My Detainer - Semantics

There are three artists with the name "Semantics": 1) Semantics is a short lived experimental trio from the 80's Downtown New York scene, consisted of Samm Bennett (drums, percussions), Ned Rothenberg (saxes, clarinet), Elliott Sharp (guitar, bass) They recorded only two albums the self titled in 1985 and Bone of Contention in 1987. Their style could be described as post-punk, Their jazz leanings are evident though, as well as Captain Beefheart influences. They could be compared to the likes as This Heat or Discipline era King Crimson.

Read more about Semantics on Last.fm.


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