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Although punk continues to exist, post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial UK punk rock 'explosion', roughly spanning 1978- 1982. If the first wave of punk bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, etc tore up the rule book, then the bands that followed were able to explore, experiment and innovate in the spaces they opened up. Typically more introverted, arty and experimental than classic punk rock or the more pop oriented New Wave music, post punk laid the groundwork for " alternative rock" by broadening the idea of what punk and underground music could do, incorporating a variety of other styles and inventing new ones. It found a firm place in the 1980s college rock scene, and left behind several major sub genres (notably, goth rock and emo). However, post punk's biggest influence remains in the vast variety of sounds and styles it pioneered, many of which proved very influential in the later alternative rock scene.
Championed by late night BBC disc jockeyFor other meanings of DJ see DJ (disambiguation). A disc jockey (often DJ or deejay is an individual who selects and plays pre-recorded music for the enjoyment of others. In circles and cultures where reggae and related musical styles are prevalent such a John PeelJohn Robert Parker Ravenscroft OBE ( 30 August, 1939 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel was a British disc jockey and radio presenter. He was one of the original DJs of BBC Radio 1 in 1967 and the only one remaining on Radio 1 at the time and record label/shop Rough TradeRough Trade Records was a British record company. See Rough Trade Records for more information. Rough Trade was also the name of a 1980s new wave rock band in Canada. For more information, see the entry on Carole Pope. The term rough trade comes from gay (amongst others- including Postcard Records , Factory RecordsFactory Records was a Manchester-based record label, managed by Tony Wilson, which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, The Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark., Falling A RecordsFalling A Records was a very important English Independent record label formed in the late 1970`s, and heavily involved with the D. Y cassette movement of the early 1980s. It owned a shop in Clacton-on-Sea which sold new and second hand records, distribut, Fast ProductFast Product were an independent record label, established in Edinburgh by Bob Last in December 1977. They are probably best remembered for issuing the first records by the Human League, Gang of Four and The Mekons. Equally vital was their release of thre, Mute RecordsMute Records is a record label formed in 1980 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, "Warm Leatherette", under the moniker The Normal. Mute Records made a name for itself as the label that was willing to sign post-punk artists like Frank To, etc, etc), "post punk" could arguably be said to encompass many diverse groups and musicians. In the list that follows, it should be noted that some of these groups were contemporary with or predated the period given above for the punk music proper. Also, many have also considered as being members of other genres in addition to post punk, such as punk and new wave amongst others.
See also: Industrial musicIndustrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. First used in the mid 1970s to describe the then-unique sound of Industrial Records artists, a wide variety of artists and labels have since come to be, Cassette Culture
