[kj] [OT] In a wee while...

[melinda grant]

i am sure that the slits started up there original band between 76--77 with 
that intersting blend of a bit of rock/punk/roots muddled together,which 
brought forth an original sound.

ari-up,,proberly the other members as well, were very heavily into the 
dub/roots/ heavy-regae matter of music years ago,proberly down to her--ari 
ups-  connection with--step dad of the future
(john lydon) who was totally obsessed with it,proberly still is !

what made the s;its so unique back then,was the fact that they were four 
white skinned femails,doing a style that was totally unexspected back 
then,not in the punk world,as roots music was kinda punk musics cousin,but 
in the mainstream,the slits were totally rejected--to controversal-
the late  great john peel championed the slits music,as he did with many 
other diverse bands at the time,usual d.js of the day,had no depth to want 
to exsperiment,only when new wave hit!!

as for recently,i have not seen the slits play for many,many  years 78,it 
seems that they are on a nostolgic  wave,thats ok,it will introduce 
generations now to there music----i thought the--cut--
first long player of theres was interesting,have not played it for years 
though,sterio broken...may get on c.d,as it would be interesting to see what 
i think of those tracks in 07 :-)

melinda




>From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

><gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] In a wee while...

>Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:10:57 -0500

>

>I wanted to see the reunited Slits but missed them. Loved'em a lot. And  

>the recent press the Bad Brains have been getting for mixing reggae and 

>punk -- I know folks have pointed it out here before, but, yeah, bands like 

>Clash, Ruts, Slits, etc., in the UK were mixing it at least as early as Bad 

>Brains. (Although Bad Brains started as a jazz/funk band but switched to 

>punk in '77 or so when they heard the Pistols, Dead Boys, and Ramones).

>

>Anyone heard Mika Miko's CYSLABF LP from last year? They're a new-ish band 

>that've garnered a lot of comparisons to The Slits and Kleenex/Liliput.

>

>-Oliver

>

>

>

>folk devil wrote:

>>Mate, the hot new members seemed bored off their tits!! It was a good 

>>laugh, the most empty I have ever seen the El Rey though.

>>I'm back to liking a couple of their tracks, bit can't listen to a full 

>>album...

>>

>>

>

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