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- Origin: Boston, Massachusetts
- Active: 1979-1983 and 2002-Present
- Record Label: Matador Records
- Studio Albums: 3
- Live Albums: 7
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Mission of Burma is a post-punk rock band that uses tape looping and other unique sounds, as well as unconventional time signatures and chord progressions. Founded in 1979, they have influenced many bands such as Nirvana, Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, R.E.M. and Moby.
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While other American bands turned to commercial new wave, or dropped into the hardcore underground, Mission of Burma represented a stateside response to the post-punk bands taking root in England, particularly Wire and Gang of Four. Compared to their foreign counterparts, though, the band was both more experimental (using sampled noise and tape loops) and more traditionally rock-oriented, with a strong sense of melody and Who-like intensity. -
Original Lineup
Clint Conley, bassRoger Miller, guitar
Peter Prescott, drums
Martin Swope, sampling and tape manipulation
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Listening to - Mission Of Burma ~~ Academy Fight Song [1980, Alternative & Punk].
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Just interviewed one of my all-time favorite musicians -- Roger Miller of Mission of Burma. Super great guy.
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