Various Artists - What Dance Is This? UK Post-Punk Dancefloor 1979–1983 Vol. 2 RSD 2026

What Dance Is This? UK Post-Punk Dancefloor 1979–1983 Vol. 2 arrives as a deep-dive excavation into the restless, genre-blurring energy of the UK underground between 1979 and 1983—a period when post-punk didn’t just challenge rock conventions, it rewired what dance music could be.

Pressed for Record Store Day 2026, this second volume continues the series’ mission of spotlighting the raw, rhythmic edge where DIY attitude met the dancefloor. Across its selection of various artists, the compilation threads together jagged basslines, skeletal drum machines, dub-inflected production, and experimental grooves that feel both archival and strikingly modern.

Rather than chasing obvious hits, the collection leans into the outsider spirit of the era—tracks that pulsed through basement clubs, late-night radio, and independent scenes where boundaries between punk, funk, reggae, and electronic experimentation dissolved completely. The result is a listening experience that feels less like a retrospective and more like a living, breathing club set from another timeline.