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WM (formation)
WM (formation) is a musical ensemble noted for its contributions to contemporary fusion and experimental soundscapes. The group gained attention through a series of recordings, collaborations, and touring partnerships that intersected with prominent artists and institutions. Their work has been discussed alongside major movements and events in modern music history.
The ensemble emerged amid scenes associated with New York City, London, Berlin, Tokyo, and Los Angeles, interacting with artists from Nirvana, Radiohead, Björk, Brian Eno, and David Bowie circles. Early associations linked them to festivals such as Glastonbury Festival, Coachella, South by Southwest, Primavera Sound, and Montreux Jazz Festival, while venues like Madison Square Garden, Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Wembley Stadium, and Carnegie Hall hosted related performances. Critical attention appeared in publications including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME (magazine), The Guardian, and The New York Times, and academic commentary referenced institutions like Juilliard School, Berklee College of Music, Royal College of Music, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge.
Accounts of the group's formation mention scenes around Seattle, Manchester, Dublin, Barcelona, and São Paulo and cite collaborations with figures tied to John Peel, Kurt Cobain, Thom Yorke, Peter Gabriel, and Yoko Ono. The name's derivation was debated in interviews with broadcasters BBC Radio 1, NPR, BBC Radio 6 Music, KEXP, and CBC Music, and discussed in documentaries produced by BBC Television, PBS, NHK, Arte (French-German TV network), and VICE (magazine). Legal and trademark matters involved firms and registries in United States Patent and Trademark Office, Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom), and agencies in European Union jurisdictions.
Personnel narratives reference musicians associated with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Who as collaborators, session players, or guest artists. Membership shifts were reported alongside managers and agents from Creative Artists Agency, William Morris Endeavor, BMI, ASCAP, and PRS for Music. Recording line-ups included contributors who toured with U2, Coldplay, The Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire, and The Cure and producers connected to Rick Rubin, Mark Ronson, Nigel Godrich, Flood (producer), and Daniel Lanois.
The group's style drew comparisons to movements linked with minimalism (music), post-rock, ambient music, electronic music, and experimental music, and to artists such as Aphex Twin, Can (band), Sonic Youth, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Morton Feldman. Critics placed their aesthetic in proximity to labels and collectives like Warp Records, 4AD, Ninja Tune, Island Records, and Sub Pop, and to scenes centered on Detroit techno, Chicago house, UK garage, shoegaze, and krautrock. Influences were traced to composers and performers including John Cage, Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, Ennio Morricone, and Miles Davis.
Released recordings appeared on compilations with artists from Compilation albums linked to labels such as Matador Records, Domino Recording Company, Secretly Canadian, XL Recordings, and Moshi Moshi Records. Notable works were highlighted alongside albums by OK Computer, Kid A, The Dark Side of the Moon, Innervisions, and Low as reference points in reviews by AllMusic, Metacritic, Spin (magazine), Q (magazine), and The Wire (magazine). Singles and EPs were promoted through platforms connected to BBC Introducing, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Touring history overlapped with bills including Lollapalooza, Rock en Seine, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Bonnaroo, and Roskilde Festival, and they performed at curated events by David Byrne, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Gabriel's WOMAD, Laurie Anderson, and Thom Yorke's Tomorrow's Modern Boxes showcases. Live collaborations involved orchestras and ensembles like the London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, and New York Philharmonic in experimental or crossover settings.
Discussions of legacy placed the ensemble in dialogues with movements associated with postmodernism, avant-garde, indie rock, electronic dance music, and art pop, and cited influence on artists signed to Domino Recording Company, XL Recordings, 4AD, Sub Pop, and Warp Records. Their impact was debated in panels at conferences hosted by South by Southwest, TED, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Hay Festival, and Sundance Film Festival, and in retrospectives curated by museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Smithsonian Institution, and V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum).
Category:Musical groups