Irresistible Impulse (2003)
Trailblazing Jazz Punk 4CD Box Set
One of the great, totally manic, jazz-punk experiments of all time. James Chance, a.k.a. James White, invigorated the late 70s NYC downtown scene with a frantic, free blowing jazz/funk attack that, even today, still has balls to spare. From The All Music Guide… “Armed with an alto sax and a disjointed funk band, Chance combined a disco beat, Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time, James Brown’s funk, and Stooges-era Iggy Pop theatrics that few have ever come close to matching. Irresistible Impulse is an amazing 49-song box set covering Chance’s entire career. It includes four of his full-length albums, three on the Ze label (Buy, Off White, and Flaming Demonics) and his 1982 release on Chris Stein’s Animal Records, Sax Maniac. James Chance is definitely an acquired taste, but make no mistake, this set of danceable sleaze will leave its mark on the novice & have the ardent fan frothing.” Amazon‘s got it.
1 (BUY + THEME FROM GRUTZI ELVIS – 1979)
Designed To Kill (2:47)
My Infatuation (2:20)
I Don’t Want To Be Happy (3:28)
Anesthetic (3:53)
Contort Yourself (4:24)
Throw Me Away (2:43)
Roving Eye (3:15)
Twice Removed (3:04)
Bedroom Athelete (4:23)Throw Me Away (Live) (3:03)
Twice Removed (Live) (3:16)
Jailhouse Rock (Live) (3:24)
That’s When Your Heartaches Begin (3:26)
Schleyer’s Tires (2:48)
McGraw Army Base/Munchen (2:24)
Theme From Grutzi Elvis (1:38)
2 (OFF WHITE – 1979)
Contort Yourself (1st Version) (6:15)
Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix) (3:09)
Stained Sheets (5:51)
(Tropical) Heat Wave (3:53)
Almost Black Part 1 (3:17)
White Savages (4:52)
Off Black (6:28)
Almost Black Part 2 (3:59)
White Devil (4:36)
Bleached Black (2:51)
Christmas With Satan (8:59)
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (Live) (6:35)
Exorcise The Funk (Live) (6:41)
Disposable You (Live) (6:06)
3 (SAX MANIAC + MELT YOURSELF DOWN – 1982)
Irresistible Impulse (6:10)
That Old Black Magic (6:50)
Disco Jaded (6:21)
Money To Burn (6:23)
Sax Maniac (7:35)
Sax Machine (4:19)
The Twitch (6:31)
Super Bad (8:28)
Melt Yourself Down (6:11)
Hell On Earth (8:35)
4 (FLAMING DEMONICS + – 1983)
The Devil Made Me Do It (8:14)
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (7:14)
Rantin and Ravin (9:13)
The Natives Are Restless (7:44)
Caravan/It Don’t Mean A Thing/Melt Yourself Down (8:48)
I Danced With A Zombie (9:59)
White Meat (4:59)
Town Without Pity (4:23)
Hyp No Tease (5:29)
10 Comments
Thanks Willard !!! Brilliant musician and what a great collection !!! I was fortunate enough to see him live in NY back in 1984 I think it was the kit Kat Club ? Great post !!!
Whoa! Why have a I never heard of this guy? And I even consider myself to have at least a passing knowledge of the No Wave movement. Leave it to you, Willard, to further expand my musical horizons.
Thank you once again!
amazing! i stumbled onto your site when i found the plethora of dylan material. thank you for uploading all of this great music! :)
Awesome share! I'm familiar with Off White but I'd never heard the others. Many thanks Willard.
Willard,
I saw White in a little club named Squat uptown in NYC the night The Clash show at Bonds Casino got cancelled! Great show.
Thanks,
Dave RFW
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James White is an original. I love his stuff and have been looking for this collection to augment all the LPs I have. Thanks for having such a wonderful and cutting-edge blog!
As the wise poet Lee Ving once sang: “New York’s alright… If you like saxophones.”
HA!
Wow…Unlike anything I’ve heard before – with a touch of George Clinton in there, too, as well as the other influences you mention.
At times it sounds as if it’s going to collapse into chaos, but it’s actually deceptively tight.
Many thanks for this goodness.