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Agentss, the Glossary

Agentss was a short-lived Brazilian new wave band formed in São Paulo in 1980, famous for their quirky science fiction-influenced visuals and lyrics which were sung in a dialect invented by frontman Kodiak Bachine called "elektrotranzlyriks" – a mixture of words in Portuguese, French, German, English and "extraterrestrial idioms".^[1]

38 relations: Agentss (EP), Angra Nuclear Power Plant, Avant-garde music, Azul 29, Bauhaus (band), Blondie (band), Brazil, Cult following, Devo, Electronic music, Electronic rock, English language, Experimental music, Extraterrestrial life, French language, Gary Numan, German language, Kraftwerk, Não Wave, New Romantic, New wave music, Portuguese language, Post-punk, Professor Digital/Cidade Industrial, Progressive rock, Record producer, São Paulo, Science fiction, Synth-pop, Talking Heads, Television (band), The B-52s, The Cure, The Residents, United States, Voluntários da Pátria, Warner Music Group, Zero (Brazilian band).
1980 establishments in Brazil
1983 disestablishments in Brazil
Brazilian electronic music groups
Brazilian musical quintets
Brazilian new wave musical groups
Brazilian post-punk music groups
Synth-pop new wave musical groups

Agentss (EP)

Agentss is an extended play by the homonymous Brazilian new wave band Agentss.

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Angra Nuclear Power Plant

Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazil's only nuclear power plant.

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Avant-garde music

Avant-garde music is music that is considered to be at the forefront of innovation in its field, with the term "avant-garde" implying a critique of existing aesthetic conventions, rejection of the status quo in favor of unique or original elements, and the idea of deliberately challenging or alienating audiences.

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Azul 29

Azul 29 (Portuguese for Blue 29) was a short-lived Brazilian new wave band, founded in 1982 by two former members of synthpop band Agentss. Agentss and Azul 29 are Brazilian electronic music groups, Brazilian new wave musical groups, musical groups from São Paulo and synth-pop new wave musical groups.

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Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978.

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Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Cult following

A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium.

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Devo

Devo (originally), often stylized as DEVO, is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Agentss and Devo are synth-pop new wave musical groups.

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Electronic music

Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation.

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Electronic rock

Electronic rock (also known as electro rock and synth rock) is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Experimental music

Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions.

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Extraterrestrial life, alien life, or colloquially simply aliens, is life which does not originate from Earth.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Gary Numan

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English musician.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk ("power plant") are a German electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

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Não Wave

Não Wave is a series of three albums (one compilation and two extended plays) released between 2005 and 2008 by German independent record company Man Recordings.

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New Romantic

New Romantic was an underground subculture movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s.

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New wave music

New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s.

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Portuguese language

Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Post-punk

Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in 1977 in the wake of punk rock.

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Professor Digital/Cidade Industrial

Professor Digital/Cidade Industrial is an extended play by Brazilian new wave band Agentss.

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Progressive rock

Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.

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Record producer

A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles.

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São Paulo

São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil and the capital of the state of São Paulo.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Synth-pop

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.

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Talking Heads

Talking Heads were an American new wave band formed in 1975 in New York City.

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Television (band)

Television was an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s.

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The B-52s

The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976.

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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex.

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The Residents

The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Voluntários da Pátria

Voluntários da Pátria (Homeland Volunteers), was the name given to the volunteer military units created on 7 January 1865 by decree of the Empire of Brazil to fight in the Paraguayan War with which the imperial government sought to strengthen the Imperial Brazilian Army.

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Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.

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Zero (Brazilian band)

Zero, stylized in all capital letters as ZERØ, is a Brazilian rock band formed in 1983 in São Paulo and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1998, widely considered to be major forerunners of the New Romantic movement in Brazil. Agentss and Zero (Brazilian band) are Brazilian musical quintets, Brazilian new wave musical groups, Brazilian post-punk music groups and musical groups from São Paulo.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agentss

Agentss, the Glossary

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1980 establishments in Brazil

1983 disestablishments in Brazil

Brazilian electronic music groups

Brazilian musical quintets

Brazilian new wave musical groups

Brazilian post-punk music groups

Synth-pop new wave musical groups

References