My Spine is the Bassline

You may or may not have noticed that last night's episode was sadly not live. I was out of good old Providence on a nice trip home to NJ, but I'm glad to be back. Anyway, last night's show was all about some of my favorite disco basslines, many of which came from disco artists who existed on the fringe of New York punk/no wave (see especially the excellent compilations Disco Not Disco and Mutant Disco). You can find the archive online to listen in here. And here's a playlist:

Shreikback- My Spine is the Bassline- Disco Not Disco
Change- Paradise- Journey into Paradise
Silver Convention- Fly, Robin, Fly- Save Me
Jackie Moore- This Time Baby- I'm on my Way
ESG- Moody (Spaced Out)- A South Bronx Story
Kazino- Binary- Disco Not Disco
Konk- Soka Loka Moki- The Sound of Konk
Loose Change- Straight from the Heart- Loose Change
Teena Gardner- Heartbeat- Journey into Paradise
Positive Force- We Got the Funk- Journey into Paradise
Coati Mundi- Que Pasa/Me No Pop I- Mutant Disco Vol.2
Kid Creole & the Coconuts- I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby- Mutant Disco Vol.1
Vivien Goldman- Launderette- Disco Not Disco

Shriekback is still very active today, having last year come out with their 11th studio album Glory Bumps. Kid Creole & the Coconuts are likewise still touring and recording, but their website was last updated some time ago. Chances are we'll be hearing more from the Coconuts shortly.

Lastly, Vivien Goldman has proven to be a remarkably influential component of the punk scene. After "Launderette" and her no wave music career, Goldman devoted her energy mostly to music journalism, and is highly regarded in the chronicling of the early punk/no wave scene as well as the explosion of Afro-Caribbean music in America. Her website (linked above) has much more info on her books, works, and what she's been up to recently.

Keep it tuned to BSR!

Brice