The Danse Society
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| The Danse Society | |
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| Origin | Barnsley, England |
| Genre(s) | Post-punk Dark Wave Gothic rock Electronic music |
| Years active | 1981 - 1987 |
| Label(s) | Society Records, Arista |
| Associated acts | Y!, Lips-X |
| Members | |
| Steve Rawlings Paul Nash Lyndon Scarfe Tim Wright Paul Gilmartin |
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The Danse Society were a postpunk group from Barnsley, England, active from 1981 to 1987. They achieved moderate fame during their short career. Their line-up was: Steve Rawlings (voice), Paul Nash (guitar), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), Tim Wright (bass) and Paul Gilmartin (drums).
In 1980 they recorded and released their first 12" single, "Clock", on their own newly-formed record label, Society Records.
Their most well known album, Heaven is Waiting, was released in December 1983 by Arista. The album contained a cover of The Rolling Stones song, "2000 Light Years from Home", also edited in 1984 as 12" single and as a limited edition double single. In 1986, the other band members left to form Johnny In The Clouds, leaving Rawlings to carry on as Danse Society International for an album Looking Through, reappearing in 1987 simply as Society with a single, "Saturn Girl".[1]
After 1987, Rawlings continued to pursue his path in music with the electronic dance music act, Meridian Dream.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Seduction (September 1982 - Society Records)
- The Danse Society (1983)
- Heaven Is Waiting (1984 Arista - reprint in 2002) UK #39
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Position | Record Label | |
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| September | 1980 | "Clock" / "Continent " | dnc | Society Records |
| March | 1981 | "There is no shame in death" | dnc | PAX Records |
| May | 1981 | "Womans own" | dnc | PAX Records |
| December | 1982 | "Somewhere" | dnc | Society Records |
| March | 1983 | "Somewhere" (re-issue) | #94 | Arista Records |
| August | 1983 | "Wake Up" / "Seduction" | #61 | Arista Records |
| October | 1983 | "Heaven Is Waiting" | #60 | Arista Records |
| March | 1984 | "2,000 Light Years From Home" | #77 | Arista Records |
| July | 1985 | "Say It Again" | #83 | Arista Records |
| February | 1986 | "Hold On (To What You've Got)" | #89 | Arista Records |
[edit] References
- ^ Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
[edit] External links
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