Dislocation Dance were a post-punk band from Manchester, England formed in 1978 by Ian Runacres (vocals, guitar), Andy Diagram (trumpet, vocals, also of The Diagram Brothers), Paul Emmerson (bass), and Dick Harrison (drums). Their 1980 self-titled debut EP appeared on The Buzzcocks' New Hormones label, garnering comparisons with Gang of Four. It would be nearly a year before the release of the follow-up, the Slip That Disc EP, which featured a cover of The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out". Vocalist Kath Way joined for debut album Music Music Music (1981). In 1982, Diagram left to join The Pale Fountains, the band also signing to Rough Trade. 1984's Midnight Shift album saw a more jazzy pop sound, with Herbie Ryan joining on saxophone. A final EP, "What's Going On", saw the return of Diagram, and the replacement of Way by Sonja Clegg. The band called it a day in 1986, with Clegg going solo, releasing an album in 1987, and Diagram rejoining The Pale Fountains.
In 2000 the band reformed for a tour of Japan. The original members Runacres, Way, Harrison and Diagram were joined by Phil Lukes (previously in The Mancinis and Dutch Uncle). Lukes had also worked with Runacres on a project under the name 'Brightside'.
A new album, Cromer, was released by Vinyl Japan in 2005. This featured Runacres, Lukes, Diagram, and several other performers. The BBC sessions were released on CD by Vinyl Japan in 1999.In 2007 Dislocation Dance played a couple of gigs in Manchester, at the Carlton Club in Whalley Range. The line-up consisted of Runacres, Lukes, Way and Harrison again. They were joined by Jon Board (trumpet) and Andrew Weaver (keyboards). Runacres, Lukes, Board and Weaver have been working on some new material during 2009.
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