Negativland is a name I haven't heard in about 30 years. They were comparatively famous in the 90s, I guess, due to using the U2 samples.

I love their albums! I was lucky enough to see them live 1-2 years ago. They performed their latest album and they still got it! Their satirical approach to sampling translates well to the 2020s.

I accidentally got New Coke, I poured it down the drain.

I have Negativland in my music collection. If you can, treat yourself to Escape from Noise and The Playboy Channel from the 1987 album Escape from Noise. Unforgettable.

This guy was an internet friend of mine, claimed to be mentored by one of the Negativland guys, and definitely carries the flame with his weekly(-ish) releases. They used to play hella late night Thursdays on KPFA, not sure if that's still going. Give it a listen!

https://nationalcynical.bandcamp.com/

I learned that Russia has 11 time zones because of Negativeland.

I would also not describe this music as timeless. It's incredibly hard for me to imagine people coming to this music fresh today.

Damn, makes me want to jump on a plane to SFO tomorrow morning...

keep trying to listen to Negativland but then my mind just turns to Pepsi, and I couldn't tell you why...