ZE 30: ZE Records Story 1979-2009 by Various Artists (CD, 2009)

Bob Blank, David Was, James Chance, August Darnell, Michel Esteban, Ric Ocasek, Michel Bassignani, Andy "Coatimundi" Hernandez, Michael Zilkha, Martin Bisi, Alan Vega, DON Was

Strut

0730003304729

15052297786

Various Artists

2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s

CD

2009, 2011

New Wave, Punk, Club/Dance, Post-Disco

Studio Recording

Ze 30: Ze Records Story 1979-2009

Album

4226 Sec

Pop, Rock

"The selections here do support Ze's reputation. They illustrate, in bullet points, not only what made the label special, but what made them influential to artists like Chromatics, LCD Soundsystem, even M.I.A....", 4 stars out of 5 -- “It’s something of a danceable set of tracks....Casino Music’s take on ‘The Beat Goes On’ is excellent...”, "A roadmap for groups like Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem, Ze was America's version of Factory Records, a place where art and dance met."

Red Distribution, Redeye

Charlus De LaSalle, Tee Scott

1

Strut’s cherry-picked overview of the polymorphous ZE sound, traces the label’s path as spiritual progenitors of ‘80s new wave.

Stereo

14

United States