Alternative
England
Henry Cow
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About Henry Cow
Hometown
Cambridge, England
Formed
May 1968
Genre
Alternative
Formed at Cambridge during the political and social tumult of 1968, Henry Cow maintained that sense of intellectual rigor, fierce left-wing politics, and rejection of received wisdom throughout their lifespan. They released several albums on the pioneering progressive label Virgin Records, including an album-length collaboration with labelmates Slapp Happy, but split in 1978. Drummer Chris Cutler and Fred Frith forming the more song-oriented Art Bears while reeds players Lindsay Cooper and Tim Hodgkinson moved into abstract, free jazz pursuits. A 1978 festival curated by Henry Cow called Rock in Opposition spawned an experimental rock subgenre of that name.
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