Dancethink Explained

Dancethink
Type:studio
Artist:My Dear Disco / Ella Riot
Cover:Dancethink-my-dear-disco-album-cover.jpg
Released:October 11, 2008
Recorded:2008
Genre:Synth-pop, funk, rock, techno
Label:Independent
Producer:My Dear Disco / Ella Riot
Prev Title:My Dear Disco EP
Prev Year:2007
Year:2009
Next Title:Over the Noise EP
Next Year:2010

Dancethink is the debut studio album by the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based band Ella Riot, formerly My Dear Disco. The band was active from 2007 to 2011 and released two definitive works, Dancethink LP and Love Child EP. The band released two other EPs, My Dear Disco and Over the Noise, whose tracks were re-recorded and released in final form on Dancethink and Love Child – with the exception of one track titled "Over the Noise". The band also produced remix music and released a collection titled The Remixes EP. Ella Riot specialized in writing and performing live dance music.[1] The band referred to its musical style as "DanceThink Music", dance music written to stand on its own merit and to be enjoyed apart from dance. Their music combines elements from several genres including rock, jazz, electronic, pop, soul and punk.[2] An album review characterized the music as a combination of trance and rock.[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp music store.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Dear Disco. The Graphic Weekly. July 3, 2008. November 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130308042552/http://www.thegraphicweekly.com/2008/july/interviewdisco070308.html. March 8, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Ann Arbor band Ella Riot is blazing a new trail. The Blade. August 25, 2011. October 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232926/http://www.toledoblade.com/Music-Theater-Dance/2011/08/25/Ann-Arbor-band-Ella-Riot-is-blazing-a-new-trail.html. June 10, 2015. live.
  3. Web site: My Dear Disco - Dancethink - CD Review. Racket Magazine. February 23, 2009. October 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224618/http://racketmag.com/music/my-dear-disco-dancethink-cd-review/. June 10, 2015. live.