Metal Dance 2

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Coming out September 3rd.

Trevor Jackson (Playgroup / Underdog / Output Recordings) returns with the eagerly awaited second instalment of his Metal Dance compilation series this
August, following widespread critical acclaim in the wake of Volume 1. Drawing
from Jackson’s deep collection of original industrial, post-punk, EBM and new
wave, the album is an inspired mix of sounds and styles, mining classics, dub
versions, oddities and secret weapons inspired by his formative clubbing years at
many of London's seminal nightlife haunts.

Alongside more familiar names like Visage, Chris & Cosey, Front 242 & Ministry,
the compilation includes unexpected outings by ‘80s artists Godley & Crème
(with the obscure B-Side "Babies") and an early incarnation of Sheffield’s ABC,
Visa Versa, with "Riot Squad." As before, Jackson also places the spotlight on
some of the less heralded bands of the time and casts the net far and wide:
Germany’s Plus Instruments, Spain’s Diseno Corbusier offshoot Esplendor
Geometrico, Italy’s Neon and Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Haruomi Hosono out of
Japan all feature. The selection even travels as far as Lebanon for the
outrageous "Tanki Tanki" by Rene Bandaly Family, a truly one-off slice of intense
political Arabic proto-techno (here re-edited by fellow Lebanese artist Rabih
Beaini aka Morphosis). Rarities include tracks from pre-Liaisons Dangereuses /
DAF group CHBB, Craig Leon & Arthur Brown, and Trevor's own re-edit of Rusty
Egan’s "Twilight Zone," all receiving their first official release on CD and digital.

Metal Dance 2 is another essential selection of anarchic machine music which
remains hugely influential on today’s generation, informing the sound of groups
and labels such as The Knife, Factory Floor, Gesaffelstein, COMEME, DFA &
L.I.E.S.


Tracklisting:

CD 1

1. TUXEDOMOON – 59 TO 1
2. LOGIC SYSTEM – UNIT
3. PSYCHE – THE SAINT BECAME A LUSH
4. SKINNY PUPPY – DEADLINES (400 Blows remix)
5. PROPAGANDA – (THE ECHO OF) FROZEN FACES
6. VISAGE – DER AMBOSS (Instrumental)
7. RUSTY EGAN – THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Trevor Jackson Edit)
8. MATERIAL – SECRET LIFE
9. RENE BANDALY FAMILY – TANKI TANKI (Rabih Beaini edit)
10. EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS – WORK THAT BEAT
11. CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE – JUMP OVER BARRELS
12. LIAISONS DANGEREUSES – ETRE ASSIS OU DANSET
13. ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO – NECROSIS EN LA POYA

CD 2

1. MINISTRY – OVER THE SHOULDER (12“ version)
2. TEST DEPT – THE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF FREEDOM: FACE 3
3. MILE HIGH CLUB – WALKING BACKWARDS
4. CHBB – IMA IKI-MASHOO
5. FRONT 242 – BODY 2 BODY (2TRAX)
6. VISA VERSA – RIOT SQUAD
7. CHRIS & COSEY – DRIVING BLIND
8. DORIS NORTON – PERSONAL COMPUTER
9. PLUS INSTRUMENTS – VOM ERTRUNKENEN MÄDCHEN
10. CONRAD SCHNITZLER – DAS TIER
11. NEON – LOBOTOMY
12. ARTHUR BROWN AND CRAIG LEON – THE CONVERSATION
13. HARUOMI HOSONO - PLATONIC
14. GODLEY & CREME - BABIES

[Jeffrey]

Now, this is splendid news. The first Metal Dance compilation was brilliant and this seems to top it. I can't wait. Big thanks to Trevor Jackson!!!!


Jeffrey

[roc51]

Agree...can't wait for this one!

The first compilation was superb...blows away most other compilations of it's kind...

Some of the best comps of the previous few years have been the Metal Dance and Minimal Wave comps...really revelatory material especially for the uninitiated.