C86

English Etymology Named after C86, a compilation cassette released in 1986 by NME magazine on which independent rock featured heavily. The album title itself was a play on the labelling and length of blank compact cassettes—commonly C60, C90 and C120—combined with the year 1986. Noun - en music A genre of British rock music most prominent in the late eighties and early nineties, with a lo-fi aesthetic, unconventional instrumentation and romantic lyrics. en 1990 SPIN 20 Ralske, who studied jazz trumpet at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, moved to London around the time the whole C86 scene (with bands like the Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine) was thriving. en 1999 advertisement for www.indiemusic.co.uk CMJ New Music Monthly 72 From the latest new releases to rare collectables, including indie, punk, grunge, C86 etc. en 2007 Scott Plagenhoef Belle & Sebastian's If You're Feeling Sinister 57 Bloomsbury Publishing USA 9781441194909 The same papers that had championed C86 in the middle of the decade then spent years writing off small, pop-oriented bands such as Belle and Sebastian — particularly if they had an air of mimsy or femininity. Related terms en indie rock en twee pop en tweecore en Musical genres