dance punk
what it is
Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk or punk-funk) is a music genre. In the late 1970s, this music style was most closely associated with the post-punk and No Wave movements. The original disco-punk fusion came with No Wave icon James Chance, who under the name of James White and The Blacks, released Off White in 1979 on Ze Records.
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What is dance punk?
Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk or punk-funk) is a music genre. In the late 1970s, this music style was most closely associated with the post-punk and No Wave movements. The original disco-punk fusion came with No Wave icon James Chance, who under the name of James White and The Blacks, released Off White in 1979 on Ze Records.
What are good dance punk albums to start with?
Try Is 4 Lovers by Death from Above 1979, The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand, Nuestra by La Vida Bohème, and viagr aboys by Viagra Boys.
Who are some women making dance punk?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/dance-punk/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making dance punk, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-22