London, Sleep at the York Hotel 00:00 Tools
No Canada2 00:00 Tools
I’m A Real Nice Fellow 00:00 Tools
Stop & Think Shit Heads 00:00 Tools
June 5, 1984 00:00 Tools
Sept. 10, 1984 00:00 Tools
02 No Bananafish 00:00 Tools
Here-Not There 00:00 Tools
The Nihilist Spasm Band - Dum-De-Dum 00:00 Tools
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The Nihilist Spasm Band is a unique experimental collective generally known as "the first noise band." Formed in 1965 in London, Ontario, the Canadian group has since improvised on a number of instruments, including homemade creations such as the violin created by bandmember Art Pratten, the "Pratt-a-various." Bandmembers include Pratten (who also plays "water-pipe"), Bill Exley (spoken word), Murray Favro (guitar), John Clement (guitar and drums), John Boyle (drums and kazoo), and Hugh McIntyre (bass). Their first concert took place in early 1966 and their debut recording, No Record, followed two years later. Another decade passed before their next album, Vol. 2, was released, but despite their sporadic recording, the band remained busy with live performances. For over 30 years, NSB has performed every Monday night at a gallery in their hometown. They have also performed at N.Y.C.'s Knitting Factory, the FIMAV music festival in Quebec and other creative music festivals, and toured Japan in 1997. Many of the Nihilist Spasm Band albums have been reissued on the Japanese label Alchemy Records by fan and noise artist Jojo Hiroshige (of Hijokaidan). Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore is also counted among NSB's big fans. In March 1998, the band threw the first No Music Festival, featuring improvisers from Japan, Toronto, N.Y.C., Chicago, and more. Box sets of each No Music Festival have been issued on Canada's independent label Entartete Kunst. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.