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Negativland
📷 Nelson Pavlosky · CC BY-SA 2.0

Artists similar to

Negativland

group · US · active since 1979

plunderphonicsavant-gardeexperimentalnoisesound collagesampledelia

In short

The artists most similar to Negativland are The Residents, Frank Zappa, People Like Us, DEVO and Coil, from the same plunderphonics, avant-garde and experimental circle.

Closest to Negativland

1 The Residentsavant‐garde experimental group
2 Frank ZappaUS musician, composer, activist & filmmaker
3 People Like Uscollage artist Vicki Bennett
4 DEVOnew wave/rock band
5 CoilUK cross‐genre industrial group Bandcamp ↗
6 WeenUS alternative rock band

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13 The FallEnglish post‐punk group founded by Mark E. Smith
15 The BeatlesUK rock band, “The Fab Four”
21 Pixies
23 Joy DivisionEnglish post-punk band
26 R.E.M.American rock band Bandcamp ↗
29 The Clash70s–80s British punk rock band
30 Gorillazvirtual band

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Negativland?

The artists most similar to Negativland are The Residents, Frank Zappa, People Like Us, DEVO and Coil, from the same plunderphonics, avant-garde and experimental circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Negativland?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Nurse With Wound, This Heat, Radiohead and Aphex Twin have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Negativland" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Negativland?

Negativland is usually associated with plunderphonics, avant-garde, experimental and noise (group · US · active since 1979), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.