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List Of Dance-punk Artists
This is a list of notable dance-punk artists. __NOTOC__ 0-9 *!!! *311 A *Aerodrone * The Automatic * ADULT. * Arctic Monkeys *Au Pairs B * Bang! Bang! Eche! * Bloc Party * The Bloody Beetroots * Bolt Action Five * The Bravery * Bush Tetras C * Cassette Kids *Clor * controller.controller * Cut Copy *CSS D * DARTZ! * Datarock *Delta 5 *Death From Above 1979 * Digitalism *Does It Offend You, Yeah? * Duchess Says *DZ Deathrays E * Electric Six *ESG * Every Move a Picture F * The Faint * Fake Shark - Real Zombie! *Foals * Franz Ferdinand G *Gang of Four * Goose *Guerilla Toss H * Hadouken! * Hockey *Hot Hot Heat J *James Chance and the Contortions * Joy Division * Justice K * Klaxons * Konk L *LCD Soundsystem * Le Tigre *Le Castle Vania * Liars * Liquid Liquid *Late of the Pier * Ladyhawke M *Matt and Kim *Maths Class * Math the Band *Medium Medium * Midnight Juggernauts *Mindless Self Indulgence * My Passion *Moving Units *McCafferty N * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance-punk
Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk or techno-punk) is a post-punk subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco, post-disco and new wave movements.Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984.Simon Reynolds.Faber and Faber Ltd, April 2005, (U.S. Edition: Penguin, February 2006, ) Predecessors Many groups in the post-punk era adopted a more danceable style. These bands were influenced by funk, disco, new wave, and other dance music popular at the time (as well as being anticipated by some artists from 1970s including Sparks and Iggy Pop). Influential bands from the 1980s included Talking Heads, Public Image Ltd.,Swaminathan, Nikhil (25 December 2003) â€Dance-punk ends scenester dormancy New Order, Gang of Four, Pigbag, the Clash, the Pop Group, Maximum Joy, Minutemen, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. New York City dance-punk included Defunkt, Material, James Chance and the Contortions, Cristina Monet, Bush Tetras, ESG, and Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSS (band)
CSS (an initialism of Cansei de Ser Sexy) (, in São Paulo, English lit. "Tired of being sexy") is a Brazilian rock band from São Paulo. The band was labeled as part of the explosion of the new rave scene. Their songs are in both English and Portuguese. History 2003–06: Formation and ''Cansei de Ser Sexy'' (Brazilian album) CSS formed in September 2003, consisting of a group of friends. Their name was taken from a reported quote by Beyoncé, who allegedly declared that she was "tired of being sexy". The band first garnered fame through the internet. Some of its members, like Adriano Cintra, and Wendi Bishop, had been previously known in São Paulo's underground club scene, but not outside of the local alternative subculture. Others, like Lovefoxxx, were the owners of popular Fotolog and Flickr pages. Their collective band fotolog also gained popularity and their songs were frequently downloaded from Trama Virtual's website. Several songs by CSS were featured in mainstream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
Fake Shark (formerly known as Fake Shark – Real Zombie!) is a Canadian electronic indie-pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 2005, their early musical style mainly combined elements of dance punk and IDM but have since shifted to a more commercial pop sound. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film ''Zombi 2'', where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat. History Fake Shark was conceived by Kevin "Kevvy Mental" Maher and Louis Wu in October 2005 as a way of combining the styles of the bands they liked in hopes to one day open for them. They met in high school and formed Fake Shark shortly after graduation. To complete the band, they recruited (via Craigslist) bassist Dan Hughes and The Heck's former drummer, Malcolm Holt. In 2007, Hughes left the band and was replaced by The Heck's and Hot Hot Heat's former bassist, Parker Bossley. The onslaught of MySpace buzz garnered the interest of Vinyl Junkie Records in Japan who released the band's debut alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom The Faint toured in 2005). He quit shortly after the band was formed,The Faint // Profile ''The Faint'', (2005-01-27). Retrieved 2008-05-09. though the Faint continued to share a spot with Bright Eyes on . History Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle skateboarded in their free time, until ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Move A Picture
Every Move a Picture is an American electronic rock group. Biography The band initially materialized around vocalist/guitarist Brent Messenger, bassist Joey Fredrick, and drummer Dan Aquino. Childhood friends Messenger and Fredrick had been playing in various bands throughout the early 2000s (at times with Aquino), but Every Move a Picture was not officially made active until early 2004. The quartet was ultimately completed after Portland transplant Allen Davis answered a Craigslist posting and joined up on guitar and keyboards. Soon after, the band recorded three songs at a friend's rehearsal space; their songs found early airplay on local radio and by KROQ's Rodney Bingenheimer in L.A. As their music further filtered across to the UK courtesy of BBC Radio 1. Every Move a Picture had opened shows for the likes of the Kaiser Chiefs, Louis XIV and U2 Also generating notable buzz at 2005's SXSW—all from those first three songs—the band next released the five-song EP Blink an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESG (band)
ESG (Emerald, Sapphire & Gold) is an American funk rock band formed in the South Bronx The South Bronx is an area of the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Concourse, Bronx, Concourse, Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven, Melrose, B ... in 1978. ESG has been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, and dance-punk. The band's track "UFO" is one of the most sampling (music), sampled songs in history. History The band originally consisted of the Scroggins sisters, Renee (vocals), Valerie (drums), Deborah (bass) and Marie (congas, vocals) and friend Tito Libran (congas, vocals). The band's name stands for emerald, sapphire, and gold. Emerald and sapphire are Valerie and Renee Scroggins' birthstones, and gold refers to the record certification. Ed Bahlman discovered ESG while serving as the judge for a talent show and became the band's unofficial manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece American rock band formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan. Their music was described by AllMusic as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal. The band achieved recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and have since released 14 studio albums, two rarities albums, and one live album. A live DVD, ''Absolute Treasure'', was released in 2014. The current lineup of the band consists of vocalist Dick Valentine, lead guitarist , keyboardist Tait Nucleus?, rhythm guitarist Da Vé, bassist Rob Lower and drummer Todd Glass. Live drummer Hyperkube Bonanza has filled in for Glass on most tours since 2016. History Formation and the Wildbunch years (1996–2000) The band formed in 1996 and was initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the British group of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the 1990s, they played regularly at the Old Miami and the Gold Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DZ Deathrays
DZ Deathrays (previously Denzel then DZ) are an Australian dance-punk trio from Brisbane, Queensland. Composed of Shane Parsons (vocals/guitar), Lachlan Ewbank (lead guitar/vocals) and Simon Ridley (drums), they put out two EPs before releasing their debut album, ''Bloodstreams'', in April 2012. The album won the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012. To date they have released five studio albums: ''Bloodstreams'' , ''Black Rat (album), Black Rat'', ''Bloody Lovely (album), Bloody Lovely'', ''Positive Rising: Part 1'' and ''Positive Rising: Part 2'' History 2008–2011: Early years Parsons and Ridley (both from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia) were initially the founding members of Brisbane band Velociraptor, and continue to play with the group. Following the formation of DZ Deathrays, the band's first performances occurred at Brisbane house parties. The debut recording for the band was an Extended play, EP, titled ''Ruined My Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Says
Duchess Says is a Canadian punk band from Montreal."Band With a Confrontational Tilt Brings the Crowd Along for the Ride" '''', August 26, 2012. The band describes its genre as "moog rock", and is known for its large, loud and theatrical live shows." Duchess Says - "Sciences Nouvelles" , Album Review" ''Post-Trash'', October 14, 2016, by Max Freedman [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British dance-punk band from Reading, Berkshire. They played what was to be their final show on 12 December 2015 at the Electric Ballroom, Camden Town. In September 2021, they announced a new album, titled ''We Do Our Own Stunts''. History Does It Offend You, Yeah?, named after a quote from the BBC television series ''The Office'', were formed in 2006 in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop and soon joined by Rob Bloomfield and Morgan Quaintance. They released their first album, '' You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into'', in Spring 2008. It was written and performed by James Rushent, Rob Bloomfield and Dan Coop. Death From Above 1979 vocalist Sebastien Grainger performed the lead vocals on "Let's Make Out". The song "All the Same" was due to be featured in the album, but was dropped for unknown reasons despite featuring in '' EAs '' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game)''. "All the Same" was released on streaming plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digitalism (band)
Digitalism are a German electronic music duo formed in Hamburg in 2004, consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. The duo are signed to French label Kitsuné, as well as Virgin Records and Astralwerks in other parts of the world. Band history Formation, ''Idealism'' and ''I Love You Dude'' (2004–11) Moelle and Tüfekçi met at a record store in Hamburg and became friends. Later, the store's owner asked them to DJ a party, and they then began mixing and recording. According to Moelle, they record their music in a World War II bunker they own in Hamburg. Digitalism's debut album, ''Idealism'', was released in Japan on 9 May 2007 by Toshiba EMI, in France on 21 May 2007 by Kitsuné, in North America by Astralwerks, and in Australia and New Zealand by etcetc and Virgin Records. The album includes re-edits of previously released singles "Jupiter Room" and "Zdarlight" as well as their "Digitalism in Cairo" original re-edit of a track by The Cure. The ''Pogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death From Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 (also known as Death from Above) is a Canadian rock duo consisting of bassist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band released their debut album, '' You're a Woman, I'm a Machine'', in 2004 and broke up in 2006. They reformed in 2011 and released their second album, '' The Physical World'', in 2014. Since then the band has released 2 more albums, '' Outrage! Is Now'' in 2017 and '' Is 4 Lovers'' in 2021. History Formation and ''Heads Up'' (2001–2003) Grainger and Keeler reportedly met at a Sonic Youth concert, though they sometimes jokingly claimed to have met in prison, on a pirate ship, or in a gay bar, leading some journalists and fans to believe these stories. Keeler has also said to have met Grainger when looking for a drummer to play in his hardcore punk band Femme Fatale, further stating "That's how Death from Above got started." In a 2021 interview with Anthony Fantano, Keele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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