Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:36:11 -0500 From: "Olivier Borzeix" <oborzeix@sympatico.ca>
By the way... Rought trade released a very in depth 2CD compilation which is called "Post Punk" which you might wanna check to discover stuffs from that era... if your'e also interest in Mutant Disco, Proto Rap, Post Funky Punk...etc there's always "Mutant Disco" and "New York Noise", both on Soul Jazz recordings, which feature both No Wave and other weird stuffs from this time.
Supposedly No New York is making the rounds in shops again but I've never heard a definite answer about whether it's a legitimate reissue or not. One thing I do know is that the bands aren't seeing a cent from that. The Rough Trade Shops Post-Punk compilation does have some good No Wave cuts as does the New York Noise collection but for history and consistency, I think NNY remains the definitive No Wave statement. By the way, Lydia Lunch's HYSTERIE collection has a lot of great rare material from that time. JOHN GAVANTI is kind of 'all-star' round-up of the NW bands too- reissued on Atavistic. A 4-CD box set of James Chance (IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE) came out last year but for beginners, BUY THE CONTORTIONS should do the trick. A Mars collection recently came out too (THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS NYC 1977-1978) and Fjord willing, a DNA collection will be out some time this spring. Best, Jason Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine http://www.perfectsoundforever.com