Missing Foundation
Missing Foundation | |
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Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
Genres | Industrial, Electronic |
Years active | 1984-Present |
Labels | Restless, Dais Records; Humanity Records |
Members | Peter Missing Florian Langmaack Cyril Mazard, Joshua Slusher Lawry Zilmrah Weasel Walter Joseph I[1] |
Past members | Mark Ashwill Chris Egan En Esch Sascha Konietzko Florian Langmaack Jim Moffitt Mark Laramee Adam Nodelman ChazBones23 Cardoza |
Missing Foundation Is an
History
The earliest incarnation of the group, which was founded in Hamburg in 1984 by Peter Missing, included Sascha Konietzko and En Esch of industrial act KMFDM, who were only with Missing Foundation briefly before going their own way.[3]
After Missing moved back to New York City in 1985, he started a new version of the group, and the line-up became more stable, with a core group of Missing, Florian Langmaack,
The group's biggest cultural impact, other than their disruptive live performances, was the creation of their infamous "The Party's Over" image of an upside-down martini glass, which became a symbol for political and social dissent.[8] The logo was part of a major graffiti campaign in New York's Lower East Side during the band's residence in the city.[4] An accompanying phrase, 1933-1988, was added as a way to draw comparisons between contemporary New York and the Weimar Republic.[5]
After releasing a total 21 albums, the group continues to produce new music and Missing initially moved to Berlin, then relocated to Copenhagen.[4]
In 2013, Dais Records reissued the first two Missing Foundation albums, Missing Foundation and 1933 Your House Is Mine in a limited edition vinyl format. In 2018 the entire discography of Missing Foundation was released under Humanity Records on Bandcamp.
Musical style
Missing Foundation patterned itself after early industrial acts such as
Discography
All albums released on Restless Records, unless noted.[4]
- Missing Foundation (1987)
- 1933 Your House Is Mine (1988)
- Demise (1989)
- Ignore the White Culture (1990)
- Go into Exile (1992)
- Just Another Hit (1993) eye yamasuka self released
- Electronic Collection (2010) Humanity Records
- Live In La Plaza N.Y.C. (2016) self released
- Nature Is Watching You (2018) self released
- World In Chains (2019) self released
- Hard Surface (2021, self-released)[1]
- River Of Creative Forms (2022)Humanity Records
References
- ^ a b "Hard Surface, by Missing Foundation".
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ Wines, Michael (August 10, 1988). "Class Struggle Erupts Along Avenue B". New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ Anderson, Lincoln (August 10–16, 2005). "Artist who was once the center is now on the fringe". The Villager. 75 (12). Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2012.