Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie: Mark; Skin; Ace; Cass.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Rock, Britrock, Alternative rock
Years active	1994–2001
Label(s)	One Little Indian Virgin Records Epic Records (USA)
Website	www.skinmusic.net Original Skunk Anansie site now offline; information available on Skin’s website. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. British rock and roll, or Brit rock, was born out of the influence of Rock and roll and Rhythm and blues from the United States, but added Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music One Little Indian Records is a London -based Independent record label who rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Deborah Anne Dyer, better known by the Stage name Skin, (born 3 August 1967 Brixton, London) is a singer and occasional model
Former members
Ace Cass Mark Richardson Skin Robbie France

Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer), Cass (Richard Lewis), Ace (Martin Kent) and Mark Richardson. Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British Drummer, of the UK Deborah Anne Dyer, better known by the Stage name Skin, (born 3 August 1967 Brixton, London) is a singer and occasional model Robbie France (born 1959 is an English Drummer, producer, arranger, Journalist, music educator and broadcaster. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Deborah Anne Dyer, better known by the Stage name Skin, (born 3 August 1967 Brixton, London) is a singer and occasional model Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British Drummer, of the UK The group formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2001. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. They were named after the West African folk tales of Anansie the spider-man^[1], with “Skunk” added to “make the name nastier. West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Anansi is one of the most important characters of West African lore Skunks (sometimes referred to as polecats) are Mammals best known for their ability to excrete a strong foul-smelling odor. ”^[2] They were often grouped as part of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop. British rock and roll, or Brit rock, was born out of the influence of Rock and roll and Rhythm and blues from the United States, but added Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom.

Line-up

• Vocals: Skin (born Deborah Dyer, 3 August 1967, Brixton)
• Bass: Cass (born Richard Keith Lewis, 1 September 1960, in London)
• Guitar: Ace (Martin Ivor Kent, 30 March 1967, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England)
• Drums: Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, in Leeds)

Former Members

• Drums: Robbie France

History

The group played its first gig at London’s Splash club in March 1994^[2] and soon after that two of their songs, “Feed” and “Selling Jesus,” appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Strange Days in 1995. Deborah Anne Dyer, better known by the Stage name Skin, (born 3 August 1967 Brixton, London) is a singer and occasional model Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Education History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British Drummer, of the UK Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Robbie France (born 1959 is an English Drummer, producer, arranger, Journalist, music educator and broadcaster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Strange Days is the title of a 1995 Science fiction Film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by James Cameron Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 “Selling Jesus” became Skunk Anansie’s controversial second song to receive radio play, following their first radio release “Little Baby Swastikkka. ” After hearing this song, radio personality Howard Stern claimed that the band would become a huge hit. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality.

In 1995 they were voted Best New British Band by the readers of Kerrang! magazine. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. They were also voted best British Live Act in the same magazine in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 1997 they were nominated for Best Live Act and Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular Music videos in Europe

 Music sample:

"Brazen (Weep)" (1996)

A sample of "Brazen (Weep)" from the album Stoosh. " Brazen (Weep " was the fourth and final single to be taken from Skunk Anansie's second album Stoosh. Stoosh is the second studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1996 Their highest charting single to date.

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Their first two albums, Paranoid and Sunburnt and Stoosh, were released under One Little Indian Records in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Paranoid and Sunburnt is the first studio Album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 Stoosh is the second studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1996 One Little Indian Records is a London -based Independent record label who rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) After switching to the Virgin label in 1998, their third and final album, Post Orgasmic Chill, was released in 1999. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Post Orgasmic Chill is the third and final studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1999 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

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. ”^[3] 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. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate ”^[2] Members Skin and Ace have mentioned the Sex Pistols, Blondie, dub music, reggae, electronica, hip-hop music and world music as significant influences^[3]. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians

Throughout the nineties, Skunk Anansie toured globally with such bands as U2, Aerosmith, Feeder, Lenny Kravitz, Bad Religion, Rollins Band, Therapy?, Rammstein, Killing Joke, Soulfly, Sevendust, Oomph!, Muse, Staind, Powerman 5000, Veruca Salt, Marion and A Perfect Circle. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Rollins Band was a rock group led by singer and Songwriter Henry Rollins. Therapy? are an Alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 in Arizona. Led by founder frontman songwriter and only constant member Brazilian Max Cavalera, who formed Sevendust is an American Alternative metal band from Atlanta Georgia. OOMPH! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte group Albums and style OOMPH! incorporates many styles of music such as metal industrial alternative Muse are Staind is an American Hard rock group from Springfield, Massachusetts, including lead singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Powerman 5000 (aka PM5K) is a Boston -based Industrial metal band formed in 1991. Veruca Salt is an American Alternative rock band founded in 1993, which gained popularity in the '90s with hit singles " Seether " Marion are a rock band originally formed in 1993 in Macclesfield, Cheshire. A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan Skin made a guest appearance on Sevendust’s “Licking Cream,” featured on the band’s 1999 album Home, and a video was shot for the single in Germany. Sevendust is an American Alternative metal band from Atlanta Georgia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Home is the second album by American Hard rock band Sevendust. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A year later, she worked with Maxim of The Prodigy for his single “Carmen Queasy. Keith Palmer (born 21 March, 1967, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) best known as Maxim is a Vocalist/MC The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. ” More recently she recorded a song with Tony Iommi. Frank Anthony "Iommi (born February 19 1948, in Aston, Birmingham England) is an English Guitarist and Songwriter The group’s first collaboration, however, was with Icelandic singer Björk, in which they contributed a rendition of her popular single “Army of Me” specifically for the song’s CD-single. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. This song however excluded Skin’s vocals, but she appeared in its following live performance. The band also performed “Anti Love Song” live with Lenny Kravitz.

Since the bands breakup, Skin has gone on to a solo career, releasing her first album Fleshwounds in September 2003 and her second album Fake Chemical State in March 2006. Fleshwounds is the debut album from ex- Skunk Anansie lead singer Skin. September 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Fake Chemical State is the follow up to Skin's debut album Fleshwounds. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Ace has followed a more low-key solo career with Still Hungry, an album with collaborations with many different rock artists. Still Hungry is the debut album from former Skunk Anansie guitarist Ace He has recently recorded an album with new band ‘Inner Mantra', and is a tutor at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. The Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a modern popular Music College based in the City of Brighton & Hove ( England) Mark Richardson is now drumming for British band Feeder, he also played drums for some songs on Skin’s album Fake Chemical State, and occasionally also teaches at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas The Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a modern popular Music College based in the City of Brighton & Hove ( England) It is thought that Cass is concentrating on photography. In 2002 he recorded the album Scars together with Gary Moore and also played various instruments on Skin’s first solo album Fleshwounds. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Scars is a 2002 Album by the Gary Moore blues-rock group called Scars (not to be confused with the seminal Edinburgh Post-punk Gary Moore (born Robert William Gary Moore, 4 April 1952, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Guitarist.

Discography

For details of all Skunk Anansie's releases, see Skunk Anansie discography

Albums

Singles

* Little Baby Swastikkka was released as a limited edition vinyl record. Skunk Anansie released 3 albums Two of which Paranoid & Sunburnt and Stoosh were released on One Little Indian. Paranoid and Sunburnt is the first studio Album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 Stoosh is the second studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1996 Post Orgasmic Chill is the third and final studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1999 " Selling Jesus " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their debut single " I Can Dream " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their second single in July 1995 " Charity " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their third single in July 1995, and then re-released in April 1996. " Weak " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their fourth single " Charity " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their third single in July 1995, and then re-released in April 1996. " All I Want " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as the first single from their second album Stoosh. " Twisted (Everyday Hurts " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their second single from their second album Stoosh. " Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good " is a song by Skunk Anansie, taken from their second album Stoosh. " Brazen (Weep " was the fourth and final single to be taken from Skunk Anansie's second album Stoosh. " Charlie Big Potato " was the first single taken from Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie. " Secretly " is a song by Skunk Anansie, the second single from the album Post Orgasmic Chill. " Lately " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as the third single from their album Post Orgasmic Chill. " You'll Follow Me Down " is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as the final single from Post Orgasmic Chill.

References

External links

• Official Virgin Records Skunk Anansie site
• Skinmusic.net - Lead singer's official site containing Skunk Anansie content