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 bands such 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 Orn… 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 bands such as Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, James Chance & the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, Ja… 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 bands such 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 & Termina… read more

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1 Play track Irresistable Impulse Designed To Kill
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 36 listeners
2 Irresistable Impulse Super Bad
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3 Play track Irresistable Impulse Contort Yourself
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4 Dish It Out Dish It Out
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5 Contort Yourself - Buy Version Contort Yourself - Buy Version
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6 Play track King Heroin King Heroin
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7 Play track Irresistable Impulse white meat
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8 (I'm Not A) Bedroom Athlete (I'm Not A) Bedroom Athlete
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9 Play track Irresistable Impulse Sax Maniac
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10 Play track Twist Your Soul Jaded
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Albums

  1. 22,853 listeners

    10 Jun 2014 · 19 tracks

    Buy Contortions 35th Anniversary (Deluxe)
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  2. 19,457 listeners

    17 Feb 2003 · 49 tracks

    Irresistable Impulse
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  3. 3,385 listeners

    23 Aug 1995 · 9 tracks

    Lost Chance
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  4. 1,306 listeners

    18 Feb 2003 · 49 tracks

    Irresistible Impulse
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