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Defunkt, the Raybeats, James Chance: Funky, Punky and Chic

Roy Trakin, Melody Maker, 15 March 1980

The Raybeats and Joe Bowie's Defunkt are working on New York's newest fusion: a post-No Wave music in which James Chance's punk meets George Clinton's funk. ROY TRAKIN makes the connections.

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