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
Artist	Song	Buy
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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