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Musical collective is a phrase used in reference to a leaderless entity that's predisposed to performing music that may be considered
experimental. The sound becomes the focus, as opposed to having the outfit become a stepping stone for potential cynosures. Such entities have transitioned from the traditional hierarchical configuration that features either a frontman (for example
The Cure's
Robert Smith, or
Trent Reznor of
Nine Inch Nails), or a plurality of band members in tension for dominance (for example
Louise Post &
Nina Gordon of
Veruca Salt, or
The Beatles'
John Lennon &
Paul McCartney.) Collectives are seen as an alternative to more ego-driven, combative paradigms of group music-making.
Musical collectives allow for flexibility in their rosters. As such, most of the members are free to rotate in and out of the line-up.
A musical collective is distinct from a musicians collective, such as the
London Musicians Collective which is an organisation with more general aims and larger membership.
Types
There are two slightly different types of musical collectives. Although both types revolve around collaboration between member artists, the main difference is in how the music is credited.
In one type, the collective is centred around a
record label which releases music by its member bands. Although musicians in the collective collaborate with each other, the resulting albums are always credited to a specific band or artist within the collective, rather than to the collective itself. For example, artists associated with the
Elephant 6 record label regularly contributed to each other's albums, and sometimes launched one-off side projects featuring varying combinations of musicians from its member bands — however, Elephant 6 itself was the
label, and was never credited as the
band name on an associated album.
In the other type, the collective itself functions as a band, releasing both albums by its individual member artists and albums credited directly to the collective as an entity in its own right. Like the label type, however, individual artists' albums still commonly feature collaborations with other members of the collective.
Also, almost as an in-between, collectives are appearing that have the look and idea of a record label but are centred around individuals. This has been fueled by the rise of the
internet and home recording which has allowed a punk
DIY ethic to flourish.
Notable collectives
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