N.Y. No Wave

Track Listings

 
1. Contort Yourself - James White, James White
2. Wawa - Lizzy Mercier Descloux
3. Lady Scarface - Lydia Lunch
4. Mr. Ray - Suicide
5. 3E
6. Closet - The Jerks, Lydia Lunch, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
7. Rosa Vertov
8. Pini Pini - Neto
9. Torso Corso - Lizzy Mercier Descloux
10. Almost Black - James White, James White
11. 11.000 Volts
12. Mechanical Flattery - Lydia Lunch
13. Decryptated
14. Empty Eyes - The Jerks, Lydia Lunch, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
15. Designed to Kill - James Chance & The Contortions
16. Malu - Neto
17. Less of Me - The Jerks, Lydia Lunch, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
18. Larousse Baron Bic
19. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - James Chance,
20. Herpes Simplex
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N.Y. No Wave
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • with the exception of lizzy/contortions lp falls short of expectations
  • great noise from a great period in america music
  • Buy this now!
 N.Y. No Wave
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ze Records France
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009OKOP
Release Date: 2003-07-07

Tracks:

  1. Contort Yourself - James White & The Blacks
  2. Wawa - Lizzy Mercier Descloux
  3. Lady Scarface - Lydia Lunch
  4. Mr. Ray - Suicide
  5. 3E - Mars
  6. The Closet - Teenage Jesus & The Jerks
  7. Rosa Vertov - Rosa Yemen
  8. Pini Pini - Arto/Neto
  9. Torso Corso - Lizzy Mercier Descloux
  10. Almost Black - James White & The Blacks
  11. 11,000 Volts - Mars
  12. Mechanical Flattery - Lydia Lunch
  13. Decryptated - Rosa Yemen
  14. Empty Eyes - Teenage Jesus & The Jerks
  15. Designed To Kill - The Contortions
  16. Malu - Arto/Neto
  17. Less Of Me - Teenage Jesus & The Jerks
  18. Larousse Baron Bic - Rosa Yemen
  19. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - James Chance & Pill Factory
  20. Herpes Simplex - Rosa Yemen
  21. Twice Removed - The Contortions
  22. Radiation - Sucide

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars with the exception of lizzy/contortions lp falls short of expectations.......2006-06-04

i spent much time as a nascent spectator during the "peak" era of ny post punk (79-81), however, most of my purchases (i bought everything that sounded intriguing) at the time were based on (au courant) whim, and less on substance. teenage jesus, mars,theoretical girls, all very "interesting" (cacaphonous) excursions into unexplored realms of pop, however, upon recent listening-I find their work to be supercilious/droll (the sort evoked by reading too much rimbaud/lautreamont/sade etc.). Nonetheless, enjoy the Lizzy pieces (she's a true bad-ass "and you know that")

5 out of 5 stars great noise from a great period in america music.......2006-01-24

So, while this was going on in New York -what the hell were YOU listening to?
This is great fun, choppy treble-rich guitars, funk beats over tone-less lyricism.
A sea of Gang of Four - Au Pairs - like noise, but while our respect has been paid to some, it's wonderfully satisfying to dig up the obscure for a bit of further reverence.
If you enjoy LCD Soundsystem, or other analog funk/punk
you should have this on your shelf.

Lizzy Mercier is an angel.

5 out of 5 stars Buy this now!.......2005-05-25

Forget the current crop of new wave & post-punk wannabes. This is the real thing. The songs range from dance funk punk of James White/Chance to the sickly sweet synthpop of Lizzy Mercier Descloux to the punk/jazz influenced experiments of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks to the sonic ruminations of Suicide. This compilation from Ze records emphasizes its more experimental releases (no Kristina or Was Not Was), though many of these tracks are much more humorous than a new wave Captain Beefheart or a punked up Sun Ra would have been, think if Frank Zappa had delved out of his L.A. home and far away from the major label rock execs & discovered the NY punk/new wave scene he could've ended up on this disc. Some of the tracks here are 1st time appearances, others are alternate versions (perhaps 7" versions? didn't know Ze released 7"s), and others are from compilations & sound quite like the original I remember. Off hand, I do notice that the version of "Contort Yourself" is different from any I had heard previously, there's no female vocals on it & at 3+ minutes, perhaps it's a 7" version. "The Closet" sounds exactly like I remember, only much clearer & louder (excellent mastering job).

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