... Michael Zilkha ZE Records Ed Bahlman 99 Records Chris Blackwell Island Records ...

... ZE Records Island Records Chris Blackwell Peech Boys “Life Is Something Special ” Konk ...

... Michael Jackson Thriller music majors David Bowie Michael Zilkha ZE Records ...

... Liquid Liquid ESG ZE Records mutant disco Grace Jones Kid Creole Arthur Russell ...

... An alternative sound for the changing downtown scene began to emerge when musicians started to combined the previously discrete sounds of disco and punk. Oxford graduate and CBGB regular Michael Zilkha became a key figure in the development when he launched ZE Records in 1978 with “Disco Clone...

... The convergence of punk and dance gathered momentum during 1981 when local New York bands Liquid Liquid and ESG released their debuts on 99 Records. During a prolific year, ZE Records came out with releases by Cristina, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Gichy Dan, Material, and the Waitresses...

... The thriving live music scene appeared to dip during 1982, perhaps because of the way electronic sounds were coming to the fore. ZE Records continued to be productive, however, while Island continued to build a diverse roster that saw Chris Blackwell mix the recognizable (the dub reggae of Black...

... if an era was drawing to a close, not just for ZE Records but for the city as a whole. “It became a lot more commercial in 1983 and expectations changed,” he recalls. Michael Jackson Thriller music majors David Bowie Michael Zilkha ZE Records ...

... to hire Brooklyn DJ David Morales to replace Levan for one weekend. after-hours venues Paradise Garage the Loft Larry Levan Michael Brody David Morales The city’s band scene continued to dip during 1983, with Michael Zilkha and ZE Records dragged into the slump. As the cutting edge...

... electronic sounds were coming to the fore. ZE Records continued to be productive, however, while Island continued to build a diverse roster that saw Chris Blackwell mix the recognizable (the dub reggae of Black Uhuru, Gregory Isaacs, and Pablo Moses along with the conventional rock of u2 and Steve Winwood...

... of disco and punk. Oxford graduate and CBGB regular Michael Zilkha became a key figure in the development when he launched ZE Records in 1978 with “Disco Clone” and went on to invite no wave artist James Chance to make a record that combined disco and punk. Chris Blackwell’s Island Records and Ed Bahlman’s...

...&B The convergence of punk and dance gathered momentum during 1981 when local New York bands Liquid Liquid and ESG released their debuts on 99 Records. During a prolific year, ZE Records came out with releases by Cristina, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Gichy Dan, Material, and the Waitresses...

... The city’s band scene continued to dip during 1983, with Michael Zilkha and ZE Records dragged into the slump. As the cutting edge of sound shifted from irreverent bands to conceptual producer-musician-DJ outfits, Arthur Baker, John Robie, and Afrika Bambaataa consolidated their pivotal position...