GambleOn

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Member Since: 8/16/2005
Total Mixes: 23
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The Angular Groove: 2 + Decades of Dancepunk!

Side A
Artist Song
Gang of Four  At Home He's A Tourist [Entertainment!; 1979] 
Death From Above 1979  Sexy Results [You're a Woman, I'm a Machine; 2004] 
The Clash  Overpowered by Funk [Combat Rock; 1982] 
The Chinese Stars  Loose Traffic [Turbo Mattress; 2003] 
Gogogo Airheart  When The Flesh Hits [ExitheUXA; 2002] 
Public Image Ltd.  Death Disco [Death Disco EP; 1979] 
A Certain Ratio  Do The Du [The Old and the New; 1986] 
The Shocking Pinks  Peaceout [Dance the Dance Electric; 2004] 
ESG  Dance [Come Away with ESG; 1983] 
Liliput  In a Mess [Liliput; 1982] 
LCD Soundsystem  Give It Up [Give It Up (Single); 2002] 
Out Hud  Hair Dude, You're Stepping On My Mystique [S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D; 2002] 
Moving Units  Between Us & Them [Dangerous Dreams; 2003] 
Radio 4  Eyes Wide Open [Gotham!; 2002] 
Liquid Liquid  Cavern [Liquid Liquid; 1981-1983] 
Grand National  Playing In The Distance [Kicking the National Habit; 2004] 
Liars  Grown Men Don't Fall in the River, Just Like That [They Threw Us All etc.; 2001] 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
Gang of Four  I Found That Essence Rare [Entertainment!; 1979] 
Pylon  Precaution [Gyrate; 1980] 
Les Savy Fav  The Sweat Descends [Inches; 2004] 
The Rapture  House of Jealous Lovers [Echoes; 2003] 
ESG  Get Funky [ESG; 1991] 
Y Pants  Love's A Disease [Beat It Down; 1982] 
Mu  Let's Get Sick [Afro Finger & Gel; 2003] 
The Au Pairs  Armagh [Playing with a Different Sex; 1981] 
The Pop Group  Thief of Fire [Y; 1979] 
The Spotlight Syndicate  One Dance [Forget the Static Past; 2003] 
Delta 5  Mind Your Own Business [See The Whirl; 1981] 
!!!  Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story) [EP; 2003] 
Black Dice  Motorcycle [Broken Ear Record; 2005] 
The Slits  Walk About [Return of the Giant Slits; 1981] 
The Mae Shi  Vampire Beats [Terrorbird; 2004] 
We Versus The Shark  This Graceless Planet [Ruin Everything!; 2005] 
Liars  There's Always Room On The Broom [They Were Wrong So We Drowned; 2004] 

Comment:

A two-disc CD set that tracks the progress of `danceable post-punk' into what is now known as `dancepunk'. It all began (apparently, or most noticeably) with Gang of Four, a band that diverted from other post-punk acts such as Wire, Joy Division and The Fall by infusing their music with a rhythmic, danceable groove; heavily influenced by the dance and bass-centric theatrics of funk whilst maintaining the jagged, wiry guitars common to other post-punk bands. In the same year, others such as The Pop Group and Public Image Ltd (with the track "Death Disco") also helped lay the groundwork for future generations of post-punk groovers. During the 80's, the genre became less abrasive and more dancey, with a number of female bands such as ESG, Liliput, Delta 5, and The Au Pairs poking around in dancepunk territory. the 90's saw little action, but in the 00's the great revival began, brought about by the emergence of bands such as The Rapture, !!!, and LCD Soundsystem. The trend peaked at around 2002-2003 and has since died considerably, the only survivors (in terms of quality) being those who have adapted and changed their sound. Notably, it was the Liars who helped end the trend when, with their second album (which was expected to be another amazing slice of manic dancepunk) they went in a completely different direction altogether, opting instead for an album about witches, packed with tribal drumming and haunting atmospherics. However, a few tracks remained strangely danceable, and the blistering stomp of `There's Always On The Broom' is a fitting end to what has been a very strange and unique genre. Overall, both CD's make for a great night's worth of party music!
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blasikin
Date: 11/15/2005
DAMN fine set of mixes, and great liner notes too. I think I'll throw this one in the trainspotter's exhibit...
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musicgnome
Date: 11/16/2005
Fantastic & entertaining mix!!!

Nice notes as well.
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Dead Man
Date: 11/16/2005
Great theme. Excellent mix and notes. I've always liked Entertainment! a whole lot.
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 11/16/2005
Definitely grooving!
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Salman1
Date: 11/16/2005
Awesome second disc.
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The Nightcrawler
Date: 1/17/2006
This is really impressive. I always find it fascinating to construct a mix in which new songs play off ones that are 20-plus years old. This is a history lesson AND a dance party!
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sammyg123
Date: 1/19/2006
Awesome.
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Moe
Date: 1/29/2006
Outstanding! Sorry i missed it last year. Great theme executed brilliantly...
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DJ_Imperium
Date: 7/10/2006
Very cool! Nice choice with the Pop Group. While I agree that Gang of Four were the most infectious and influential, Joy Division definitely contributed to this sound: consider the track "Isolation" or maybe even "Ice Age."
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fritz1
Date: 8/16/2006
looks absolutely fantastic. i'd play this over and over...
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SoulDischarge
Date: 1/22/2007
great mix! it'd get my ass out on the dancefloor in a second. i made a similar type mix a few days ago with even some of the same songs, but it's not nearly as cohesive and comprehensive as this one. i'll have to post it.