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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]

37 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-52's, The Cure, The Residents, United States, Warner Music Group, Zero (Brazilian band).

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 experimentation or 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.

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Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus were an English post-punk band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978.

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Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Cult following

A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a work of culture, often referred to as a cult classic.

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Devo

Devo (originally) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio formed in 1973.

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Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology.

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Electronic rock

Electronic rock is a broad 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 that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Experimental music

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

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Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life,Where "extraterrestrial" is derived from the Latin extra ("beyond", "not of") and terrestris ("of Earth", "belonging to Earth").

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) 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 singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer.

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German language

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.

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Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk ("power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

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Não Wave

Não Wave is the name given to 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

The New Romantic movement was a pop culture movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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Portuguese language

Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language originating from the regions of Galicia and northern Portugal in the 9th century.

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Post-punk

Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s, in which artists departed from the simplicity and traditionalism of punk rock to adopt a variety of avant-garde sensibilities.

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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; sometimes called art rock, classical rock or symphonic rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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São Paulo

São Paulo is a municipality in the southeast region of Brazil.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Synth-pop

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a subgenre of new wave music 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 was an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.

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Television (band)

Television is an American rock band from New York City formed in 1973.

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The B-52's

The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008) are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976.

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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976.

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The Residents

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

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group (WMG, also referred to as Warner Music or WEA International) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.

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Zero (Brazilian band)

Zero, stylized 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.

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References

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

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