Kleenex-Liliput - Liliput/ Kleenex
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Artist: Kleenex-LiliputEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-02-20
Music Label: Kill Rock Stars
Soundtracks:
- Nighttoad
- Madness
- Krimi
- 1978
- Beri-Beri
- Ain't You
- Hedi's Head
- Nice
- You
- U
- Split
- Die Matrosen
- Hitch-Hike
- DC-10
- Thumblerdoll
- Igel
- Turk
- Tisko
- Wig-Wam
- Eisiger Wind
- When the Cat's Away
- I Had a Dream
- Turn the Table
- Dolly Dollar
- Do You Mind
- In a Mess
- Birdy
- Feel Like Snakes, Twisting Through the Fog
- Tschik-Mo
- Outburst
- Umamm
- Might Is Right
- Like or Lump It
- Ichor
- Tong Tong
- The Jatz
- You Did It
- Ring-A-Ding-Dong
- A Silver Key Can Open an Iron Lock Somewhere
- Your's Is Mine
- Blue Is All in Rush
- Ichor
- Etoile
- On Streets Without Names
- Boatsong
- Do You Mind My Dream
- In a Mess
- Birdy
- Feel Like Snakes Twisting Through the Fog
- Tschik-Mo
- Outburst
- Umamm
- Might Is Right
- Like or Lump It
- Tong Tong
- The Jatz
- You Did It
- An Iron Lock Somewhere
- You'rs Is Mine
- Blue Is All in Rush
- Etoile
- On Streets Without Names
- His Head All Red
Free Music Notes for Liliput/ Kleenex
Free Music Review: Gigantic!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great two-CD collection of Liliput's various incarnations, covering a period from 1978-83, and remains vibrant and punchy all these years later. There are so many good riffs and licks on these albums, and fantastic rhythms, that would-be punksters would do well to listen to this music and pick up some bits. I enjoy their attitude and spritely shrieking; I find I like the assorted yelps, squeaks, grunts, and growls that are peppered through the songs, because they are so well-placed within them, and become integral parts of the songs.I favor the 65-minute first CD more than the second; it's more bare-bones low-fi grrlpunk, and has track after listenable track. My favorites include "Nighttoad", "Krimi", and "Eisiger Wind" (a truly awesome musical whirlwind). But I also enjoyed tracks like "Ain't you", "Nice" (VERY catchy Deutschepop), "You", "DC-10" (with a gutsy sax part) -- on and on. Very few tracks on CD1 disappoint. I love Marlene Marder's earthy, husky vocals on the early tracks, just oozing bravado; Chrigle Freund is a bit squeaky, but she grew on me; it's part of her charm.
CD2 is longer (71:56 minutes) more New Wavey, artsy, keyboard-and-sax driven, and even maybe a little punk-jazzy (calls to mind a little of the Minutemen). CD2 reflects changes in the band from their earlier stuff. Astrid Spirit picks up the vocals later in this, with a ghostly, high-pitched voice that is well-suited to the material. "Birdy" has this nifty, percussive scratchy violin bit that frames the song and is picked up by the rhythm section. My favorite tracks on CD2 are "Tschik-mo" (a broody, surreal number), "Might is Right" (a sorta psychedelic nightclub kinda piece with a sinister flute), "Ichor" (menacing, mysterious, with dissonant violin riffs again and woodwinds), and "an iron lock somewhere."
Ounce for ounce, I found more songs on the ballsier CD1 enjoyable, but there's enough good stuff on the broodier CD2 to make the whole package well-worth your time. Also, there is excellent material on the band in the sleeve, with comments, history, and the manifold lineups.
This music has aged wonderfully (it doesn't sound at all dated, and when you think of how long ago they did it, it's even more amazing), and is an inspiration (or should be) for guy and grrl musicians everywhere. An alternative to "Alternative" as is packaged today. Thanks heaps to Kill Rock Stars for putting this one together.
Liliput/ Kleenex Poster
You can't dispute Liliput's status as pioneers of feminist art-punk. Along with fellow travelers like the Slits and the Raincoats, this (mostly) female Swiss group took advantage of punk's anything-goes attitude and created jittery, spirited pop that was both in step with the times and completely singular. But even if Liliput hadn't paved the way for other guitar-wielding patriarchy-smashers, The Complete Recordings would still prove one thing: They were totally fun. This double-CD retrospective gathers 46 songs recorded under five different lineups from 1978 to 1983, including their initial tracks under the name Kleenex (a certain global conglomerate demanded the name change). The early material is a riot of exuberant energy, taking stylistic cues from peers like Gang of Four and Wire--propulsive bass, skittering pop rhythms, slashing guitars--and adding distinctive overlapping vocal patterns, which are sung, shrieked, and hiccupped in three languages and made-up dadaistic slang. More than 20 years on, it still sounds fresh. It's edifying to hear a track like "Ü," with its elastic aggression, cheeky, monkeylike squeaks, and punky-tough guitars, and realize it was recorded by four young Swiss women in 1978, not last week by Le Tigre. Liliput's later material is more deliberately artsy, adding "avant-tribal" influences and more expansive instrumental passages, but it's equally intriguing. For art-punk historians and adventurous pop fans, The Complete Recordings is as entertaining as it is essential. --Lisa GidleyAlternative Rock Music CDs
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