More than Theoretical Girls: Adele Bertei on the Women of No Wave | The Quietus
By Robert Barry
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Adele Bertei, a key participant in New York's No Wave scene who collaborated with Brian Eno and performed with The Contortions and The Bloods, discusses her experiences in the late 1970s Downtown NYC music movement. The interview explores the role of women in No Wave, the tension between noise and melody, and why the creative conditions that fostered this experimental scene no longer exist today.