Skunk Anansie
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Skunk Anansie were an English heavy metal band, notable for having a black, skinhead, female singer, named Skin (Deborah Dyer). Other members included Cass (Richard Lewis) on bass guitar, Ace (Martin Kent) on guitar and Mark Richardson who replaced the original drummer, Robbie France. Formed in 1994, they broke up in 2001. They were sometimes grouped as part of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop.
The group played its first gig at London's Splash club in March 1994 and soon after that were voted Best New British Band by the readers of Kerrang! magazine in 1995. They were also voted best British Live Act in the same magazine in 1996. In 1997 they were nominated for Best Live Act and Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Their first two albums, "Paranoid and Sunburnt" and "Stoosh", were released under One Little Indian Records in 1994 and 1996 respectively. After switching to the Virgin label in 1998, their third and final album, "Post Orgasmic Chill", was released in 1999. The single, "Secretly", from this album featured on the soundtrack to Cruel Intentions.
They are named after the West Indian folk tales of Anansie the spider-man, with "Skunk" added to appear more sinister.
Since breaking up, Skin has gone on to a solo career - releasing her first album "Fleshwounds". Ace has followed a more low-key solo career with "Still Hungry", an album with colaborations with many different rock artists. Mark Richardson is now drumming for British band Feeder.
Discography
- "Paranoid and Sunburnt" (1994)
- "Stoosh" (1996)
- "Post Orgasmic Chill" (1999)