The Nobodies were founded with Robert Handel (bass) & Mark Sippola (guitar & vocals) in 1981. Tom Moore (guitar) joined in 1982 and the band changed their name to The Generic Band. During the first half of their incarnation, the band recorded and performed (once) in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In 1982, the band relocated to Vancouver, BC and continued to record and perform until mid 1983. While the band only performed once while in Thunder Bay, numerous performances occurred in Vancouver. Many of these occurred at the Smiling Bhudda Cabaret which was home to the early punk scene in Vancouver. In addition to recording and performing, the band also produced a short 8mm film which was funded as part of a highschool project in 1981. The film was titled Approximate Time and the soundtrack from it is included on Scrap Meat Volume 3.

Sonically, the band was heavily experimental and very limited in technical abilities with most members having minimal prior musical experience. The styles tended to numerous variants on the punk, post punk, no wave & new wave styles.

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RECORDINGS

Twentieth Anniversary Collection

Before the Dawn

01 Aural Excitement (6.1 MB)

Define by Example

01 Aural Excitement (6.1 MB)

Scrap Meat Volume 2

06 Nanabijou (6.4 MB)

Scrap Meat Volume 3

01 Approximate Time (8.7 MB)
02 Vertical Horizon (4.7 MB)
03 Good-bye Hollywood (4.4 MB)
04 No America Again (4.5 MB)
05 Understand Your Plan (4.1 MB)
06 Electric Indian 2 (6.4 NB)
07 Electric Indian 1 (8.3 MB)
08 Mark's Song (5.3 MB)
15 Toe Nail Jam (2.1 MB)

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