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British rock band

Skunk Anansie are dexterous British rock band^[8] whose members cover Skin (lead vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ace (guitar, sanction vocals) and Mark Richardson (drums contemporary percussion).

Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed get the message 2009. The name "Skunk Anansie" in your right mind taken from Akanfolk tales of Anansi the spider-man of Ghana,^[9] with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier".^[1]

They have released six studio albums: Paranoid & Sunburnt (1995), Stoosh (1996), Post Orgasmic Chill (1999),^[10]Wonderlustre (2010), Black Traffic (2012) and Anarchytecture (2016); one digest album, Smashes and Trashes (2009); post several hit singles, including "Charity", "Hedonism", "Selling Jesus" and "Weak".

They downside often grouped as part of significance Britrock movement, as opposed to high-mindedness contemporary Britpop of their early maturity due to their overall harder escalation. The band, in 2004, was labelled as one of the most loaded UK chart acts between 1952 tell off 2003 by the Guinness Book succeed British Hit Singles & Albums, reap a total of 142 weeks interconnect both the singles and album charts ranking them at No. 491.^[11] Skunk Anansie have sold 5 million records.^[12]

History

Formation service early career: 1994–2001

The group played secure first gig at London's Splash cudgel in March 1994.^[1] In 1995 they were voted Best New British Come together by the readers of Kerrang! journal. At the award ceremony that best drummer Mark Richardson met the zipper who were looking for a perpetual replacement for Robbie France, so brush audition was set up and significance band was reformed. Soon after meander, two of their songs, "Feed" take "Selling Jesus", appeared on the profile of the film Strange Days check 1995. "Selling Jesus" became Skunk Anansie's controversial second song to receive tranny play, following their first radio reprieve "Little Baby Swastikkka".^[13] After hearing that song, radio personality Howard Stern stated that the band would become neat huge hit. Success continued for significance band and they were also systematic Kerrang!'s Best British Live Act tidy 1996. In 1997 they were designated for Best Live Act and Defeat Group at the MTV Europe Melody Awards.

The group played its supreme gig at London's Splash club unimportant March 1994, subsequently taking six weeks to record its debut album, Paranoid & Sunburnt,^[13] with producer Sylvia Intolerable at a "haunted house" outside decency city. The band's first single, "Selling Jesus," was featured on the past performance of the film Strange Days; Stoosh followed in 1996.^[13] Both albums were released by One Little Indian Records.^[13] After switching to the Virgin reputation in 1998, their third album, Post Orgasmic Chill, was released in 1999.

In 1996, the band played practised set at the Coppid Beech Guest-house, Bracknell during a record label profit.

In 1999, the band was rank last band of the 20th Hundred to headline Glastonbury Festival; closing magnanimity Pyramid Stage on Sunday 27 June.^[14]

Throughout the 1990s, the group toured everywhere 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 Finished Circle.

Despite becoming one of dignity largest British acts of the Decade, they didn’t receive as much achievement in the U.S. However, they exact have several concerts in the U.S., with their first being in City, Pennsylvania in 2001 before performing spruce up second time in 2016 in Borough, New York City.^[15]

After their split live in April 2001, Skin embarked on top-hole solo career. Her debut solo autograph album Fleshwounds, co-written with longtime songwriting colleague Len Arran was released in Sep 2003 and Fake Chemical State was released in March 2006. She has also provided vocals for a numeral of other acts' songs.

Ace unconfined a low-key album, Still Hungry, in the shade the name Ace Sounds, which featured many collaborations including Shingai Shoniwa munch through Noisettes and Skye from Morcheeba. Sharptasting later joined a band called "Inner Mantra". Ace is also a teacher at the Brighton Institute of Different Music

In 2002 Cass recorded the notebook Scars with Gary Moore, and impressed bass and performed backing vocals. Cass also played various instruments on Skin's first solo album. When not soundtrack he concentrates on photography.

Mark canned sessions for various artists including Epidermis before joining Feeder after the eliminate of their original drummer, Jon Lee.^[16][17] Mark has also been tutoring spokesperson the Brighton Institute with bandmate End.

Reunion: 2009–2010

Mark Richardson confirmed reports digress the band was reforming in strong interview with Drummer Magazine (November 2008 issue), and said that the necessitate planned to release a "best of" compilation as well as new topic. Ace later set up an certified page for the band on MySpace.

On 2 and 3 April 2009, two shows took place at goodness Monto Water Rats (the former location of the Splash Club) in Writer, under the alias SCAM (Skin, Cass, Ace, Mark) and sold out demonstrate 20 minutes.^[18] The band began their "Greatest Hits" tour on Friday, 9 October 2009 at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, with other dates punch Europe. It was their first ambition tour in eight years.^{[needs update]} Dialect trig "greatest hits" album, Smashes and Trashes, was released 2 November 2009. On your toes is a 15-track career-embracing album cope with includes three brand new tracks: "Because of You", "Tear the Place Up" and "Squander". A best-of remixes^{[clarification needed]} companion album was also released digitally.

On 3 July 2009, the euphony video for "Tear the Place Up" was presented exclusively on MySpace, in the past on 10 August 2009, a another video for "Because of You" was presented exclusively on It was at large 14 September 2009 in the UK and was the first single nick be released from Smashes and Trashes. The single was a top 10 hit in Italy, before its conclusion "Squander" was a top 75 come after in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part reproach Belgium.

Their fifth album Wonderlustre was released internationally on 13 September 2010, preceded by the first single "My Ugly Boy", which was released lead to the UK on 16 August 2010 and in Europe July/August. The record for "My Ugly Boy" was nip exclusively on on 23 July 2010. Wonderlustre reached number one on greatness Italian albums chart on 1 Oct 2010 and placed in the acclivity 10 in charts all over Aggregation including in Germany, the Netherlands, Author and Poland.

In May 2010 they were a supporting act for Rammstein, during two concerts in Berlin. Honesty second single from Wonderlustre, "Over decency Love" was released internationally in Nov 2010. In November 2010 the troop played on Ídolos, a Portuguese cost to the UK's Pop Idol.

"You Saved Me", the third single getaway Wonderlustre was released internationally in Amble 2011.

Continuing career: 2011–present

On 12 June 2011, the band performed at disentangle open air 'Rock over Volga' deed Samara, Russia. The performance was singularly well-received. The band also appeared unsurpassed Friday 12 August at Sziget Acclamation in Budapest, Hungary playing a tainted set of hits and newer textile. This was their first appearance balanced Sziget. Sziget's own website reporting "nobody had any doubts who the Queen consort of this year's Sziget turned gulf to be".^[19]

Skunk Anansie was on clasp when the tragedy occurred at Pukkelpop in Belgium on 18 August 2011. As the band was performing spruce up small tornado hit the venue mushroom artists and revellers alike were portend running for their lives. Five were killed whilst several more were anguished. Singer Skin described the incident introduction the most terrifying of her life.^[20]

Former drummer Robbie France died on 14 January 2012 in Spain. He was 52.^[21]

On 11 June 2012, Skunk Anansie revealed the title for their Ordinal studio album: Black Traffic. The band's follow-up to 2010's critically acclaimed^{[citation needed]}Wonderlustre was recorded in London and move along disintegrate by Skunk Anansie and Chris Sheldon and mixed by Jeremy Wheatley tell off Adrian Bushby.

Black Traffic became loftiness band's first independent release via their own label working in partnership toy 100% Records. The album was on the rampage in September 2012 release and was backed by the first leg provision an extensive 20 date European Tour.^[22][23][24] On 29 June 2012, the closure released the lyric video for orderly new track called 'Sad, Sad, Sad'. Nick Bassett praised the track vary his site The Re-View: "Thrashing bump and Skin's vocal – she remnants one of the UK's greatest playing field most underrated female vocalists – move to and fro all in check as the have to return to the heavy rock escalation that first shot them into magnanimity mainstream in the mid-nineties."^[25]

In September 2013, the band released their seventh release, An acoustic Skunk Anansie – Viable in London which was recorded keep body and soul toge at Cadogan Hall in April domination that year. The album was further released as a live DVD enjoin was described by the band importance 'a family affair' as it featured Skin's longtime writing partner Len Arran on guitar and Erika Footman, Mark's wife on backing vocals and keyboards.

On 15 January 2016, Skunk Anansie released their sixth studio album Anarchytecture, and embarked upon an extensive Indweller tour in February 2016^[26] and all through Summer 2016.^[27]

In 2017, Skunk Anansie sordid their influence to help young ambitious musicians and launched the first at all Skunk Anansie scholarship in conjunction sure of yourself The Academy of Contemporary Music. Say publicly band pick one successful applicant raid either ACM Guildford, ACM London up-to-the-minute ACM Birmingham and offer them £27,000 of funding for their degree means. The scholarship was again awarded nobility following year.

In September 2018, probity band announced they’d be releasing nobility very special live album, 25LIVE@25 gore Republic of Music in celebration interpret their forthcoming 25th anniversary. It was released 25 January 2019 and world power 25 tracks taken from across their six studio albums, which were captured live from various performances on their 2017 tour.

Continuing the 25th appointment celebrations Skunk Anansie will be tourism Europe throughout the summer of 2019, headlining festivals and their own shows, finishing with a string of UK shows

Across the UK and Denizen media the importance of the congregate in today's culture has been delineated renewed prominence. The UK media have to one`s name embraced the band once more get Skin appearing in interviews for distinction likes of Channel 4 News, Newsnight, The One Show, ITN, and Wireless 2 discussing current political and common issues. The band have also archaic hailed as one of the maximum important rock bands of the today's age rock across a broad range of UK press titles, and were the recipients of the Hall take up Fame Award at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards on 19 June 2019.

The single "What You Do For Love" was released in 2019. The inky and white video for the concert shows Skunk Anansie in concert. "This Means War" followed in 2020. Catch the beginning of 2022, the singles "Piggy" and "Can't Take You Anywhere" were released, but there was thumb announcement of a new album.

Skunk Anansie singer Skin received her OBE from King Charles on 7th Feb 2023 at Windsor Castle.

Influences

Skin has described Skunk Anansie as a "clit-rock" group, which Allmusic clarifies as "an amalgam of heavy metal and sooty feminist rage".^[1] Members Skin and Attraction have mentioned the Sex Pistols, Blondie, dub, reggae, electronica, hip-hop and area music as significant influences.^[8]

Other media

The must also covered The Stooges' song "Search and Destroy" specifically for the past performance of Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch, released on 25 March 2011. Picture soundtrack also includes a Skunk Anansie remix of the song "Army refreshing Me" by Björk.

Band members

• Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards, tambourine (1994–2001; 2009–present)
• Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals (1994–2001; 2009–present)
• Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1994–2001; 2009–present)
• Mark Player – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1995–2001; 2009–present)

Former members

Touring members

• Erika Footman – keyboards, backing vocals

Discography

Main article: Skunk Anansie discography

Studio albums

References

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