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C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from British independent record labels of the time. [1] As a term, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based music genre characterized by jangling guitars and melodic power pop song structures, although other musical styles ...
In 1986, the British music weekly NME issued a cassette dubbed C-86, which included a number of bands -- McCarthy, the Wedding Present, Primal Scream, the Pastels, and the Bodines among them -- influenced in equal measure by the jangly guitar pop of the Smiths, the three-chord naivete of the Ramones, and the nostalgic sweetness of the girl ...
C86. Distinctly ramshackle, often Twee Pop -infused combination of British Indie Rock and Jangle Pop.
Sep 19, 2017 · C86 was first coined by the British magazine NME in their eponymous 1986 cassette compilation, created with the purpose of unearthing new groups from Britain’s burgeoning indie pop scene.
C86: how the mixtape became a cornerstone of indie music culture. As NME launch the return of the iconic C-series, we revisit the Primal Scream-featuring mixtape that became a cult classic. By...
Sep 28, 2022 · C86 was more than a compilation, more than a movement and more than even a genre. It was the beginning of the music that Indie Is Not a Genre is centered around and the origin of the music you’re listening to today.
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Jun 10, 2014 · As the opening track of C86 —a 22-song cassette compilation of British indie bands released by the legendary music magazine NME in 1986—“Velocity Girl” has become iconic. Around the time of its...
