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| - James Chance and the Contortions war eine US-amerikanische No-Wave-Band, die 1977 von dem Free-Jazz-Saxofonisten James Sigfried (auch: James White, James Chance) gegründet wurde, der zuvor bei Teenage Jesus and the Jerks gespielt hatte. Nach der Veröffentlichung ihres einzigen Albums Buy the Contortions im Jahr 1979 löste sich die Band schließlich im Folgejahr auf. Bandleader James Chance gilt als eine wichtige Schlüsselfigur der kurzlebigen No-Wave-Ära. (de)
- James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) was a musical group led by saxophonist and vocalist James Chance, formed in 1977. They were a central act of New York City's downtown no wave music scene in the late 1970s, and were featured on the influential compilation No New York (1978). (en)
- ジェームス・チャンス・アンド・ザ・コントーションズ(James Chance and the Contortions)は、ジェームス・チャンスが中心となって結成された、アメリカ合衆国のバンド。コントーションズ、ジェームス・ホワイト・アンド・ザ・ブラックス(James White and the Blacks)名義でも活動(ジェームス・ホワイトはジェームス・チャンスの別名義)。 (ja)
- James Chance and the Contortions (aanvankelijk simpelweg bekend als Contortions, een spin-off-band heet James White and the Blacks) is een muzikale band onder leiding van saxofonist en zanger James Chance, geformeerd in 1977. Ze waren een centrale act van het New York downtown no wave muziekcircuit eind jaren 1970 en stonden op de invloedrijke compilatie No New York (1978). (nl)
- James Chance and the Contortions um dos grupos originais de punk jazz da cena No Wave de Nova Iorque, o The Contortions eram liderados pelo saxofonista James Chance, também conhecido como James White. A primeira gravação do grupo, creditado apenas como The Contortions, foi a compilação de 1978, No New York. No ano seguinte, o grupo lançou Buy the Contortions (um LP de punk-jazz extremo ) e o EP Designed to Kill / Throw Me Away, ambos pela ZE Records. Em 2003, a lançou a compilação Buy / Off White que reúne as 18 faixas dos dois álbuns. (pt)
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