- Dislocation Dance
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Dislocation Dance Origin Manchester, England Genres Post-punk Years active 1978–1986; 2009–present Labels New Hormones, The Music Label, Rough Trade, LTM, Slipped Discs Associated acts The Diagram Brothers, The Pale Fountains, Blue Orchids Members Ian Runacres, Phil Lukes, Andrew Weaver, Jon Board, Chris Gravestock Past members Ian Runacres
Andy Diagram
Paul Emmerson
Dick Harrison
Kath Way
Sonja Clegg
Herbie Ryan
Ian RogersDislocation Dance were a post-punk band from Manchester, England. The group's original line-up is obscure; their first EP, a self-titled 7" as a co-release between two labels, Delicate Issues and New Hormones[1] recorded in May 1980, lists its line-up as 'B' on vocals and keyboard; 'Dick' on drums; 'Ian' on vocals and guitar, and 'Paul' on bass, but also mentions 'Past members of the band' as Rod Bloor, Kathryn Way, Tim Glasser, Ian Rogers (drummer, who subsequently joined Blue Orchids ) and Julie Gask. The group had formed in 1978 and included Ian Runacres (vocals, guitar), Andy Diagram (trumpet, vocals, also of The Diagram Brothers), Paul Emmerson (bass), and Dick Harrison (drums).[2] The Slip That Disc 12" EP featured a much more confident and tight sound, as well as a cover of The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out".[3] Both this release and the group's debut album Music Music Music (1981) featured the Runacres, Diagram, Emmerson and Harrison line-up. In 1982, Diagram left to join The Pale Fountains, the band also signing to Rough Trade.[2] 1984's Midnight Shift album saw Kathryn Way rejoin as vocalist and a more jazzy pop sound, with Herbie Ryan joining on saxophone.[2] 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.[2]
In 2000 the band reformed for a tour of Japan. The original members Runacres, Way, Harrison and Diagram were joined by Phil Lukes (previously in The Mancinis and Dutch Uncle). Lukes had also worked with Runacres on a project under the name 'Brightside'.
A new album, Cromer, was released by Vinyl Japan in 2005. This featured Runacres, Lukes, Diagram, and several other performers. The BBC sessions were released on CD by Vinyl Japan in 1999.
In 2007 Dislocation Dance played a couple of gigs in Manchester, at the Carlton Club in Whalley Range. The line-up consisted of Runacres, Lukes, Way and Harrison again. They were joined by Jon Board (trumpet) and Andrew Weaver (keyboards). Runacres, Lukes, Board and Weaver have been working on some new material during 2009. In 2009 they were joined by Chris Gravestock (drums). They have played a few low key gigs in late 2009/early 2010 and are currently working on a new album.
Contents
Discography
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[4]
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
Albums
- Music Music Music (1981) New Hormones (#27) (reissued by LTM on CD)
- Midnight Shift (1984) Rough Trade (#14) (reissued by LTM on CD)
- BBC Sessions (1999) Vinyl Japan
- Cromer (2005) Vinyl Japan
References
- ^ Toland, Justin (Tue: 03-06-08: 11:15 AM CET). "The forgotten pioneers". bbc online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/03/06/060308_new_hormones_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
External links
Categories:- English rock music groups
- British post-punk music groups
- Musical groups from Manchester
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