MX-80 (often credited as MX-80 Sound) are an American experimental rock/art-punk band formed in Bloomington, Indiana. Reviews note the core presence of Rich Stim (vocals, sax) and Bruce Anderson (guitar), an abrasive, dissonant sound and the band's later move to the San Francisco scene where they were welcomed by Ralph Records.

Formed in Bloomington, Indiana; associated with the San Francisco underground and Ralph Records; reviewed DeBaser highlights include the albums Hard Attack and Out Of Tunnel. Early material dates to the late 1970s.

DeBaser reviews praise MX-80's abrasive, experimental art-punk and new-wave sound. Reviewers single out Hard Attack and Out Of Tunnel for dissonant guitars, jagged rhythms and visceral vocals. The band's Bloomington → San Francisco trajectory and association with Ralph Records are noted.

For:Fans of experimental rock, art-punk, new wave and collectors of underground late-70s/early-80s records.

 ...I agree when I read about them (and many times over the years I've come across the description) as an indefinable bastard cross between the Sex Pistols and Captain Beefheart, but this definition can only be followed by a question - perhaps insoluble: is it Rotten arranging Van Vliet or vice versa...? And could it be that neither of them (I try to imagine the scene and it's certainly not a pretty sight) had Tom Herman say a word...? Judge for yourselves (or at least, try: because it's no small feat).

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 Stim more than sings, he declaims and one often encounters muddy and disorienting choruses as in the case of Frankie I'm Sorry a true masterpiece of sonic destabilization, of terrifying neurosis, monstrous bass, and the "noise" guitar at the brink of a nervous breakdown.

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