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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 formalized 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.

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  • Jason Closs (1980-present): Canadian Guitarist; Jason Closs is a dynamic Canadian guitarist known for his work with the punk band Bridge Street Hooligans. Hailing from Ontario, Canada. Jason has been an influential figure in the punk scene, also contributing to bands like Back Breaker 519 and Scream Bloody Murder.

Jason’s music is deeply rooted in the ethos of anarchism, reflecting his commitment to challenging societal norms and advocating for freedom and equality. His performances are not just about the music but also about conveying a message of resistance and rebellion. Through his powerful riffs and raw energy, Jason inspires his audience to question authority and embrace the spirit of anarchism. Outside of his musical endeavors, Jason is known for his outspoken views on social issues and his dedication to the punk community. His Twitter feed is a testament to his passion for music and activism, often sharing updates about his projects and thoughts on current events. Jason Closs continues to be a driving force in the punk rock world, using his platform to promote anarchist ideals and connect with like-minded individuals. His journey is a testament to the power of music as a tool for social change.

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  • Richard Famous: English singer and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978–1995)[2]
  • Neil Ferguson: English bassist and audio engineer; performs punk rock; member of Chumbawamba[1]
  • Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993): French singer-songwriter, poet, composer, orchestra conductor and pianist; one of France's most well-known and influential singers; a self-proclaimed anarchist who sang irreverent and highly confrontational songs
  • Phil Free: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]
  • Sheena Fulton: English singer; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980–1981) and Autumn Poison (1980–1985)[9]

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  • Patricio García (28 Oct 1977–present): Argentinian composer; former member of rock band Los Chicles (1995–2002), writes music for film.
  • Laura Jane Grace (8 Nov 1980–present): American guitarist and vocalist of punk rock band Against Me![17]
  • Graham: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983)
  • Eric Green (19 January 1993–present): American guitarist and vocalist for California-based emo/post-hardcore band Problem Dog. Previously a member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Danny Discord and the Misanthropists (2012–2015).[2]

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  • Travid Halton; Houston singer/songwriter a.k.a. Jacob Hilton[18]
  • 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]

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  • Darren Johns: British singer, guitarist, lyricist and composer; performs punk rock, Americana and folk-roots; current member of Crazy Arm (2005–present) and Warshy (2017–present).
  • 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]

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  • Nomy Lamm (1976–present): 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]
  • Yegor Letov (1964–2008): Russian experimental musician and singer-songwriter; performed post-punk and psychedelic rock; founder and leader of the band Grazhdanskaya Oborona; adherent of green anarchism as stated in 2007 interview[20]
  • Jaki Liebezeit (1939–2017): German drummer; performs free jazz, krautrock and experimental music; member of the "anarchist community" Can,[13] who suggested the backronym "communism, anarchism, nihilism" for the band's name[21]
  • 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.

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  • Nikolas Asimos (20 August 1949 – 17 March 1988): Greek composer and singer
  • Nil Wright English (1952–present): bassist and electric violinist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1980–1995)[2]
  • Danbert Nobacon (1958–present): English singer and keyboardist; performs punk rock and folk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1]
  • Alice Nutter: English singer and percussionist; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1]

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  • Joey Only: guitarist and singer; performs folk punk music[23]

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  • N. A. Palmer: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass[2]
  • Pat "The Bunny" Schneeweis: American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpet player; Formerly lead anarcho-punk/folk groups Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains, Wingnut Dishwashers Union, and Ramshackle Glory, as well as a solo career. Retired from music in February 2016, due to a change in ideologies[24]
  • Erik Petersen: singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Philadelphia anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew[25]
  • Utah Phillips (1935–2008): American singer, poet, storyteller and guitarist; performed folk music and spoken word;[26] retired on 11 October 2007, due to poor health,[27] before passing away on 23 May 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–present), and Zounds (1977–1982, 2001–present)[2]
  • Promoe (1976–present): Swedish rapper; performs hip hop; member of rap group Looptroop[28]
  • Neil Puncher: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians[2]

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  • 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]
  • Zack de la Rocha, vocalist of Rage Against the Machine. Performs; Hip Hop, Rock, Nu Metal, Punk Rock, Metal
  • David Rovics (1967–present): American singer, guitarist, and songwriter; performs folk music[29]

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  • Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio (1940–2003): leftist militant Spanish singer-songwriter whose politics gradually moved from communism to anarchism.
  • Irmin Schmidt (1937–present): German keyboardist; plays krautrock and experimental music and composes film scores; member of Can who described the group as an "anarchist community"[13]
  • Pete Seeger: had many anarchist and communist beliefs
  • Otep Shamaya (1979–present): 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[30]
  • Vi Subversa (1935–2016): English singer-songwriter, and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978–1995)[2]

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  • Scott Thomas: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe[2]
  • Tõnu Trubetsky (1963–present): 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[31]

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  • 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]

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  • 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–present): American composer and pianist.[32]
  • 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 and folk; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba[1] and founding member of Commoners Choir.
  • Chris Willsher (1971–present): 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]

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  • ZSK: German punk-rock band

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag 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. ^ a b c d e f "Interview with Ghost Mice". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2007. i will not vote because i am an anarchist, and there is no one worth voting for and voting does not work here.
  4. ^ Vidar Ringstrøm. "Kukl". Hanshan.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  5. ^ Gittins, Ian (2004). Björk (in Italian). Giunti Editore. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9788809034969. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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  9. ^ a b "Autumn Poison: The Story..." Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007. Autumn Poison were an anarcho punk group...
  10. ^ 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 26 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine by Stephen Montague. American Music, Summer 1985. Ubu.com. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  11. ^ Newman, Brad (17 February 2011). "Folk-pop duo World History sing about historical events". Amarillo Globe-News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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  14. ^ Moore, Will (30 August 2023). "Emmett Doyle sings "Rust Belt Ballads" on the Scenic Route". WTIP. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  15. ^ Kelly, Kim (21 September 2021). "The Singing Left". The Baffler. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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  21. ^ Can Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. playlouder.com. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  22. ^ "The Rumpus Interview with Efrim Menuck". The Rumpus.net. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  23. ^ Johnston, Krista (19 March 2005). "Review of Joey Only's Performance in Wilno Ontario". Barry's Bay This Week. 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.
  24. ^ "Young and Miserable and Right: Pat the Bunny, a Retrospective for the Apocalypse". PopMatters. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Erik Petersen (Mischief Brew)". Punknews.org. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  26. ^ "Voting For the First Time". Retrieved 27 December 2007. I'm an anarchist and I've been an anarchist many, many years.
  27. ^ Philips, Bruce "Utah" (11 October 2007). "Utah Phillips Podcast No. 2". Archived from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2007. I've simply decided that I had to leave the trade. That the time has come for me to... to walk away from it.
  28. ^ Andreas, Margara (4 December 2006). "Promoe Live auf dem Loop". Regioactive magazine (in German). regioactive.de. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2007. Mårten Edh aus Schweden ist Anarchist. Ungewöhnlich dabei ist, dass er sich nicht wie die meisten Gleichgesinnten in der autonomen Punkszene bewegt, sondern unter dem Pseudonym Promoe HipHop als sein Kommunikationsmittel nutzt.
  29. ^ "A-Infos (en) Alt. Media: David Rovics – the anarchist troubadour – Songs of Social Significance". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  30. ^ "Rapper Sole Thinks He's Emma Goldman in New Song". Huffington Post Denver. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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  32. ^ "DORIAN WALLACE - composer".
  33. ^ "Kultur Shock bio -Oficial Page". Kultur Shock. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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