Portuguese: Não Wave is a series of three albums (one compilation and two extended plays) released between 2005 and 2008 by German independent record company Man Recordings. is Portuguese for "no wave", in an allusion to the artistic scene that had its beginnings during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s in New York City characterized by heavy experimentation.[1] [2]
| Não Wave | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | Não_Wave_2005.jpg |
| Alt: | Não Wave Brazil Post Punk 1982–1988 |
| Recorded: | 1980s |
| Genre: | Post-punk, alternative rock, new wave, garage rock, gothic rock, punk rock, synthpop, indie rock |
| Label: | Man Recordings |
| Producer: | Andy Cumming |
The first Portuguese: Não Wave compilation album 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 underground post-punk scene of the early 1980s (with the exception of Black Future and Vzyadoq Moe, who hail from Rio de Janeiro and Sorocaba, respectively).
Of all bands present in the compilation, only Ira! would achieve mainstream success during its lifespan.
| Não Wave Revisited | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | Não_Wave_Revisited.jpg |
| Alt: | Não Wave Revisited by The Glimmers, Munk, Tim "Love" Lee |
| Genre: | Post-punk, synthpop, electronica |
| Label: | Man Recordings |
| Producer: | Daniel Haaksman |
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 Portuguese: Não Wave compilation remixed by different DJs/electronica groups.
| Não Wave Re-Revisited | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | Não_Wave_Rerevisited.jpg |
| Alt: | Não Wave Re-Revisited by NoMoHeroes, Telephones, Anvil FX |
| Genre: | Post-punk, synthpop, electronica |
| Label: | Man Recordings |
| Producer: | Daniel Haaksman |
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.