Friends With Benefits Records (http://fwbrecords.com/) and Big Joy (http://bigjoy.org/twirl/) present James Broughton: The Music Of His Dance (Vol. 1), a collection of new house music resurrecting James poetry for the modern dance floor.

The compilation accompanies the documentary feature film Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton and features music by Severino (Horse Meat Disco) with Hifi Sean (Raw, Bearracuda) as Up Yours (Southern Fried/Get Up Recordings), The SyntheTigers (Moulton Music), Two Dudes In Love (Friends With Benefits Records), Juan Ramos, and Kenneth Kemp.

James Broughton (1913-1999) was a pansexual poet, experimental filmmaker, and performance artist whose intriguing life and work are featured in the new documentary Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton.

The compilation aims to revivify interest in James Broughtons legacy of freedom, acceptance, and following your own weird by sampling his spoken word poetry in the context of modern deep house, disco house, and indie dance/nu-di