is a series of three albums (one compilation and two extended plays) released between 2005 and 2008 by
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record company
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Man Recordings. is
Portuguese for "
no wave
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", in an allusion to the artistic scene that had its beginnings during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s in
New York City
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characterized by heavy experimentation.
''Não Wave''
The first
compilation album
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was released on 25 April 2005 and was the first album Man Recordings ever released. It contains a collection of songs from various bands and artists that formed the
São Paulo
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underground post-punk scene of the early 1980s (with the exception of Black Future and Vzyadoq Moe, who hail from
Rio de Janeiro
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and
Sorocaba
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, respectively).
Of all bands present in the compilation, only
Ira!
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would achieve mainstream success during its lifespan.
Track listing
''Não Wave Revisited''
''Não Wave Revisited'' is an
EP released by Man Recordings on 21 October 2005, six months after ''Não Wave''. It features four selected tracks of the original compilation remixed by different
DJs/electronica groups.
Track listing
''Não Wave Re-Revisited''
''Não Wave Re-Revisited'' is the third and, as of yet, last remix album based on the original ''Não Wave'' compilation, released by Man Recordings in 2008. Being the shortest of all three, it features outtakes of ''Não Wave Revisited'', remixed by different DJs/electronica groups.
Track listing
See also
* ''
The Sexual Life of the Savages''
* ''
Não São Paulo, Vol. 1''
* ''
Não São Paulo, Vol. 2''
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No wave
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2005 compilation albums
2008 compilation albums
Compilation albums by Brazilian artists
Post-punk compilation albums