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Veteran Toronto folksinger Merrill Nisker converted to punk-rock, joined the
Shit with fellow provocateur Gonzales,
adopted the aesthetic of the riot-grrrrls,
enhanced it with a quasi-porn show, moved from Canada to Berlin armed with
a drum-machine and a sampler, invented the persona of rapper Peaches,
and recorded an album of sex-centric electronic dance music,
The Teaches Of Peaches (Kitty Yo, 2001), that basically sets
Blondie to the rhythm of Salt'n'Pepa
and Liz Phair to the rhythm of
digital hardcore
(Diddle My Skittle, the hummable and danceable Fuck the Pain Away,
Lovertits, Set It Off,
Suck And Let Go).
Fatherfucker (XL, 2003) is almost the alter-ego of Peaches:
shy and confused. The likes of I Don't Give a Fuck are not even
repetitive: just trivial. The dances (The Inch) are not much to dance
to, and the rockers (Rock'n'Roll, Kick It) are third-rate
Stooges and AC/DC material.
Impeach My Bush (XL, 2006) was still a bit too amateurish, but the
concept of danceable satirical sexual exhibition and brutal vulgarity was
beginning to make inroads
(Tent In Your Pants, Slippery Dick).
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Massimiliano Monteverdi)
Dopo essersi convertita al punk-rock ed essere entrata a far parte, con il collega provocatore
Gonzales, dei The Shit, adottando l'estetica delle riot-grrrrrls e arrichendola di uno show ai limiti del
porno, la veterana folksinger Merrill Nisker di Toronto si trasferisce dal Canada a Berlino e, armata di
drum-machine e campionatore, crea il personaggio della rapper Peaches. Sotto questa sigla registra
The Teaches Of Peaches (Kitty Yo, 2001), album sessocentrico di dance music e elettronica, che
in pratica sintonizza Blondie sui ritmi delle Salt'n'Pepa e Liz Phair su quelli dell'hardcore digitale
(Diddle My Skittle, Fuck the Pain Away da ballare e fischiettare ad un tempo, Lovertits, Set It Off,
Suck And Let Go).
Fatherfucker (Beggars, 2003) sembra quasi l'alter ego di Peaches: timida e confusa. Canzoni come I
Don't Give a Fuck non sono neanche noiose, piuttosto semplicemente triviali.
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