finetune artist: Skunk Anansie

This London, England-based quartet, formed in 1994, was led by the stunning singer Skin (b. Deborah Dyer, Brixton, London, England). After attending a furniture design course at Teeside Polytechnic in Middlesbrough, she returned to the capital and started meeting musicians on the local circuit. Her original band was shelved for being too "rockist", but she retained the services of bass player Richard "Cass" Lewis and in January 1994 began rehearsing with Skunk Anansie, alongside guitarist Martin "Ace" Kent and drummer Robbie French. After signing to One Little Indian Records they released their debut single, "Little Baby Swastikkka', available only through mail order from BBC Radio 1's Evening Session programme. March 1995"s controversial "Selling Jesus" single was followed by work on labelmate Bjrk's "Army Of Me" single. The band's debut album contained the predicted brew of agit prop and funk metal, while Skin's lyrics remained forceful, but over the course of a full album, it was clear that there was a lack of development in style and in terms of the issue-led subject matter. The singles "I Can Dream" and "Charity" skirted the fringes of the UK Top 40 in June and September respectively.

Listen to Skunk Anansie at Finetune.

(1996) Stoosh
(1995) Paranoid & Sunburnt

Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)
Secretly
Weak
Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
Brazen (Weep)

VALlewellyn on 2007-10-26 11:09:46.793:
Damn!! I had heard about this band and they bloody rock! I am going to buy all their stuff right away!