Artist

Barbara Ess

32 releases · 48 collaborators · 12 labels

Date active: 1980 – 2026
Relevance: Medium, moderate ties with the core dub techno cluster
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Bio

American musician and photographer. In the late 1970s and ’80s, she was known for her fanzine label 72072 and was a member of early No Wave bands Static, Theoretical Girls and Y Pants. She died on March 4, 2021 due to an aggressive brain tumor.

Member of

Y Pants 3 Radio/Guitar 1 The Sheer Frost Orchestra 1 The Static Glenn Branca Ensemble Disband (6)

Barbara Ess (Artist)

Label Label Relevance Relevance Releases Releases Active Active

99 Records (2)
Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1980
Charhizma
Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2002
Table Of The Elements
Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2004
ROIR
Releases: 4 Relevance: medium Active: 1983 – 2016
ROIR Europe
Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1991
Atavistic
Releases: 15 Relevance: low Active: 1992 – 2010
Les Disques Du Crépuscule
Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1983 – 1996
Danceteria
Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1991
Base Record
Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1983
Neutral Records (3)
Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1983
Systems Neutralizers
Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2026
ZG Music
Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1981