Amoeba Music

By Scott Feemster

Gang Of Four were one of a handful of bands that emerged in England in the late 70's in the wake of the punk movement. They took the basic aggression and stripped-down DIY spirit of punk and fused it with influences of American funk, Jamaican dub-reggae and 20^th century minimalist composition, creating a new movement referred to as post-punk. This alone would have made them highly influential, but Gang of Four also fused their new hybrid of music with strident lyrics criticizing Western society, politics and consumer culture.

            Gang Of Four were formed in the English... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Post Punk

City Of Origin:

Leeds, England

Formed Date:

1977