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(1994 – 2001, 2009 – present)
Skunk Anansie is a British rock band, notable for having a black, skinhead (not ideologically), female singer, named Skin (born Deborah Anne Dyer, on 3 August 1967, in Brixton, London). Other members included Cass (Richard Lewis) on bass guitar, Ace (Martin Kent) on guitar and Mark Richardson, who replaced the original drummer, Robbie France. The group formed in 1994, but broke up in 2001. 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 reformed in 2009 with a new tour and album.
The group has been labelled as 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.
The group has been labelled as 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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saurilam wrote:
czarna lubi ^^
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gaz_nokiamusic wrote:
Good come-back!
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kristaru wrote:
>>>beacause of you it's a fuckin copy of paramore's decode!!!! you cannot deny it! <<<OMG!!!!! u r fucking idiot, omg-omg-omg
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gaz_nokiamusic wrote:
v v I felt the same recently when someone compared the intro riff of Because Of You to a Paramore tune on YouTube and said it was a blatant rip-off too... As if! Why would a band as epic as Skunk Anansie want to sound anything like a comparatively juvenile delinquent band... there you have it, officially denied!
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Buggy_the_Clown wrote:
Comparing Skunk Anansie to Paramore.. Where is the world going to? My day is officially ruined now.
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Buggy_the_Clown wrote:
I don't know where you came up with something like that. They don't sound alike to me and I don't think Skunk guys would lower themselves to listen to a Paramore song. No one should.
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mariuzzo_pa wrote:
beacause of you it's a fuckin copy of paramore's decode!!!! you cannot deny it!
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iimarek wrote:
gasometer !!! I liked it even more than brixton carling academy.. it's simply a perfect place for a gig like that.. well done austrians !!! YOU make me enjoy it much more.. and the gig ?? something PHENOMENAL!!! i want more and more.. more skin!! more skunk !!
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fmaratz wrote:
Saw them live last Sunday in Milan: they were AMAZING! I knew the show was going to be good, but I didn't expect it to be THAT good: great sound, incredible performance, and lots, lots of energy! Wow. :)
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cure4thecommon wrote:
"Because of You is the female-fronted song of the year. WOW. " -- As it should be!
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Hikadu wrote:
They bring me so many good memories...
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cRosKy wrote:
cant wait for real next album <3 i really wanna hear more and more new music from them <3
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Smooooooth wrote:
Mindblowing show in Madrid!! Awesome live band, I really hope to see them again sometime... -\m/_(O.o)_\m/-
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grzee wrote:
ab great to hear sth new from them
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AnnaDraconida wrote:
Best female singer out there. She looks striking, too.
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fukmeimfamous wrote:
wow, tonight @ paradiso, amsterdam was absolutely fucking amazing from start to finish! lost for words really, was just perfect! :-)
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fukmeimfamous wrote:
GOT MY FUCKING TICKET! GOT MY FUCKING TICKET!! YEAAAAAH!!! :-D
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Lornaisjinxed wrote:
I wonder why Reef aren't listed as being a similar band...
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Laepo wrote:
what a concert they gave in lisbon! it was really something.
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krycor wrote:
yay.. started listening to rock music when they toured here in SA.. i wonder if they will come down here again.
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- Nov 22 Skunk Anansie O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Nov 24 Skunk Anansie Manchester Academy 1, Manchester, United Kingdom
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The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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O2 Academy Brixton, London, United Kingdom
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News
SKUNK ANANSIE TOUR DATES NOW ON SALE!
20 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/skunkanansiemusic
We are delighted to announce that Skunk Anansie have now confirmedtheir Greatest Hits Tour. (Anyone who signed up to the mailing List will know about this already, if you want to be added to the list . …
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