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(TV) DNA
One of the great bands of the short-lived, New York City-based, late-'70s "no wave" avant-garde
punk scene, DNA had what barely amounts to a recording career, yet still managed to record some
crucial music. Originally comprised of guitarist Arto Lindsay, keyboardist Robin Crutchfield, and
drummer Ikue Mori, DNA's music was sparse, loud and noisy -- washes of keyboards punctuated
by Lindsay's atonal, free-form guitar explosions. DNA made their recording debut in 1978 on a
sampler of no-wave bands produced by Brian Eno (No New York), and, along with being one of the
more interesting bands on the record, also exhibited the most promise. By the time they released
their first record, Crutchfield had formed a new band, the far less interesting Dark Day, and DNA
had replaced him with bassist Tim Wright, an original member of the seminal Cleveland band Pere
Ubu. Now a power trio, and with Lindsay's guitar the manic focal point of this challenging music,
DNA seemed poised to become one of the most exciting bands in American avant-garde rock.
Instead, they became increasingly enigmatic, rarely played outside of New York, and never
recorded again. After breaking up in 1982, Lindsay formed the exciting Ambitious Lovers, who have
released three tremendous albums fusing noise-rock with slick pop/soul and Brazilian music (Lindsay
is a native of Brazil). He has produced records for Brazilian superstar Caetano Veloso. Ikue Mori is
still performing avant-garde music in her native Japan. In 1993, thanks to John Zorn's great
Japanese-import label (read: expensive), a DNA CD of previously unavailable live recordings was
released. -- John Dougan, All Music Guide
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