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The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music.

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This chronological list contains examples of artists described as post-disco.

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  2. ↑ Anderson, Kyle; Boucher, Geoff (24 July 2013). "30 Timeless Albums from 30 Years Ago – 5/30". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Hall, Russell (7 January 2008). "The Essential David Bowie Albums". Gibson. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Lester, Paul (5 July 2013). "Jessy Lanza (No 1,547)". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Keep Moving is just perfect, like Aaliyah being haunted by the ghost of Sharon Redd, Sharon Brown or Vicky D – one of those postdisco girls – on the Prelude label in 1982.
  5. 1 2 Bogdanov, Vladimir, ed. (2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Backbeat Books. p. 709. ISBN   978-0-87930-744-8. Unlimited Touch (...) weren't disco, and they weren't exactly straight-up R&B; like their Prelude labelmates D Train, Unlimited Touch combined the two forms into what is often referred to as post-disco.
  6. 1 2 Brewster & Broughton 1999, p. 296.
  7. 1 2 3 "30 Years of SOLAR". EMI. Cf. "More Info". Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013. post-disco funk-n-soul bands like Lakeside, Midnight Star and The Deele
  8. ↑ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (10 October 2013). "Babyface gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame". The Morning Call . Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Pollard, Vincent (28 August 2012). "Matthew Dear – Beams". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 October 2014. the post-disco DIY sound of ESG
  10. ↑ Hoffmann 2006, p. 104.
  11. ↑ "Gwen Guthrie; Songwriter, Singer of Dance Hits". Los Angeles Times . 8 February 1994. Retrieved 18 December 2014. "Should Have Been You," which helped establish Guthrie as one of the premier club music performers during the post-disco era.
  12. ↑ Young, Alex (1 April 2011). "Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 25 October 2014. With the release of their first proper self-titled full length, they [Holy Ghost!] contribute to growing post-disco fads with tracks that are chock full of soulful harmonies, backed with an unrestrained supply of drum machines, vintage keyboards, and bubbling synthesizers.
  13. ↑ Stolman, Elissa (29 November 2011). "Holy Ghost! @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg: November 26, 2011". CMJ . Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Flick, Larry (14 February 1998). "U.K.'s Leee John Branches Out into Song writing, Producing". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 7. p. 24. ISSN   0006-2510. the U.K.-rooted John is best known to dance enthusiasts as the leader of famed post-disco trio Imagination
  15. ↑ Rosen, Jody (31 January 2006). "How "Black" Is Michael?". Slate . Retrieved 17 December 2014. If Michael were smart he might make a similar move now, returning to his classic postdisco sound—lord knows Justin Timberlake has had success putting his own Off the Wallisms on the charts.
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  19. ↑ Bergstrom, John (6 September 2011). "Grace Jones: Hurricane / Dub". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 October 2014. Her initial post-disco albums with reggae producers Sly & Robbie are the high points, with the Trevor Horn-helmed Slave to the Rhythm (1985) also of note.
  20. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Luke Vibert – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  21. ↑ Shapiro, Peter (2006). Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco. Macmillan. p.  177. ISBN   978-0-8654-7952-4.
  22. ↑ Moon, Tom (17 May 1989). "Coming To Penn's Landing: Big Names, Emerging Acts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 17 December 2014. the post-disco camp of Kid Creole and the Coconuts
  23. ↑ Wynn, Ron (23 July 2003). "Improvisations". The Tennessee Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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  26. ↑ Horton, Matthew (14 March 2013). "How 'Blue Monday' Changed Music Forever". NME . Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  27. ↑ Walsh, Fintan (11 June 2012). "Eumir Deodato and the exploration of Post-Disco". The Four Oh Five. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  28. ↑ Marvilli, Joe; Grossmanon, Dana (29 March 2011). "Live Review: LCD Soundsystem in New York City (3/28)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 25 October 2014. Before Murphy's timeslot began though, '80s post-disco group Liquid Liquid had their shot to get the crowd going.
  29. ↑ Been, Eric Allen (6 February 2011). "LCD Soundsystem Announce "Last Show Ever"". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 October 2014. The seminal post-disco band Liquid Liquid is set to open the show
  30. ↑ Welsh, April (10 September 2010). "Offset 2010: The Review". Clash. Retrieved 26 October 2014. The undisputed heroes of Offset 2010 were New York post-disco troupe, Liquid Liquid
  31. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Logg – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  32. ↑ Holden, Stephen (8 December 1985). "Home Video: New Cassettes: From Screen Farce to Holiday Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Both her post-disco music and defiant strut suggest a child's parody of grown-up posturing.
  33. ↑ Brinn, David (1 October 1993). "Taking a Peak at Madonna's 'Girlie Show'". The Jerusalem Post . Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  34. ↑ Andrews, Marc; Isaac, Claire; Nichols, David (2011). Pop Life: Inside Smash Hits Australia 1984 - 2007. Affirm Press. p. 46. ISBN   978-0-9871-3267-3. [Neil] Tennant popped off one day to interview an up and coming post-disco club kid, yup, Madonna.
  35. ↑ Bush, John. "Morgan Geist – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014. In 1999, Geist and fellow producer Darshan Jesrani initiated a series of excellent post-disco singles as Metro Area
  36. ↑ Deming, Mark. "George Michael – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014. A talented songwriter and performer with a distinctive, soft voice whose post-disco dance-pop made him a superstar in the 1980s and '90s.
  37. ↑ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira; Reno, Brad. "Polyrock". Trouser Press . Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  38. ↑ Hogan, Ed. "Patrice Rushen – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  39. ↑ Kennedy, John (7 January 2014). "Premiere: Jody Watley Revives Disco In 'Nightlife' Video". Vibe. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  40. 1 2 Caramanica, Jon (April 2003). "Jody Watley – Midnight Lounge". Vibe. Vol. 11, no. 4. p. 174. ISSN   1070-4701.
  41. ↑ Hogan, Ed. "Shannon – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2014. Vocalist with several post-disco club classics to her credit, including the chart-topping "Let the Music Play."
  42. ↑ Shapiro 2006, p. 358.
  43. ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (1983). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide . Random House. p.  201. ISBN   978-0-3947-2107-1. Thanks to brother Foster, Edmund can lay claim to being part of the first family of post-disco dance music. And he doesn't do such a bad job himself.
  44. ↑ Agovino, Michael J. (26 February 2014). "The Record Label That Saved Jazz". Esquire . Retrieved 17 December 2014. Since 2012, the label has been headed by the unlikely but somehow perfect Don Was, of the post-disco outfit Was (Not Was), famous for the immortal anthem "Walk the Dinosaur."
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  46. ↑ Derakhshani, Tirdad (28 March 2004). "'Baywatch' alum claims affair with Kennedy wife". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 17 December 2014. George Michael may adapt the music of his post-disco pop act Wham! for a stage production.
  47. ↑ Morales, Ed (2003). The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond . Da Capo Press. p.  335. ISBN   978-0-7867-3020-9.

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