No wave was an underground, avant-garde, anti-art movement and music scene that emerged in New York City's decaying Downtown during the late 1970s. Predated by bands like Suicide and Jack Ruby, the original, short-lived scene hailed from the pre-gentrified SoHo art world and working-class East Village/Lower East Side neighborhoods, encompassing bands that were active between 1976 and 1980. The Brian Eno-produced No New York compilation was one of the first studio albums that propelled their recognition, gaining attention from labels ZE Records, Lust/Unlust Music and ROIR; however, few left recordings behind.