The Danse Society: Heaven Is Waiting 1984 + VI (Deluxe Edition ) 2016

The Danse Society are a post-punk gothic rock group from Barnsley, England, first formed in 1980.

Their first releases on their own Society Records label, especially "Seduction", did well in the UK independent charts, and they were signed by Arista, hoping for greater commercial success. The original line-up included Paul Gilmartin (drums), Paul Nash (guitar), Steve Rawlings (voice), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), and Tim Wright (bass). After their 1983 album Heaven Is Waiting, Scarfe left and was replaced by David Whitaker (formerly with Music For Pleasure).
                                                

The band released two more singles on Arista - "Say It Again" (produced by Stock, Aitken &

Waterman) and "Hold On" (produced by Steve Thompson) - and plans were announced for an album of older tracks re-recorded in a more danceable, radio-friendly fashion, which never came to fruition. Instead, the band left Arista and demoed new songs, which were released in 1986 as their final album, Looking Through, once again on their own label. Steve Rawlings started Society (2), while the other band members continued for some time as Johnny in the Clouds, which never released any recordings.
                                                       

At the end of 2009, Paul Gilmartin, Paul Nash, and David Whitaker met up for the first time in 24 years

and decided to reform the band; initially, Steve Rawlings also agreed to rejoin the band. Over the next nine months, instrumental tracks were recorded, and in October 2010, Rawlings briefly met with the band in the UK, but returned to America after recording just one vocal track. Plans changed when, after that initial meeting, the band lost contact with Rawlings.
                                        

In January 2011, vocalist Maethelyiah (of Blooding Mask) recorded vocals for all thirteen tracks, and

the official news of her joining the band was revealed the following May with the release of the reformation album Change of Skin. Bassist Martin Roberts joined the band before the release of Scarey Tales in February 2013. A year later, the band issued a statement that Gilmartin and Roberts had unexpectedly resigned from the band, resulting in the cancellation of a series of tour dates.
                               

The remaining members carried on without them, recruiting Iain Hunter (drums) and Jack Cooper

(bass). Their sixth studio album, VI, was released in September 2015. Hunter was replaced by Josh Rylance, and the EP FUTUR1ST was released in 2018. Rylance was then replaced by Tom Davenport. The seventh studio album Sailing Mirrors was released in Sept 2020, and a retrospective A-Z anthology 40 years of Danse was released in November 2020 along with some early live concerts. The band are continuing to celebrate 40 years with further releases and a UK tour in 2021.
                                     

THE DANSE SOCIETY - HEAVEN IS WAITING 1984  

   
            

The Danse Society – Heaven Is Waiting
Label: Anagram Records – CDM GOTH 14
Series: The Goth Collectors Series – No 14
Format:    CD, Album, Reissue Feb 18, 2002
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Goth Rock, Darkwave

TRAXS

                           

01. Come Inside
(Engineer – Ian Capel/Producer – Kingbird)   5:52
02. Wake Up
(Engineer – Phil Thornalley/Producer – Kingbird)   4:56
03. Angel
(Producer – Nigel Gray/Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling)   4:45
04. Where Are We Now?
(Producer – Nigel Gray/Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling)   4:12
05. Red Light (Shine)
(Engineer – Ian Capel/Producer – Kingbird)   2:56
06. Heaven Is Waiting
(Producer – Nigel Gray/Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling)   3:44
07. The Hurt
(Producer – Nigel Gray/Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling)   3:51
08. 2000 Light Years From Home
(Engineer – Ian Capel/Producer – Kingbird)   4:01
09. Valiant To Vile
(Producer – Nigel Gray/Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling)   3:37
10. The Night
(Engineer – Ian Capel/Producer – Kingbird)   6:24

BONUS TRACKS   

                                  

11. Arabia
(Engineer – Phil Thornalley/Producer – Kingbird)   4:34
12. The Seduction
(Engineer – Phil Thornalley/Producer – Kingbird)   3:54
13. The Theme
(Producer – Richard Hartley)   9:49
14. Seen The Light
(Producer – Andy Jackson)   2:50
15. Endless
(Producer – Andy Jackson)   5:40

MEMBERS

Bass – Tim Wright
Drums – Paul Gilmartin
Guitar – Paul Nash
Keyboards – Lyndon Scarfe    
Performer [The Danse Society:] – Lyndon Scarfe, Paul Gilmartin, Paul Nash, Steve Rawlings, Tim Wright
Vocals – Steve Rawlings
Written-By – Jagger/Richard (tracks: 8), The Danse Society (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 15)

MP3 @ 320 Size: 165 MB
Flac  Size: 418 MB

THE DANSE SOCIETY - VI (DELUXE EDITION) 2016

 
                   

The Danse Society – VI (Deluxe Edition)
Label: Society Records – none
Format:    CD, Album, Reissue Dec 4, 2016
Country: UK
Released: 2015   
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Dark Wave, Goth Rock

TRAXS

                      

01. Into The Red   5:35
02. Star Whisperer   5:16
03. Awesome   3:51
04. Bloodstream   6:15
05. Freakshow   3:27
06. Dangerous   3:35
07. Doodlebug   3:31
08. Ain't Gonna Happen   4:34
09. Angels DNA   5:21
10. Karma Machine   5:20

BONUS TRACKS

11. If I Were Jesus   4:57
12. Sound Of Silence   5:56

Bass – Jack Cooper
Drums – Iain Hunter
Guitar – Paul Nash
Keyboards – Sam Bollands
Voice – Maethelyiah

MP3 @ 320 Size: 112 MB
Flac  Size: 478 MB