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James Chance & Contortions
White Cannibal
Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Chance, Brown, James [1]
2. That Old Black Magic - James Chance, Arlen, Harold
3. Sophisticated Cancer
4. King Heroin - James Chance, Bobbit
5. White Cannibal
6. Money to Burn
7. Contort Yourself

CD Details

All Artists: James Chance & Contortions
Title: White Cannibal
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: ROIR
Original Release Date: 9/26/2000
Re-Release Date: 9/12/2000
Album Type: Live
Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, New Wave & Post-Punk, Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Dance Pop, Vocal Pop, Funk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 053436826720

Synopsis

Album Description

In 1981, ROIR then a cassette-only Company, released James Chance And The Contortions ?Live In New York? as its first release. Many regard it as James? best work. Recorded in late 1980 and early ?81, live at The 80?s Club and Peppermint Lounge NYC, it is now 20 years later an essential document of New Wave history. We are now finally releasing it again, but this time digitally remastered, and renamed ?White Cannibal?- fittingly so as James devours himself, his lyrics, his band and the audience! It sounds better today than ever. Liner Notes: Glenn O'Brien.

CD Reviews

CONTORT YOURSELF!

Adam Naworal | Florida USA | 11/06/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"OK, this will be quick and painless. James Chance: master white jazzbo and punk rocker. Contortions: backing band good enough to support James. WHITE CANNIBAL: one of the last surviving documents of the Contortions. Basics: this is a necessity! the Contortions were a fixture in New York No Wave, and this album shows off their incredible live show! seven songs in 59 minutes! and it doesn't drag at all! the only reason it lacks a perfect 5 is the mediocre sound quality, but hell, it's still worth your dough! CONTORT YOURSELF! WOO!"