Skunk Anansie

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(1994 – 2001)

Skunk Anansie was a British rock band, notable for having a black, skinhead, 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.

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 is now drumming for British band Feeder.

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gdoutch wrote:
last month

I so wish these guys would reform!!!

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malditachef wrote:
last month

me facinan skin lo maximo !

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SyntheticLove wrote:
last month

just how she looks is a shitload of fuck

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RottenBerry wrote:
last month

Skin is fucking awesome. End of story.

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vodenapushka wrote:
last month

...oh me oh my,...this band with such great vocal and brilliant riffs is f....awsome..fantastic!

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BlisteringDDj wrote:
last month

I'm glad I discovered this band... Just yesterday actually. It's pretty awesome!

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agacinco wrote:
last month

wow they rock

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Stanpolito wrote:
last month

THEIR WANT YOUR SOUL, AND YOUR MONEY...BLOOD..AND YOUR BONES!!!!!

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Venom912 wrote:
last month

excellent

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TheDarlingNikki wrote:
July 2008

Check Out my Music! I'm a South African Artist living in Nashville http://www.last.fm/music/Nikki+Williams FREE Downloads -Nikki Williams

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blackdemise_ wrote:
June 2008

she is my heroine is the best;)

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gatoceleste wrote:
June 2008

me parece buenisimo la voz de ella es notable me encanta el grupo notable...

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xtinadude wrote:
June 2008

Should be well more the 2 million though!!

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Sandkamp wrote:
June 2008

Brazen (Perfecto Mix) by Paul Oakenfold is awesome =D

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JordanPink wrote:
June 2008

2 mil :D

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PabloRH wrote:
May 2008

Hahaha lol @ those similar artists

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PleasureVictim1 wrote:
May 2008

Great to see they're getting much play here. ;-0

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spoonsNfork wrote:
May 2008

woop woop grew up on this! love it

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Invalid-music wrote:
May 2008

Sybje, actually - she was. however, she was great in skunk anansie and that's very pity that they are apart now. 'paranoid and sunburnt'..goooood, what an album!

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Muser_ wrote:
April 2008

Great band

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