Suicide

Suicide was a New York duo formed in 1970 by singer Alan Vega (1938-2016) and keyboardist Martin Rev. Rev played short, repetitive riffs on a worn Farfisa organ and later on synthesizer, over primitive drum machines, and Vega sang over them in a nervous, murmured style. Their debut album Suicide (1977) is often cited by critics as a starting point for post-punk, synth-pop and industrial rock. Suicide came out on Red Star Records. The second album, Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev (1980), was recorded at the Power Station in New York and released by ZE Records.