"Patti Smith was a huge inspiration, without a doubt. She played a very primitive kind of rock and roll and fused it with mystical and political poetry. She dressed in a very androgynous way, nothing like the concept of femininity we were used to in music. As we got to know each other, we realized"
No Wave emerged in late-1970s New York during the 1977 financial crisis as a raw, short-lived artistic movement that remained underground. It was driven by musicians, filmmakers, and visual artists and was described as brutal and chaotic. Adele Bertei helped shape the scene through keyboard work with The Contortions, acting in underground films, and founding The Bloods, an all-lesbian band that openly proclaimed identity. Women played a remarkable role, including Bertei introducing groups to Brian Eno while working as his assistant. Eno selected four bands and included them on No New York, an album he produced that spread the movement beyond its epicenter. Patti Smith provided major inspiration through primitive rock fused with mystical and political poetry and androgynous presentation.
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