The Nihilist Spasm Band is a unique experimental collective generally
known as "the first noise band." Formed in 1965 in London, Ontario, the
Canadian group has since improvised on a number of instruments,
including homemade creations such as the violin created by bandmember
Art Pratten, the "Pratt-a-various." Bandmembers include Pratten (who
also plays "water-pipe"), Bill Exley (spoken word), Murray Favro
(guitar), John Clement (guitar and drums), John Boyle (drums and kazoo),
and Hugh McIntyre (bass). Their first concert took place in early 1966
and their debut recording, No Record, followed two years later. Another
decade passed before their next album, Vol. 2, was released, but despite
their sporadic recording, the band remained busy with live
performances. For over 30 years, NSB has performed every Monday night at
a gallery in their hometown. They have also performed at N.Y.C.'s
Knitting Factory, the FIMAV music festival in Quebec and other creative
music festivals, and toured Japan in 1997. Many of the Nihilist Spasm
Band albums have been reissued on the Japanese label Alchemy Records by
fan and noise artist Jojo Hiroshige (of Hijokaidan). Sonic Youth's
Thurston Moore is also counted among NSB's big fans. In March 1998, the
band threw the first No Music Festival, featuring improvisers from
Japan, Toronto, N.Y.C., Chicago, and more. Box sets of each No Music
Festival have been issued on Canada's independent label Entartete Kunst.
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