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Material (band)

Material was an American band formed in 1979 and operating until 1999, led by producer and bassist Bill Laswell.

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Genres
No wave · rock · experimental · dance-punk · funk
Labels
ZE · Axiom · Celluloid
Past members
Bill Laswell · Michael Beinhorn · Fred Maher · Daevid Allen · Martin Bisi
Years active
1979–1999

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Material (band)

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
Components1

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Material (band)

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Past members · 8
Material (band) → Bill Bacon, Bill Laswell, Cliff Cultreri, Daevid Allen, Fred Maher, Martin Bisi, Michael Beinhorn, Michael Lawrence
Genres · 7
Material (band) → dance-punk, experimental, funk, jazz, No wave, post-disco, rock
Labels · 3
Material (band) → Axiom, Celluloid, ZE
Years active · 1
Material (band) → 1979–1999

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laswell material band beinhorn name maher album projects cultreri music single 1979 1999 one fred allen musicians first would 1978

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Material (band)GenresNo wave1.00infobox
Material (band)Genresrock1.00infobox
Material (band)Genresexperimental1.00infobox
Material (band)Genresdance-punk1.00infobox
Material (band)Genresfunk1.00infobox
Material (band)Genresjazz1.00infobox
Material (band)Genrespost-disco1.00infobox
Material (band)LabelsZE1.00infobox
Material (band)LabelsAxiom1.00infobox
Material (band)LabelsCelluloid1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersBill Laswell1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersMichael Beinhorn1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersFred Maher1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersDaevid Allen1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersMartin Bisi1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersBill Bacon1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersCliff Cultreri1.00infobox
Material (band)Past membersMichael Lawrence1.00infobox
Material (band)Years active1979–19991.00infobox

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