James White & The Blacks - Off White [Bonus Tracks]

For Off White, James Chance, a veteran of New York's avant-garde no wave scene, recast his seminal band The Contortions as a parody of a soul band, albeit one incorporating the rhythms of disco and funk rather than R&B. Thus, Chance became James White (as a nod to James Brown), The Contortions became The Blacks, and his music, previously a twisted, experimental brand of avant-jazz, became a disco/funk/free jazz hybrid. As bizarre as the fusion of Albert Ayler and Giorgio Moroder might sound, Off White works primarily because Chance commits to both sides of the music. Read More