TockTockTock

Even though I'm not a huge fan of the phrase "ahead of its time," it's the best way I can describe what I am talking about...

Post any music that you think meets the requirements of being ahead of its time... Just list a few artists and please explain your reason for picking them. Albums, EPs, songs, etc are encouraged.

I look forward to seeing some of your responses.

Howard the Duck

Red Krayola's A Parable of Arable Land seems an obvious choice

there's still nothing much that sounds like it today, though

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Odyshape

What kind of music did krayola influence btw? I don't know much about them.


I think this song is the first thing I think of when I think about ahead of its time. It sounds like it could have been released today never mind 32 years ago

Howard the Duck

they're mostly free-form freak-outs, on the first album anyway - i dunno, ambient noise is influenced by them, I suppose

God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It definitely influenced a lot of punk/New Wave

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TheNiceGuy

My Generation-era Who were effectively the first punks, and so they were (kinda) ahead of their time in that respect.

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I`ve been listening to my early Talking Heads albums again recently and its still amazes me just how ahead of their time that band actually were. In fact the period 1977 to 1980 threw up a whole host of bands the pushed musical boundries.

Red Krayola were great, I`m not a huge fan of Velvet Underground as you know, But the White Light/White Heat album must surely rank as the single biggest influence on the late 70s new-wave and post-punk movements.

Janszoon

White Noise are the first band that come to mind when I think of music ahead of it's time. This track is from 1968 and sounds shockingly trip-hop-ish to me:

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TockTockTock

I agree. In fact, I think that the psychedelic pieces in that album are closer to post-punk than psychedelic rock. That's just the vibe that I got from them, though. Occasionally, when I want to listen to some post-punk, I tend to play that album along with many others...

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Originally Posted by Odyshape What kind of music did krayola influence btw? I don't know much about them.

Well, I know for a fact that they influenced Pere Ubu, Chrome, and The Raincoats. However, I can't specifically say who or what else they influenced... but I can say that their first two releases contain early examples of: punk rock and new wave, industrial music, noise rock, noise, post-punk, and indie/alternative rock. They were also helped pioneer free improvisation, which was a relatively young genre at the time.

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Originally Posted by Il Duce God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It definitely influenced a lot of punk/New Wave

I think it's their best album actually.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon White Noise are the first band that come to mind when I think of music ahead of it's time. This track is from 1968 and sounds shockingly trip-hop-ish to me:

Delia Derbyshire = amazing

I think that The United States of America and Silver Apples rank among them as well. I mean... Silver Apples were basically a more psychedelic version of Suicide. Also... they pretty much invented minimal synth, and they helped pioneer electronic dance music.

Goofle

Surely 'Marquee Moon' by Television is "ahead of it's time"?

Also, 'The Modern Lovers'.

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Salami

In fact both Television and Velvet Underground were ahead of their time.


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