After a long stint of male dominance during the 70s – with only a few
scattered exceptions to prove the rule – the birth of punk manifested
the dawn of a new self-confidence: awkward girl bands like The Slits, Au
Pairs or German variant Mania D decided to cause a stir in their
dick-dominated surroundings. The cliché of the dishwashing female
reduced to rearing offspring and shooting the odd admiring glance at her
strong breadwinner was about to undergo a radical U-turn – many of the
era’s pivotal bands featured women right at the frontline.
Kickstarted by provocative pop actionists like Valie Export in the early
70s, this new feminist attitude was picked up and perpetuated by her
musical sisters in mind.
Nevertheless, this compilation does not dwell on the political
statements behind the scene’s artistic emancipation, but rather
highlights its singers’ newfound musical self-confidence. All tracks
featured here simply bristle with untainted, exuberant freshness.
Tracklist / Content
01. Maximum Joy: Stretch
02. Dorothy: Softness
03. Rip, Rig & Panic: Storm the Reality Asylum
04. Anna Domino: Zanna
05. Slits: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
06. New Age Steppers: Fade Away
07. Delta 5: Mind Your Own Business
08. JaJaJa: Katz Rap
09. Bow Wow Wow: C-30 C-60 C-90 Go!
10. Ludus: Breaking the Rules
11. Rip, Rig & Panic: Sunken Love
12. Nicole Meyer: Nowhere bei Mir
[TypicalGirls] New Comp Alert,
maria tessa sciarrino, 08/24/2005