Dislocation Dance

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Dislocation Dance
Origin Manchester, England
Genre(s) Post-punk
Years active 1978-1986
Label(s) New Hormones, The Music Label, Rough Trade, Slipped Discs
Associated acts The Diagram Brothers, The Pale Fountains
Former members
Ian Runacres
Andy Diagram
Paul Emmerson
Dick Harrison
Kath Way
Sonja Clegg
Herbie Ryan

Dislocation Dance were a post-punk band from Manchester, England formed in 1978 by Ian Runacres (vocals, guitar), Andy Diagram (trumpet, vocals, also of The Diagram Brothers), Paul Emmerson (bass), and Dick Harrison (drums).[1] Their 1980 self-titled debut EP appeared on The Buzzcocks' New Hormones label, garnering comparisons with Gang of Four. It would be nearly a year before the release of the follow-up, the Slip That Disc EP, which featured a cover of The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out".[2] Vocalist Kath Way joined for debut album Music Music Music (1981). In 1982, Diagram left to join The Pale Fountains, the band also signing to Rough Trade.[1] 1984's Midnight Shift album saw a more jazzy pop sound, with Herbie Ryan joining on saxophone.[1] A final EP, "What's Going On", saw the return of Diagram, and the replacement of Way by Sonja Clegg. The band called it a day in 1986, with Clegg going solo, releasing an album in 1987, and Diagram rejoining The Pale Fountains.[1]

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[edit] Discography

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[3]

[edit] Singles/EPs

  • Dislocation Dance EP (1980) New Hormones
  • Slip That Disc EP (1981) New Hormones
  • "Rosemary" (1982) New Hormones (#46)
  • "You'll Never Know" (1982) New Hormones
  • "Violette" (1983) The Music label
  • "Show Me" (1983) Rough Trade
  • "What's Going On" (1985) Slipped Discs

[edit] Albums

  • Music Music Music (1981) New Hormones (#27) (reissued by LTM on CD)
  • Midnight Shift (1984) Rough Trade (#14)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1. 
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-579-4. 
  3. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4. 

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