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James Chance

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Born
20 April 1953
Born In
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Died
18 June 2024 (aged 71)
A key figure in No Wave Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and punk in the New York music scene since the late 1970s, in such bands as Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, James Chance & the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, and James Chance & Terminal City. Chance differed from some of his No Wave compatriots by possessing (and demanding from his band) a certain level of musical skill and talent. His music is frequently described as combining the freeform playing of Orne… read more
A key figure in No Wave Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and punk in the New York music scene since the late 1970s, in such bands as Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, James Chance & the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, Jam… read more
A key figure in No Wave Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and punk in the New York music scene since the late 1970s, in such bands as Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, James Chance & the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, and James Chance & Terminal… read more

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1 Play track Irresistable Impulse Contort Yourself
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2 Play track Irresistable Impulse Designed To Kill
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3 Contort Yourself - Buy Version Contort Yourself - Buy Version
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4 Irresistable Impulse Super Bad
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5 Contort Yourself - August Darnell Remix Contort Yourself - August Darnell Remix
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6 Play track Irresistable Impulse Sax Maniac
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7 Play track i don't want to be happy i don't want to be happy
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8 Play track Irresistable Impulse white meat
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9 Play track King Heroin King Heroin
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10 (I'm Not A) Bedroom Athlete (I'm Not A) Bedroom Athlete
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Albums

  1. 21,841 listeners

    10 Jun 2014 · 19 tracks

    Buy Contortions 35th Anniversary (Deluxe)
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  2. 4 listeners

    22 Apr 2014 · 1 track

    I Don't Want Nobody (feat. True Groove All-Stars) - Single
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  3. 66 listeners

    21 Apr 2014 · 1 track

    I Don't Want Nobody
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    Twist Your Soul
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