Heavy Friends
Saturday November 10th, 2018 with Heavy Ben
New York 1980. Anticipating Chandra's show next week, a selection of weird disco, avant funk, no wave, early rap, jazz and electronic sounds
Chandra is touring and will be in Ottawa Friday November 16 at Black Squirrel Books. Get tix!
https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/11-16-chandra
Here is the interesting back story:
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/meet_chandra_the_pre-teen_who_released_a_fantastic_post-punk_record_in_1980
https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/9avnqy/the-avalanches-chandra-subways-sample
Chandra's 4-song "Transportation" EP from 1980 will finally be given a proper reissue, now in 2-LP format, expanded to 10 songs!
(photo http://evgrieve.com)
| We begin with some (un)classics from the era |
| Walking On Thin Ice Yoko Ono - 12" - 1981 - Geffen |
| Ungawa Pt.II (Way Out Guiana) Pulsallama - 12" - 1982 - Y Records |
| Design To Kill Contortions - Buy - 1979 - ZE Records |
| Dum Dum Bush Tetras - Boom In The Night - 1982 - ROIR (released 2003) |
| Kiss Me Again (remix) Dinosaur - Optimo Present Psyche Out - 1978 - Sire / 2005 - Eskimo Recordings |
| Emile (Night Rate) Aural Exciters - Spooks In Space - 1979 - ZE Records |
| A set of music from Chandra and related acts, including her backing band "The Dance" |
| Subways Chandra - Transportation - 1980 - Go Go Records |
| Shift The Blame Model Citizens - Shift The Blame - 1979 - Spy Records Ltd. |
| Do Dada The Dance - Dance For Your Dinner - 1980 - Go Go Records |
| Romantic Me Polyrock - Polyrock - 1980 - RCA |
| Reminder Tomek Lamprecht - Tomek - 1983 - A.T.L. Records Company |
| On Sadism Material - Temporary Music - 1979 - ZÙ Records |
| Subways The Avalanches - Wildflower - 2016 - Modular Recordings, Astralwerks |
| Lightfield (In Consonance) Glenn Branca - The Ascension - 1980 - 99 Records |
| Music from the tiny Infidelity label from NYC, and related electronic, jazz, no wave |
| Beginning Of The Heartbreak / Don't, Don't Love Of Life Orchestra - Extended Niceties - 1980 - Infidelity |
| Arp's Carpet R.L. Crutchfield's Dark Day - Exterminating Angel - 1980 - Infidelity / Dark Entries |
| Holland Tunnel Dive ImpLOG - 12" - 1980 - Infidelity |
| I Am Not Seeing That You Are Here Jill Kroesen - Stop Vicious Cycles - 1982 - Lovely Music |
| Do The Wrong Thing The Lounge Lizards - The Lounge Lizards - 1981 - Editions EG |
| Dream Jeff and Jane Hudson - Flesh - 1981 - Infidelity / Dark Entries |
| Nineteen 86 Martin Rev - Martin Rev - 1980 - Infidelity |
| Early rap and rock outfits with a funk / hip hop bent
... and one more Chandra tune! |
| Ms. DJ Rap It Up! She - (single) / Boombox 3 - 1980 - Clappers Records / Soul Jazz |
| Earn It ESG - A South Bronx Story 2 - 1981 - 99 Records / Soul Jazz |
| Konk Party Konk - 12" - 1982 - Rough Trade |
| Opposite Chandra - Transportation - 1980 - Go Go Records |
| Lock Groove (Out) Liquid Liquid - Successive Reflexes - 1981 - 99 Records |
| Fly Guy Rap The Fly Guys - (single) / Big Apple Rappin' - ~1980 - Land Of Hits / Soul Jazz |
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8:06 PM, November 10th, 2018