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(1994 – 2001, 2009 – present)

Skunk Anansie is a British rock band, led by vocalist / guitarist Deborah Anne Dyer (b. 3 Aug 1967, Brixton, London, UK - aka Skin). Other members included Richard Lewis (bass - aka Cass), Martin Kent (guitar - aka Ace), Mark Richardson (drums - replaced Robbie France). They débuted with the track Little Baby Swastikkka (1994, One Little Indian). The group broke up in 2001 and reformed in 2009. Their latest release is the album “Wonderlustre” (Sep 2010, V2 Records Benelux).

They were named after the West-African folk tales of Anansie the spider-man, with “Skunk” added to “make the name nastier”. They were sometimes grouped as part of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop. They were labelled a “political” band, but the group has emphasized that they would prefer to be labelled simply as a “rock band”. Skin herself, however, has described Skunk Anansie as a “clit-rock” group, which All Music Guide clarifies as “an amalgam of heavy metal and black feminist rage”. Members Skin and Ace have mentioned the Sex Pistols, Blondie, dub music, reggae, electronica, hip-hop music and world music as significant influences.

Since the breaking up of the band, Skin has gone on to a solo career - releasing two albums: Fleshwounds, and Fake Chemical State. Ace has followed a more low-key solo career with Still Hungry, an album with collaborations with many different rock artists. Mark Richardson went on to drum for British band Feeder.

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KyonoRocks

I am one again...

Saturday evening
ElusiveKangaroo

something that intrigues me is the video of Secretly. What is the message with the love triangle girl loves guy loves guy?

last week
ElusiveKangaroo

tell it like it is, tell it like it is, tell the sordid truth, till then

last week
ElusiveKangaroo

amazing

16 days ago
lisu221

Come to Poland! Please!

last month
wiadp1

It is unbelievable what she is doing with voice in Because of You.

last month
energie56

leaves the stupid komentare if anyway you don't like the music

December 2011
sicksikozu

I am in complete and total awe of this AMAZING FUCKING WOMAN and her AMAZING FUCKING MUSIC.

December 2011
Isserggie

Discovering their B-sides, most of them are HUGE.

December 2011
Kryshamira

"Black feminist rage"? I don't think we should put a sticker on such a marvellous band like this. It is more about emotions that everyone carries inside and only few have enough courage to put them out on public. They create beautiful, almost symphonical sounds and Skin's voice is brilliant that, together with lyrics, creates harmonical view of destruction...

November 2011
grzee

one of my fav bands ever!

November 2011
italiancito

Just Because u feel good, dosen't make it right

November 2011
GNR27

Can YOU?

November 2011
Verba20

Can someone change this ugly photo? [2]

November 2011
Monsieur_Fetish

Can someone change this ugly photo?

October 2011
domski23

Love the Skunk :oD ...and how good are Skin's solo albums - wow!!

October 2011
ewiby

because of you i feel nothing.

October 2011
PsylockeSpears

Fucking A+

October 2011
postmart

guys, please come to Taiwan ^^

September 2011
biendeluxe

They was at Pukkelpop, Belgium (EU). They started for, I think 16 minutes when the famouse Pukkelpop '11 storm started. A telivision felt on Richardson's drums and five people died. Since that day in august this year, it's hard for me to listen Skunk Anansie again.

September 2011