Ike Yard is an

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band founded in 1980 in

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and consisting of members Stuart Argabright (vocals), Kenny Compton (bass), Fred Szymanski (synthesizers/ programming) and Michael Diekmann (guitar). Formed in the later days of New York's no wave scene, they recorded for labels like Disques du Crépuscule and

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in the early 1980s, and were the first American band to be signed to the latter UK label. Initially drawing on early

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and dub-influenced

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, their work increasingly incorporated drum machines and

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. After releasing their 1982 debut album, Ike Yard dissolved at the beginning of 1983. Argabright later recorded as

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. After Acute Records released the well-received career anthology ''Ike Yard: 1980–82 Collected'', the band reformed as a three-piece unit with original members Stuart Argabright, Kenneth Compton and Michael Diekmann in 2007, only a year after Acute records released a well-received career anthology titled ''Ike Yard: 1980–82 Collected''. After a hiatus of roughly 28 years, Danish/Swedish imprint Phisteria released ''Öst'', a limited edition 10-inch, which was followed by their latest full-length, ''Nord'', Phisteria licensing the album to Desire Records for worldwide distribution.

Discography

* ''Night After Night'' (EP, 1981) * ''A Fact a Second'' (LP, 1982) * ''1980-82 Collected'' (compilation, 2006) * ''Öst'' (EP, 2009) * ''Nord'' (LP, 2010) * ''Sacred Machine'' (EP, 2017) * ''Rejoy'' (LP, 2018) * ''Remixes'' (EP, 2019)

References

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