Ike Yard
| Company type | Music group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1980 in New York City, United States |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
| Products | Music albums and EPs |
Ike Yard is an avant-garde ensemble formed in 1980 in New York City, comprising Stuart Argabright (handling drums, percussion, synthesizer, and vocals), Kenny Compton (bass, synthesizer, vocals), Fred Szymanski (synthesizers and programming), and Michael Diekmann (guitar and synthesizer). Originating within New York's no wave movement, the group collaborated with labels including Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Records—the latter marking them as the first American act signed to that label. Their musical style transitioned from post-punk influenced by krautrock and dub to integrating drum machines alongside analog electronic elements. The band released their initial album in 1982 before dissolving in early 1983. Subsequently, Argabright pursued recording under the name Dominatrix.
After Acute Records issued the retrospective collection Ike Yard: 1980–82 Collected, the band reunited in 2007 as a trio featuring Argabright, Compton, and Diekmann. Following nearly three decades of inactivity, the Danish/Swedish label Phisteria issued a limited-run 10-inch EP titled Öst, succeeded by the full album Nord, which was licensed worldwide by Desire Records. In 2017, Vienna’s Noiztank released the EP Sacred Machine, followed by the albums Rejoy (2018) and Remix (2019). Most recently, in 2024, San Francisco-based Dark Entries unveiled 1982, a record comprising previously unreleased tracks from that year.
Discography
- Night After Night (EP, 1981)
- A Fact a Second (LP, 1982)
- 1980-82 Collected (compilation, 2006)
- Öst (EP, 2009)
- Nord (LP, 2010)
- Sacred Machine (EP, 2017)
- Rejoy (LP, 2018)
- Remixes (EP, 2019)
- 1982 (LP, 2024)