(Explicitly) Political Dance Music S & D

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so it must exist... what should i look for?
and lets narrow it down to detroit, chicago and everything after (i know who gang of four are, silly!) ;-)

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:05 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCK 'EM, AND THEIR LAW!

― matthew james (matthew james), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Paul Hardcastle - "19"

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Nicolette 'No Government' - not explicit at all but i do seem to remember reading somewhere that it had been banned in some quarters, presumably for general anti-capitalist sentiment

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thing" by Heaven 17
"Two Tribes" by Frankie GTH

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

er, 'Swastika Eyes'?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Kektex - Hackney Council are a Bunch of Cunts

not really political (banging acid techno with the title occassionally shouted over the top), but too good a title to miss out

― Randall Helms (RPH), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Autechre "Flutter"

― Siegbran (eofor), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Re-Flex - "The Politics of Dancing"

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 17 April 2003 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Kektex - Hackney Council are a Bunch of Cunts

This is already my favourite record ever.

― Gatinha (rwillmsen), Friday, 18 April 2003 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

DHR TO THREAD

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 18 April 2003 00:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Radio Boy 'mechanics of destruction'

but it's sooo political you can't even buy a copy, you have to get it for free at one of his shows

's an okay record bounce bounce bounce

― helpsuit, Friday, 18 April 2003 00:21 (twenty-two years ago)

That SPK dance record from the early/mid 80's

― SplendidMullet (iamamonkey), Friday, 18 April 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

D:Ream "Things Can Only Get Better"?

― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 18 April 2003 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

"Dancing in the Street"!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 18 April 2003 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Chumbawamba, "Someone's Always Telling You How To Behave" etc.--a lot of the pre-"Tubthumping" stuff is political as heck and dancy and fun.

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 18 April 2003 02:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Pet Shop Boys - "It's Alright"

― Evan (Evan), Friday, 18 April 2003 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

All I can do is second the vote for "Fascist Groove Thang." As timely now as it was 20 years ago, worse luck.

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Friday, 18 April 2003 05:19 (twenty-two years ago)

"The War Song" by Culture Club?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 18 April 2003 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

KMFDM "Drug Against War"

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Friday, 18 April 2003 06:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"One nation under a groove" ?

― Sami (Sami), Friday, 18 April 2003 06:21 (twenty-two years ago)

what was the repetitive beats thing?

― gaz (gaz), Friday, 18 April 2003 06:28 (twenty-two years ago)

That would be Autechre's "Flutter," although you'd have to read the explicatory sticker that comes with it for the song to be overtly political.

― Leee (Leee), Friday, 18 April 2003 06:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The sticker saying that in protest of the Criminal Justice Act which banned gatherings in which music with repetitive beats is played, "Flutter" (from the Anti EP, one of the best autechre EPs around too) contains no repetive beats so then big outdoor raves would be a-ok.

― Leee (Leee), Friday, 18 April 2003 06:46 (twenty-two years ago)

wasn't there a kind of "we are the world" of electronica one as well (with y'know, guest stars?) or is that flutter?

― gaz (gaz), Friday, 18 April 2003 06:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Coldcut 'Pan Opticon', 'Every Home A Prison'

also thinking of that line in Nomad's 'I Wanna Give U Devotion' "Maggie came but now she's slaughtered' but not explicit sadly

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 18 April 2003 08:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Pet Shop Boys - "It's Alright"

originally by Sterling Void tho right?

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 18 April 2003 08:51 (twenty-two years ago)

pauline pantsdown

― gaz (gaz), Friday, 18 April 2003 09:17 (twenty-two years ago)

human league, 'the lebanon'

― matthew james (matthew james), Friday, 18 April 2003 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Underground Resistance.

― arch Ibog (arch Ibog), Friday, 18 April 2003 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

i heard rumors once that there were some unreleased derrick may tapes of a track he made with some martin luther king speeches. anyone know anything about this?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 18 April 2003 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Chicks on Speed.

Not always overtly political, and not entirely dance, but there's a lot of political content, especially their live shows.

― Brian Miller, Friday, 18 April 2003 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

aren't there some old kenny larkin records on plus 8 too that have some MLK speeches?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 18 April 2003 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

seven years pass...

still up to date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea54geeeaoY

― meisenfek, Sunday, 8 August 2010 08:44 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ygtVubKR20&feature=related

Been rocking this for a while now, it's great.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 8 August 2010 10:23 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5EpFPqnC4s&feature=related

For more classic stuff, this one is awesome obviously.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 8 August 2010 10:26 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ZWvlRJ9jg

Another great & political disco tune.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 8 August 2010 10:29 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4bbl6kW84

I wouldn't say this is "explicitly" political, but it's worth a listen anyway. Probably the best thing Rhythm & Sound ever did.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 8 August 2010 10:46 (fifteen years ago)

love the intro of i was born this way so much. want this looped

― meisenfek, Sunday, 8 August 2010 18:10 (fifteen years ago)

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