James Chance & the Contortions
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Biography
James Chance and the Contortions is a New York City band led by saxophonist and vocalist James Chance, formed in 1977 and associated with the no wave scene. Their first widely released recording appeared on the compilation No New York in 1978. The bandâs debut album Buy was released in 1979 on ZE Records. The Contortions also appeared in Das Todesmagazin (1979) by Rosa von Praunheim. In 2016, Chance released the single âMelt Yourself Downâ with his original Contortions band. James Chance died in 2024.
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- Twice Removed by James Chance & the Contortions
- Exorcise The Funk by James Chance & the Contortions
- I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Chance & the Contortions
- Disposable You by James Chance & the Contortions
- Hyp No Tease by James Chance & the Contortions
- Treat Her Right by James Chance & the Contortions
- Love, Life and Money by James Chance & the Contortions
- Wiskey and Gin by James Chance & the Contortions
- Jaded by James Chance & the Contortions
- King Heroin by James Chance & the Contortions
- White Cannibal by James Chance & the Contortions
- Contort Yourself by James Chance & the Contortions
- Contort Yourself by James Chance & the Contortions
- Don't Take Your Love from Me by James Chance & the Contortions
- Melt Yourself Down
- Twice Removed by James Chance & the Contortions
- The Twitch by James Chance & the Contortions
- Design to Kill by James Chance & the Contortions
- My Infatuation by James Chance & the Contortions
- Sax Maniac by James Chance & the Contortions
- Almost Black by James Chance & the Contortions
- Treat Her Right
- Truth Or Consequence by James Chance & the Contortions
- Designed to Kill by James Chance & the Contortions
