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The Lost Album

by Dislocation Dance

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I Feel 04:43
2.
Independence 04:42
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Separation 05:59
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When 04:43
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Afro Jam 04:47

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PURCHASERS OF THE ALBUM WILL RECEIVE FOUR ADDITIONAL BONUS TRACKS

ALL MONEY RAISED FROM THE SALES OF THIS RELEASE WILL GO TO THE "HELP JOEL LIVE LONGER" CAMPAIGN

Ian Runacres with the history of The Lost Album"

"I have loads of cassettes stored in boxes in my loft. Lots of live recordings taken directly from the desk, during the early to mid 1980's. These catalogue the band from quite early on as a four piece, such as the 101 Club in Washington and the Mudd Club in New York, which are both quite good; to numerous gigs at Band on the Wall with Kathryn, (we almost had a residency there, we played so often), to London gigs with Sonjah, such as Diorama in Finsbury Park and the Cricketers next to the Oval. Some of the recordings hold up reasonably well. There's also loads of cassettes labelled 'Ian's demos', 'monitor mixes' and crucially I rediscovered one labelled 'Dislocation Dance Sessions'. It's this cassette that revealed a bunch of home recordings for an album we never recorded, at least not in its entirety.

We'd been doing loads of gigs around 1984 into early 1985 and had become pretty hot, (if I say it myself). The band was tight and dynamic and super energised. Much of the set was new material that we'd planned to record as an album. I'm not sure why, but we only recorded three of the songs at Drone Studios, along with a cover of Charlie Mingus' Fables of Faubus, (which was a live favourite at Band on the Wall). I've no idea why we didn't also record the other tracks, as they were fab. But, remarkably and fortunately we recorded them live in the home studio at 569 Wilmslow Road, with just one or two overdubs, (such as a vocal harmony or extra keys). If we hadn't had done so, the songs would've been lost forever, at least in the form we played them live. A fab line up, too. Richard (best drummer in Manchester) Harrison, Paul Emmerson on bass, Andy Diagram on trumpet and keys, Herbie Bryan on tenor sax, me on guitar and vocals and Sonjah who's jazz phrasing, range and lyricism was absolutely phenomenal. If there was ever a time we should've done Glastonbury, it was then!!

The recordings are very DIY; they aren't beautifully produced. But I really think they capture the collective intuition of the band at that time. I have to say, I didn't realise at the time that we were so fucking brilliant. Just listen to Richard's drumming and cowbell work on 'I Feel' - no overdubs, there. Just amazing playing. I kinda wish I had realised how good we were, as I might have pushed to record it all properly.
Anyhow. That's all history. But I'm so pleased that I dusted off the cassette and gave it a spin. And I'm forever grateful to German Shepherd records for making it available. It's a real lost gem, in my view. I think it captures a version of the band at the height of their creativity; a particular moment in time that was very special.

On reflection, I suspect that we already knew that the band in that form was coming to an end, though. Andy Diagram had signed with Virgin Records, as a member of The Pale Fountains and was increasingly committed to working with Michael Head. Paul Emmerson, had a medium term plan to live in Portugal, which he saw through and ended up living in Lisbon for about five years. Myself and Sonjah had an ambition to sign to a major label with songs we were writing together and recording in the 569 Wilmslow Road studio. There's more of that story to come, but suffice to say that we recorded an album and half of material and almost secured a major deal, if not for some of our uncompromising lyrical content!"

The Drone Session recordings and a demo version of I Feel are bonus tracks for purchasers of the album.

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released July 22, 2022

All songs written by Ian Runacres/Paul Emmerson/Sonjah Clegg/Richard Harrison/Andy Diagram

Copyright and Published:

Tracks 1, 2, 3 ,5 ,7, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Delicate Issues Publishing.
Tracks 4 & 8 – LTM Publishing.
Tracks 6 & 9 – Copyright dislocation dance

Ian Runacres : Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, programming
Sonjah Clegg : Vocals
Richard Harrison : Drums
Paul Emmerson : Bass
Andy Diagram : Trumpet and Keyboards
Herbie Bryan            Saxophone

Recorded : FiveSixNine Wilmslow Road and Drone Studios, Manchester
Engineered : Ian Runacres

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Dislocation Dance Manchester, UK

Ian Runacres’ has been releasing music under the name Dislocation Dance since 1980, when signed to the legendary label, New Hormones. Moving to Rough Trade in 1982, , the band released an acclaimed album, Midnight Shift. After a hiatus of several years, Ian reformed the band to tour Japan and released further albums – The new EP - discombobulation marks the 40th anniversary the group. ... more

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