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, formerly My Dear Disco. The band was active from 2007 to 2011 and released two definitive works, ''Dancethink LP'' and '' Love Child EP''. The band released two other EPs, ''My Dear Disco'' and ''Over the Noise'', whose tracks were re-recorded and released in final form on ''Dancethink'' and ''Love Child'' – with the exception of one track titled "Over the Noise". The band also produced

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music and released a collection titled '' The Remixes EP''. Ella Riot specialized in writing and performing live dance music. The band referred to its musical style as "DanceThink Music", dance music written to stand on its own merit and to be enjoyed apart from dance. Their music combines elements from several genres including rock, jazz, electronic, pop, soul and punk. An album review characterized the music as a combination of

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and

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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music store. *

My Dear Disco Ella Riot was a musical group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 2007 by Tyler Duncan as My Dear Disco, the name change came in March 2011. The band first released the eponymous EP ''My Dear Disco'' in 2007, releasing its first album '' D ...

– writer, performer, producer * Mark Saunders (Beat360 Studio) – co-producer * "All I Do" – writer

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References

2009 albums Ella Riot albums {{2000s-techno-album-stub