ABOUT THIS ITEM

Strut present ‘Metal Dance’, a new compilation from one of the UK’s most respected DJ / producers, the man behind Playgroup and original founder of the legendary label Output Recordings, Trevor Jackson.

Echoing elements of his renowned DJ Kicks mix from 2003, Jackson draws here on specials that have peppered his DJ sets for almost two decades. ‘Metal Dance’ mines deep and hones in on the more underground and danceable side of industrial, post-punk and EBM (Electronic Body Music), a phrase coined by Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk but honed by later bands like DAF and Front 242 as socialist realist aesthetics were dragged onto the dancefloor during the mid-‘80s. Jackson cherry-picks classics and rarities from this era, including a new edit of Nitzer Ebb favourite ‘Control I’m Here’ (sampled on Quartz’ rave classic ‘Meltdown’), the cold dance of Analysis’ ‘Surface Tension’, Neon’s dark ‘Voices’, re-interpreting a Master C&J riff from the early days of Chicago house, and hard-hitting dubs from Pete Shelley, Alien Sex Fiend and more. Herein lie sounds that have heavily influenced today’s crop of artists – from LCD Soundsystem and The Knife to Factory Floor and Hot Chip.

Elsewhere on the album, Jackson brings in unexpected gems – a track from cult John Carpenter film ‘Escape From New York’ re-edited by Klein & MBO’s Mario Boncaldo, a lost album track by avant garde Spanish artist Diseno Corbusier and a UK promo-only mix of Yello’s ‘You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess’.

Following his award-winning graphic design work for Soulwax and fresh from projects with car giants Lexus and legendary Italian clothing brand Stone Island, Jackson draws on his considerable status as an artist and graphic designer with some stunning package graphics on ‘Metal Dance’.

CD 1:
1. The Bubblemen - The Bubblemen Are Coming
2. 400 Blows - Pressure (Club Pressure)
3. Cabaret Voltaire - Seconds To Late
4. Neon - Voices
5. Pete Shelley - Witness The Change (Dub)
6. Shock - Dream Games
7. Executive Slacks - The Bus
8. Analysis - Surface Tension
9. Nitzer Ebb - Control I'm Here (Clouston's Controlled Edit)
10. DAF - Brothers (Mix Gabi)
11. Portion Control - Divided
12. Stanton Miranda - Wheels Over Indian Trails (Dub)
13. Jah Wobble - Invaders Of The Heart (Exotic Decadent Disco Mix)
14. SPK - Metal Dance
15. Fini Tribe - Die Testimony (Collapsing Edit)

CD 2:
1. Alien Sex Fiend - Ignore The Machine (Ignore The Dub)
2. Hard Corps - Je Suis Passe (Dub)
3. Naked Lunch - Slipping Again
4. Secession - Touch (Part 4)
5. Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened
6. The Cage Feat Non Hendryx - Do What Ya Wanna Do (Dub)
7. Yello - You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess (Uk Promo 12"Version)
8. Ledernacken - Amok!
9. Nash The Slash - Womble
10. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth - The Duke Arrives: The Barricade - The President At The Train (12" Re-edit)
11. Diseno Corbusier - Golpe De Amistad
12. Schlaflose Nachte - Move
13. 23 Skidoo - Coup (In The Palace)

Vinyl:
A1. Cabaret Voltaire - Seconds To Late
A2. Neon – Voices
A3. Diseno Corbusier - Golpe De Amistad
B1. Analysis - Surface Tension
B2. Hard Corps - Je Suis Passe (Dub)
B3. Nitzer Ebb - Control I'm Here (Clouston's Controlled Edit)
C1. DAF - Brothers (Mix Gabi)
C2. Jah Wobble - Invaders Of The Heart (Exotic Decadent Disco Mix)
D1. Yello - You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess (UK Promo Mix)
D2. Naked Lunch - Slipping Again
D3. SPK - Metal Dance