This is the new 2015 edition of Soul Jazz Records‰۪ long out of print first ‰Û÷New York Noise‰۪ collection, subtitled ‰Û÷Dance Music From The New York Underground 1977-82‰۪.
‰Û÷New York Noise‰۪ is the story of the intersection between experimental dance music and art in downtown New York. This ground-breaking release gave rise to a series of three albums featuring the likes of Snatch, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Sonic Youth, Ut, Jim Jarmusch and many more downtown figures as well as a deluxe photography book that featured everyone from David Byrne to Madonna (now out-of-print).
This new 2015 edition features classic New York post-punk, punk funk and no wave tracks from Arthur Russell / Dinosaur L, James White & The Contortions, The Theoretical Girls, Mars, Konk, Material, Bush Tetras, Lizzy Mecrier Descloux as well as new tracks by Alan Vega (Suicide), Chain Gang and ImpLOG.