Influenced by their punk upbringing, avant-garde schooling, and no wave surroundings in early 1980s NYC,- but not beholden to any genre - Ike Yard managed to create a new sound.
By tapping into equal parts the krautrock experimentation of Can, the neue deutsche welle of DAF and the UK post-punk dub of Public Image Ltd. and Joy Division they created sounds and songs unique enough to catch the attention of Factory Records, who made them their first American signing.

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