. Q and Not U Power Dischord n 2003 and, to a lesser degree, 2004, a generation of immobile indie rockers learned how to "get down," so to speak. Show-goers around the country were encouraged to put on their dancing shoes and hit the floor to the beats of !!! and its plentiful dance-punk progeny.       Tulsa, on the other hand, saw a decidedly different dance revolution, as tuff guys took to the pits to exact punishment on all of the unsuspecting innocents. Needless to say, there's very little room for hip-shaking here, unless you're looking for a kick in the face.       All this is to say that the dance-punk epidemic missed Oklahoma. However, while Out Hud and the Rapture may be lost on Tulsans, D.C. post-hardcore, at least in some circles, is not. To those people, Q and Not U's latest effort will seem a bit of a curiosity.       Power opens with "Wonderful People," an unabashedly danceable track filled with funky guitar, disco synth sounds and off-kilter interpretations of Bee Gees falsetto. The guitar work is a big leap from the angular runs and unmistakable D.C. style of past releases, but the vocals reveal that not everything has changed. There's still some repetition and frequent wordplay in the lyrics, and the vocal melodies are still distinctly Q and Not U. Different Damage, the band's last album, actually hinted at a more groove-oriented direction, and, in fact, this song almost sounds like a significantly hyped-up version of the songs on that album. The disco aesthetic is really just new skin for the same skeleton.       "7 Daughters" follows "Wonderful People" onto the dance floor, but things get more difficult to predict after that. "L.A.X." sounds like the Q and Not U of old but with more keyboards, "Throw Back Your Head" is a slower-paced piece filled with recorders and "District Night Prayer" is all harmonizing falsetto and soft guitar picking. Many other songs return to the dance motif, the standout being "Book of Flags" with its furiously funky guitar work.       While it shares some characteristics with past releases, Power is really an entirely new sound. The group has made a decided break from its D.C. brethren and managed to forge a strong new identity that incorporates pieces of the old. -Chris Skillern