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minimal wave
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Minimal wave is a stark, lo-fi electronic genre that emerged from the late 1970s DIY punk scene, characterized by stripped-down synthesizers, drum machines, and detached vocals. The sound emphasizes cold, minimalist atmospheres with primitive production quality that creates an intimate yet alienated aesthetic. It bridges post-punk's raw energy with early synth-pop's electronic experimentation.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |
|
1972 | Various Artists | Classic Electro | |
| 31 |
|
1977 | Various Artists | The Hidden Tapes | |
| 4 |
|
1982 | Baard | Life In A Goldfish Bowl | |
| 5 | 1982 | The Actor | Exploded view | ||
| 82 |
|
1982 | Solid Space | space museum | |
| 95 |
|
1982 | Oppenheimer Analysis | New Mexico | |
| 10 |
|
1983 | Duet Emmo | Or So It Seems | |
| 20 |
|
1984 | Pale Cocoon | Mayu | |
| 45 | 1984 | Martin Dupont | Just Because | ||
| 86 | 1984-03-01 | Severed Heads | Dead Eyes Opened | ||
| 13 | 1985 | Martin Dupont | Sleep is a Luxury | ||
| 76 |
|
1985 | Ruth | Polaroïd/Roman/Photo | |
| 11 |
|
1986 | Nagamatzu | Sacred Islands Of The Mad | |
| 68 |
|
1986 | Lives Of Angels | Elevator To Eden | |
| 70 | 1986-10-10 | Eleven Pond | Bas Relief | ||
| 32 |
|
1987-11-11 | Eleven Pond | Assemblage | |
| 78 |
|
1989 | Woo | It's Cosy Inside (Remastered) | |
| 19 |
|
2002 | Minny Pops | Sparks in a Dark Room | |
| 50 |
|
2003 | Various Artists | The Minimal Wave Tapes: Volume One | |
| 8 |
|
2004 | Eye | Sabine | |
| 16 |
|
2004-01-24 | Celluloide | Words once said | |
| 35 |
|
2005-03-01 | Martial Canterel | Confusing Outsides | |
| 43 |
|
2005-09-19 | Broadcast | Tender Buttons | |
| 81 | 2008-09 | Molly Nilsson | These Things Take Time | ||
| 84 | 2009 | Turquoise Days | Alternative Strategies | ||
| 66 | 2009-01-09 | Linear Movement | On the Screen | ||
| 72 |
|
2009-10-20 | Former Ghosts | Fleurs | |
| 46 | 2009-12-08 | Circuit 7 | Video Boys | ||
| 69 |
|
2010-03-13 | Sixth June | Everytime | |
| 17 |
|
2010-10-16 | Daybed | Preludes | |
| 67 | 2011 | Xeno & Oaklander | Sets & Lights | ||
| 90 |
|
2011-11-24 | Throbbing Gristle | 20 Jazz Funk Greats (Remastered) | |
| 39 | 2011-12-01 | In Trance 95 | Cities Of Steel And Neon | ||
| 75 |
|
2012-02-17 | Lebanon Hanover | The World Is Getting Colder | |
| 88 |
|
2012-05-28 | Tropic of Cancer | Permissions Of Love | |
| 37 | 2012-08-23 | November Növelet | Heart Of Stone | ||
| 38 |
|
2012-09-27 | Tropic of Cancer | I Feel Nothing | |
| 85 |
|
2013 | Prayers | SD Killwave | |
| 21 |
|
2013-02-11 | Blablarism | Fugue | |
| 92 |
|
2013-10-24 | Minuit Machine | Basic Needs | |
| 64 | 2013-11-12 | Figure Study | Figure Study | ||
| 18 |
|
2013-12-18 | Кобыла и трупоглазые жабы искали цезию, нашли поздно утром свистящего хна | Рептильки |
|
| 89 |
|
2014 | Prayers | Gothic Summer | |
| 100 |
|
2014 | Boy Harsher | Lesser Man EP | |
| 7 | 2014-08-04 | Stephon Alexander & Rioux | Here Comes Now | ||
| 62 | 2014-11-03 | Dean Blunt | Black Metal | ||
| 60 |
|
2014-11-04 | Dean Blunt | Black Is Beautiful | |
| 34 |
|
2014-11-07 | Veil Of Light | Ξ | |
| 24 |
|
2015-04-29 | Lil Ugly Mane | THIRD SIDE OF TAPE | |
| 54 |
|
2015-06-23 | Prayers | Young Gods | |
| 9 |
|
2015-07-24 | Xeno & Oaklander | Movements II | |
| 99 |
|
2016-02-09 | Puzzle | Soaring | |
| 49 |
|
2016-02-11 | Heimat | Heimat | |
| 98 |
|
2016-06-20 | Boy Harsher | Yr Body Is Nothing | |
| 14 |
|
2016-09-02 | Veil Of Light | Ursprung | |
| 97 |
|
2016-11-15 | Lebanon Hanover | Babes of the 80's | |
| 53 |
|
2017-04-21 | Selofan | Cine Romance | |
| 6 |
|
2017-07-18 | Poison Point | Imaginary Veil | |
| 63 |
|
2017-11-24 | Boy Harsher | Country Girl (extended version) | |
| 29 |
|
2018 | Ash Code | Perspektive | |
| 91 |
|
2018 | Zanias | To The Core | |
| 1 |
|
2018-01-19 | Soho Rezanejad | Six Archetypes | |
| 93 |
|
2018-04-13 | Selofan | Vitrioli | |
| 65 |
|
2018-04-16 | Kontravoid | Undone | |
| 74 |
|
2018-04-27 | Cold Cave | You & Me & Infinity | |
| 94 |
|
2018-04-27 | Boy Harsher | Lesser Man (extended version) | |
| 23 |
|
2018-09-14 | HøRD | Parallels | |
| 2 |
|
2018-11-20 | Black Nail Cabaret | Pseudopop | |
| 41 |
|
2018-12-03 | Zanias | Into the All | |
| 51 |
|
2019 | The Serfs | Sounds of Serfdom | |
| 80 |
|
2019-01-18 | Lealani | Fantastic Planet | |
| 56 | 2019-01-26 | S Y Z Y G Y X | Is That All There Is | ||
| 15 |
|
2019-02-15 | ADULT. | Shari Vari / 122 Hours of Fear | |
| 52 |
|
2019-02-22 | Fragrance | Now That I'm Real | |
| 3 |
|
2019-09-03 | Boy Harsher | Country Girl EP | |
| 71 |
|
2019-09-03 | Boy Harsher | Country Girl | |
| 61 |
|
2019-10-04 | Rue Oberkampf | Christophe-Philippe | |
| 22 | 2019-10-11 | S Y Z Y G Y X | Fading Bodies | ||
| 42 |
|
2019-11-04 | Years Of Denial | Suicide Disco | |
| 87 |
|
2020-02-20 | The Mall | Zone | |
| 30 |
|
2020-02-21 | Где Фантом? | Иллюзия любви | |
| 33 |
|
2020-03-16 | Zanias | Harmaline | |
| 40 |
|
2020-04-10 | ADULT. | Perception is/as/of Deception | |
| 55 |
|
2020-05-08 | Black Nail Cabaret | Gods Verging On Sanity | |
| 83 |
|
2020-10-16 | Minuit Machine | Don't Run From The Fire | |
| 25 |
|
2021-01-15 | konstantin unwohl | Im Institut Für Strömungstechnik | |
| 48 |
|
2021-01-22 | Balvanera | Courses of Action | |
| 77 |
|
2021-02-01 | Reymour | Leviosa | |
| 79 |
|
2021-06-30 | Nuovo Testamento | New Earth | |
| 96 |
|
2021-08-06 | SOFT BLADE | Softic | |
| 26 |
|
2021-11-05 | Fragrance | Salt Water | |
| 73 |
|
2022-07-21 | Deca | The Way Through | |
| 47 |
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2022-10-05 | Voice actor | Sent From My Telephone | |
| 44 |
|
2022-11-25 | Buzz Kull | Fascination | |
| 59 |
|
2022-12 | Salò | Rabatt | |
| 12 | Gótia | Antes Que Eu Morra | |||
| 27 | Gótia | Estava Apenas Amando | |||
| 36 | SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms) | Semiotics Department Of Heteronyms | |||
| 57 | SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms) | Against Strong Thinking | |||
| 58 | Various Artists | Cold Waves And Minimal Electronics Vol. 1 |