List of anarchist musicians

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The following is a list of anarchist musicians, which details the instruments such musicians use, musical genres they perform, and, if applicable, bands they are members of.

An anarchist is a person who rejects any form of hierarchy and supports its elimination. Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies with voluntary institutions. This list only deals with individual, self-identified anarchists who are musicians. Musicians who have not self-identified as anarchists are not included; nor are bands and music collectives who collectively identify as anarchist, although individual members thereof may be.

A

B

  • Bob Brozman (8 Mar 1954—23 Apr 2013): American blues and world guitarist and ethnomusicologist; described himself in an OC-TV program as a "guitarist, anarchist, anthropologist"[10]
  • Dunstan Bruce: English singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1]
  • Graham Burnett (1960—): English drummer; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980—1981), Autumn Poison (1980—1985), and Love Over Law[11]

C

D

E

F

G

H

  • Harry Hamer: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1]
  • Gene Hugh: English guitarist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe[2]
  • Kevin Hunter: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians[2]
  • Eugene Hutz: Ukrainian singer; performs gypsy punk, member of Gogol Bordello

I

J

  • Chris Johnston ("Chris Clavin"): American guitarist, singer, and harmonicist; performs pop punk and folk punk music; former member of pop-punk band The Devil Is Electric (2000—2003); current member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)[3]
  • Hannah Jones: American violinist and singer; performs pop punk and folk punk music; former member of pop-punk band The Devil Is Electric (2000—2003) and current member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)[3]

K

L

  • Nomy Lamm (1976—): American singer-songwriter; performs punk rock, and queercore; liner notes of her debut album, Anthem, state that she is an anarchist
  • Colin Latter: English singer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians[2]
  • Eve Libertine: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]
  • Jaki Liebezeit (1939—): German drummer; performs free jazz, krautrock and experimental music; member of the "anarchist community" Can,[15] who suggested the backronym "communism, anarchism, nihilism" for the band's name[18]
  • Austin Lunn: American vocalist, guitarist and drummer; sole member of the band Panopticon, and has also been a member of several other bands as various roles.
  • Emcee Lynx (1980—): Californian rapper and songwriter; performs hip hop and Celtic fusion; lead vocalist for Beltaine's Fire[19]

M

N

O

P

  • Pabodie's Drilling Apparatus: American musician based out of Iowa.
  • N.A.Palmer: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]
  • Erik Petersen: singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Philadelphia anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew[21]
  • Utah Phillips (1935—2008): American singer, poet, storyteller and guitarist; performed folk music and spoken word;[22] retired on October 11, 2007, due to poor health,[23] before passing away on May 23, 2008
  • Matty Pop Chart: American accordionist and drummer; performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)[3]
  • Josef Porta: English guitarist, drummer, and singer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979—1983), Blyth Power (1983—), and Zounds (1977—1982, 2001—present)[2]
  • P.O.S: American rapper, guitarist, vocalist; performs hip-hop and punk rock; founding member of indie hip hop collective Doomtree; guitarist and vocalist in the punk band build better bombs; vocalist and keyboardist for noise band Marijuana Deathsquads
  • Promoe (1976—): Swedish rapper; performs hip hop; member of rap group Looptroop[24]
  • Neil Puncher: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians[2]

R

  • Bernhardt Rebours: English bassist, synthesizer player, and pianist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (??—1995)[2]
  • Wesley Richards: American songwriter, guitarist and singer; writes and performs with the anarcho-metal band Fortunate Fall (band) and also with the anarcho-punk band Dr. Ghost
  • Lily Richeson: American cellist; performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)[3]
  • Penny Rimbaud: English drummer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]
  • Zac De La Rocha, vocalist of Rage Against The Machine. Performs; Hip Hop, Rock, Nu Metal, Punk Rock, Metal
  • David Rovics (1967—): American singer, guitarist, and songwriter; performs folk music[25]

S

  • Timothy Laszlo Sandor (1974—) a.k.a. "Platinum Bitch": American experimental / indie folk composer and engineer; great-nephew of Hungarian-American pianist Gyorgy Sandor; founding member of the Philadelphia-based music collective Leader Clears the Lunar
  • Irmin Schmidt (1937—): German keyboardist; plays krautrock and experimental music and composes film scores; member of Can who described the group as an "anarchist community"[15]
  • Pete Seeger: had many anarchist and communist beliefs
  • Andrew Seward: American bassist and singer; performs punk rock and folk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Against Me! (2002–present)[7][8]
  • Otep Shamaya (1979—): American metal musician, singer/songwriter and lyricist/poet
  • Andy Smith: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians[2]
  • Sole: American rapper and producer[26]
  • Scott Sturgeon: also known as Stza Crack of the New York City anarcho-punk band Leftöver Crack
  • Vi Subversa (1935—2016): English singer, songwriter, and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978—1995)[2]

T

  • Scott Thomas: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe[2]
  • Tõnu Trubetsky (1963—): Estonian singer and poet; performs punk rock; member of punk band Vennaskond
  • Kevin Tucker: American vocalist and guitarist of the anarcho-primitivist death metal band Peregrine[27]

V

  • Gee Vaucher: English pianist; also created album cover art and stage montages; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]
  • Joy De Vivre: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]

W

  • Jason Walsh: English guitarist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe[2]
  • Lou Watts: English singer and keyboardist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1]
  • Dorian Wallace (1985): American composer and pianist
  • Greg Wells: American vocalist (described as "howling and breathing"); performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)[3]
  • Boff Whalley: English guitarist and singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1]
  • Chris Willsher (1971—): English drummer, singer, songwriter; performs punk rock; member of Bus Station Loonies and former member of Oi Polloi and Disorder
  • Martin Wilson: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux of Pink Indians[2]
  • Pete Wright: English bassist and singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]

Y

  • Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich: former Yugoslav vocalist of gypsy punk band Kultur Shock[28]
  • Curtis Youé: English bassist; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983) and Blyth Power (1983–??)[2]

Z

  • ZSK - german punk-rock band

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Glasper, Ian. The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 to 1984, Cherry Red Books, 2006, ISBN 1-901447-70-7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Interview with Ghost Mice". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2007-12-27. i will not vote because i am an anarchist, and there is no one worth voting for and voting does not work here.
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  11. 1 2 "Autumn Poison: The Story..." Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-12-27. Autumn Poison were an anarcho punk group...
  12. ↑ Cage self-identified as an anarchist in a 1985 interview: "I'm an anarchist. I don't know whether the adjective is pure and simple, or philosophical, or what, but I don't like government! And I don't like institutions! And I don't have any confidence in even good institutions." John Cage at Seventy: An Interview Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine. by Stephen Montague. American Music, Summer 1985. Ubu.com. Accessed May 24, 2007.
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  20. ↑ Johnston, Krista (2005-03-19). "Review of Joey Only's Performance in Wilno Ontario". Barry's Bay This Week. Osprey Media. I'm am an anarchist. I believe in cooperation and problem solving and that record is a tribute to a lot of problem solvers who want to get issues (such as poverty, deportation, homelessness and cuts to services) resolved.
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  22. ↑ "Voting For the First Time". Retrieved 2007-12-27. I'm an anarchist and I've been an anarchist many, many years.
  23. ↑ Philips, Bruce "Utah" (2007-10-11). "Utah Phillips Podcast #2". Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2007-12-27. I've simply decided that I had to leave the trade. That the time has come for me to... to walk away from it.
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