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sheffield

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Description

Sheffield refers to the distinctive electronic and post-punk sound that emerged from the industrial English city in the late 1970s and 1980s. Characterized by cold, synthetic textures and experimental approaches to pop music, it reflects the city's steel manufacturing heritage through stark, mechanical rhythms and futuristic aesthetics. The sound blends art school sensibilities with working-class grit, creating innovative electronic music that feels both cerebral and danceable.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
62		1977	Various Artists	Keep The Faith	detroit techno electronic sheffield techno
71		1980-05-23	The Human League	Travelogue	electronic new wave
83		1981	Heaven 17	Penthouse And Pavement	synthpop electronic new wave	new romantic # 71
51		1983	The Box	Secrets Out	post-punk sheffield
73		1986	Blurt	Poppycock	post-punk sheffield
98		1989	Clair Marlo	Let It Go	pop sheffield
100		1993-02-15	Pulp	Razzmatazz	alternative britpop england indie pop indie rock sheffield	england # 91
90		1994	Clock DVA	Collective	sheffield
96		1994	In the Nursery	Anatomy of a Poet	sheffield
99		1994-12	Gescom	Gescom EP	ambient techno electro electronic electronica glitch idm sheffield	glitch # 12 ambient techno # 84
95		1995	Pulp	Disco 2000 (Part Two)	alternative britpop indie pop indie rock sheffield
46		1996	Rumpus	Ball Of Snakes	england sheffield
53		1996	Bear	Disneytime	alternative british britpop england lo-fi post-punk rock sheffield
92		1996-09-20	Heaven 17	Bigger Than America	sheffield synthpop
22		1997-02	Nitrogen	Intoxica - N2	sheffield techno
25		1997-02	Nitrogen	Intoxica - N1	sheffield techno
52		1998-03-18	Pulp	This Is Hardcore	britpop	britpop # 47
58		2000	Bear	Taking Money From Kids	alternative britain england lo-fi post-rock rock sheffield	britain # 38
9		2000	The Way Of All Flesh	Flesh2k	gothic rock sheffield
93		2000-01-25	In the Nursery	Groundloop	sheffield
70		2000-09	Matt Howden	Hellfires	sheffield
8		2001	Wooderson	Mint Condition	diy post-punk sheffield
39		2001	Various Artists	Banana Split Single	sheffield
97		2001-10-22	Pulp	We Love Life	britpop
63		2003	Mybe	A Trip Down Mammary Lane	alternative alternative rock punk pop punk rock rock sheffield	punk pop # 50
4		2003	The Motherfuckers	I'm A Fucker	alternative sheffield
49		2003	The Human League	The Best of the Human League [EMI]	british dance electronic post-punk sheffield
56		2003-04	Swag	No Such Thing	deep house sheffield
85		2003-05-05	Pink Grease	All Over You	sheffield
44		2004	Winter North Atlantic	load line	acoustic electronic electronica hip-hop idm sheffield
47		2004	Champion Kickboxer	Like Him & Her & Her & Me	alternative british sheffield
94		2004-06-15	Pink Grease	This Is For Real	sheffield
45		2004-09-00	Matt Howden	Spurge the Sun
88		2004-10-11	Hiem	She's The One	sheffield
48		2004-11	Mothership	The Space Lamp EP	alternative sheffield
72		2004-12-06	Smokers Die Younger	Singles	post-punk post-rock rock sheffield
31		2005	The Human League	The Best Of Human League	alternative electronic electronica england new romantic pop sheffield synthpop
79		2005	Bison	The Beast With Nine Backs	england sheffield ska
80		2005	Stoney	Until You Leave/Holds The Stars	sheffield
61		2005-02-07	Mybe	Small Man Syndrome	alternative alternative rock punk pop punk rock rock sheffield	punk pop # 47
6		2006	Adrian Carter	Above The City	electronic sheffield
57		2006	Bison	Herd Mentality	england sheffield ska
64		2006	GloryStrokes	Industrial Revolution	british death metal english folk metal folk rock sheffield
84		2006	Little Glitches	sudden moment of clarity ep	folk folktronica sheffield
66		2006-02-01	The Scarlet Tuesday	The Scarlet Tuesday EP	sheffield
32		2006-05-09	The Special Agents	Bulletproof Beat	alternative emo england sheffield surf
11		2007	Leather Zoo	Welcome to the Zoo EP	sheffield
18		2007	Adrian Carter	On Bricks	sheffield
33		2007-03-19	Balor Knights	The 474 Basement tapes	alternative indie rock lo-fi pop rock sheffield
38		2007-03-19	Balor Knights	Get Straight / Tornado	alternative indie rock lo-fi pop rock sheffield
41		2007-03-19	Balor Knights	Tornado	alternative indie rock lo-fi rock sheffield
82		2007-03-26	Screaming Mimi	Dorothy Millette	alternative indie pop pop power pop sheffield
91		2007-03-26	Screaming Mimi	The White EP	sheffield
14		2008	Wooderson	Demo 2011	diy post-rock punk rock sheffield
67		2008-12-06	Ghost Hunter	In The Early Months	alternative britain british british underground england english europe european indie electronic indietronica one man band one man project sheffield	britain # 54 one man band # 68 one man project # 77 british underground # 84
89		2008-12-15	Screaming Mimi	A New Cure For The Heartache	alternative country dark pop indie pop pop power pop sheffield	dark pop # 14
35		2009	The Yalla Yallas	Act Of Defiance	leeds london manchester rock n roll seattle sheffield	leeds # 22
34		2009	Craine	Sleeping Vixen	rock sheffield
37		2009	Little Glitches	123	blues electronic folk pop rock sheffield
55		2009	Smokers Die Younger	Smokers Die Younger	alternative england sheffield
27		2009-09-19	Pockets Filled With Matches	If Time Heals You...	alternative alternative rock indie rock math rock noise noise pop sheffield
28		2009-09-19	Pockets Filled With Matches	Strobe Lights And Ambulances	alternative rock noise rock sheffield
76		2010-02-22	Autechre	Advanced Listening Opportunity	ambient electronic sheffield
69		2010-12-10	Grace Petrie	Tell Me A Story	acoustic folk punk rock sheffield singer-songwriter
43		2011	The Fuckwits	The Fuckwits	sheffield
65		2011-05	Low Duo	The EP of Fear and Failure	alternative folk sheffield
81		2011-08-31	The Book Club	Death In The Afternoon	alternative alternative rock indie pop indie rock sheffield
12		2011-09-02	Trans/Human	The 8 Hour Dance	diy noise noise rock sheffield
36		2011-10-08	Blood Sport	Journal Nº4	afrobeat baritone diy experimental rock noise punk rock sheffield	noise punk # 14 baritone # 67
54		2011-12-13	Bison	The Dark Side of the Moo	sheffield ska
87		2012-01-12	Songs of Green Pheasant	Soft Wounds	british sheffield
5		2012-05-17	Jack's Rake	Jack's Rake	acoustic folk irish sheffield
74		2012-05-28	Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party	Orfeo	english folk folk sheffield	english folk # 57
60		2012-06-01	Nope	Revision	diy krautrock leeds sheffield	leeds # 52
78		2012-09-07	The Book Club	Dad's Army	alternative alternative rock indie pop indie rock sheffield
86		2012-09-07	The Book Club	The Book Club - EP	alternative alternative rock indie pop indie rock sheffield
24		2012-10-21	The Pact	Demo	hardcore sheffield
40		2013	The Payroll Union	The Mule & The Elephant	americana sheffield
29		2013-03-04	pjaro	why is no one here i can make you alt	diy emo lo-fi math rock rock sheffield
59		2013-04-23	Electric Starlight	Summer Nights	dream pop electronic sheffield shoegaze
3		2013-05-11	The Book Club	We Built the Dancefloor - Single	alternative alternative rock indie pop indie rock sheffield
75		2017	B12	MindBender	deep and dark electro idm sheffield	deep and dark # 44
42		2020-10-30	Potpourri	First Dance	post-punk sheffield surf
68		2023	Various Artists	Pioneers of the Hypnotic Groove	techno sheffield
17		2024-04-26	wisteria destroying machine	SHIVERING VOICES: OF SORE	electronic garage sheffield techno
2			Tonne Weight	Mellow Dramatic EP	acoustic alternative ambient australia beat boston breakbeat california canada chillout classical composer dance double bass downtempo easy listening electronic emo funk germany harp iceland icelandic instrumental italy lo-fi london lounge manchester musical new york opera orchestra orchestral organ piano roots sheffield soundtrack spain strings synthesizer trip usa	double bass # 18 trip # 21
30			HowManyDevils	13	alternative alternative rock electric guitar post-grunge rock sheffield	electric guitar # 34
50			Titee & Pixieguts	Long River Remix - Adrian Carter	alternative australia electro electronic electronica experimental techno idm new rave sheffield techno trance trip-hop	experimental techno # 44
1			Karaoke Vocal Eliminator	Karaoke Vocal Eliminator	ambient sheffield
7			Searching 4 Evidence	Get Out Live EP	alternative rock england english indie rock rock sheffield
10			Ecanasia	Painkiller Jane	prog-rock sheffield
13			Dirdsbead	s/t	americana diy sheffield
15			HowManyDevils	HowManyDevils	alternative alternative rock dark rock rock sheffield
16			Positive broadcasting	Electro Acoustic Explorations	acoustic ambient breaks drum and bass dub electro electronica idm sheffield
19			Destruction Junkie	Inevitable Inertia	alternative alternative rock rock sheffield singer-songwriter
20			HowManyDevils	Flesh Reunion	alternative alternative rock rock sheffield
21			Tripping Cherubs	Pop songs for the disenchanted	alternative sheffield
23			Irrational Act	Erratic Behaviour	hardcore hardcore punk pop punk punk rock sheffield
26			Halfway Between Here	This Beautiful Misunderstanding	acoustic emo folk rock sheffield
77			Little Onion	Tea and Symphony	electronica

Related genres

• alternative
• rock
• electronic
• alternative rock
• indie rock
• england
• post-punk
• pop
• diy
• indie pop