The Danse Society

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The Danse Society are a post punk group from Barnsley, England, active from 1980. The original line-up included Steve Rawlings (voice), Paul Nash (guitar), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), Tim Wright (bass) and Paul Gilmartin (drums). Lyndon Scarfe was replaced by David Whitaker (formally of band Music for Pleasure) after the Heaven is Waiting Album. In 1980, they recorded and released their first 7" single, "Clock," on their own newly-formed record label, Society Records. The Seduction was their first independent album released on Society Records in 1982, a six-track album containing the live favourites "Godsend", "Ambition" and "Danse Move" as well as the atmospheric classic "In Heaven Everything is Fine". They recorded several Radio 1 sessions including a released John Peel session 'Woman's Own" and "Were So Happy" and topped the Independent Charts with the single "Somewhere". Their most well known album, Heaven is Waiting, was released in December, 1983 by Arista. The album contained the singles "Wake Up" and "Heaven is Waiting" and a cover of The Rolling Stones song, "2000 light years from home", released in 1984 as a 12" single and as a limited edition double single. They released two further singles under Arista "Say it Again' and "Hold On". In 1986, after releasing their final album "Looking Through" back on their own label again, the band split from Rawlings and the other band members left to form Johnny In The Clouds. Rawlings later reappeared in 1987 as Society with the single, "Saturn Girl". After 1987, Rawlings continued to pursue his path in music in America with Meridian Dream. At the end of 2009, former members Paul Nash, Paul Gilmartin and David Whitaker met up for the first time in 24 years and decided to reform the band with the initial agreement of Steve Rawlings also re-joining the band. Over the next 9 months instrumental tracks were recorded and Steve briefly met the band in the UK in Oct 2010 but returned to America after recording just one vocal track. Plans changed when after that initial meeting, the band lost contact with Steve. In January 2011 founder of Blooding Mask vocalist Maethelyiah joined the band and recorded vocals on all 13 tracks and the official news was revealed in May 2011. Since then the album Change of Skin has been refined and mixed and was released in July 2011. 2 official video clips were produced ("Revelation" and "God Cry") and a new one for the track "Vatican" is in the making. A new EP is soon to be released. 2012 will see the The Danse Society back on stage again for new live shows. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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post-punk,Gothic Rock,new wave,80s,Gothic,scarborough,darkwave,goth,uk,gothic rock,classic pop and rock,barnsley,alternative,england,dark wave,uk post-punk,deathrock,cold wave,

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country: GB

City: Barnsley

Begin Date: 1980

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Looking Through

Looking Through

Jan/1986

Hold On (To What You've Got)

Hold On (To What You've Got)

Jan/1986

Futur1st - Single

Futur1st - Single

May/2018

VI (Deluxe Edition)

VI (Deluxe Edition)

Dec/2016

VI (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]

VI (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]

Dec/2016

Reincarnated

Oct/2015

If I Were Jesus... Sound of Silence

If I Were Jesus... Sound of Silence

Dec/2014

Scarey Tales

Feb/2013

The Seduction 2012.....Vatican

The Seduction 2012.....Vatican

Apr/2012

God Cry

Oct/2011

Change Of Skin

Jul/2011

Demos, Vol. 1

Jun/2011

Seduction: The Society Collection

Seduction: The Society Collection

May/2001

40 Years of Danse (A-Z)

40 Years of Danse (A-Z)

Nov/2020

40 Years of Danse Volume 2 [Explicit]

40 Years of Danse Volume 2 [Explicit]

Nov/2020

40 Years of Danse Volume 3

40 Years of Danse Volume 3

Nov/2020

40 Years of Danse Volume 1

40 Years of Danse Volume 1

Nov/2020

Sailling Mirrors

Sailling Mirrors

Aug/2020

Sailing Mirrors - Single

Sailing Mirrors - Single

Aug/2020

40 Years of Danse EXTENDE part 2

40 Years of Danse EXTENDE part 2

May/2021

40 Years of Danse EXTENDE part 3

40 Years of Danse EXTENDE part 3

May/2021

Sailing Mirrors [Explicit]

Sailing Mirrors [Explicit]

Aug/2020

If You were only listening (single edit) - Single

If You were only listening (single edit) - Single

Oct/2024

The Loop [Explicit]

The Loop [Explicit]

Mar/2024

The Loop Live Studio Sessions

The Loop Live Studio Sessions

Mar/2024

Divided to the end (Single edit) - Single

Divided to the end (Single edit) - Single

Feb/2024

Live In Brighton Feb 1983

Live In Brighton Feb 1983

Dec/2023

40 Years Of Danse A-Z & Extende

40 Years Of Danse A-Z & Extende

Oct/2023

Live In Milan At Odissea 2001 - March 1984

Live In Milan At Odissea 2001 - March 1984

Jun/2023

The Seduction 2012 EP plus Bonus Tracks

The Seduction 2012 EP plus Bonus Tracks

Nov/2022

The Seduction 2012... Vatican

The Seduction 2012... Vatican

Nov/2022

Heaven Is Waiting - Single

Heaven Is Waiting - Single

Mar/2022

Wake Up - Single

Wake Up - Single

Mar/2022

Somewhere (Remaster) - Single

Somewhere (Remaster) - Single

Feb/2022

40 Years of Danse EXTENDE

40 Years of Danse EXTENDE

Jun/2021

40 Years Of Danse - EXTENDE

40 Years Of Danse - EXTENDE

Jun/2021

Dark Horse - Single

Dark Horse - Single

Apr/2025

The Sound and the Fury (Single Mix)

The Sound and the Fury (Single Mix)

Aug/2025

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