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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Jed on 15 Jun 2005, 10:05

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: Jed on 15 Jun 2005, 10:05

Anyone heard of this band? Three guys dressed up as women and play really cool music.

“It’s a joke, right?”
Three guys in drag, clinking away like monkeys in heat at their home-made instruments made out of clotheshorses and pickle jars, hollering vaguely nonsensical slogans about the importance of cleaning…

Despite the apparent flimsiness of their self-customized ‘drying racks’, their sound and teamwork are tight and sturdy in a punkjazz kinda way, and despite the undisputably avantgardian approach, the actual songs are danceable and easy to relate to, with enough nuances to transcend most genre boundaries.
“Intergalactic industrial disco rock”, somebody came up with, “ambient afro-techno riff crunch”, tried another one, “really NEAT music”, most people realize.

www.cleaningwomen.com

Title: Re: Cleaning Women
Post by: _grace_ on 16 Jun 2005, 08:47

Quote from: Jed

Three guys in drag, clinking away like monkeys in heat at their home-made instruments made out of clotheshorses and pickle jars, hollering vaguely nonsensical slogans about the importance of cleaning…

talk about odd! what nutter thought of that?

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: Inlander on 16 Jun 2005, 15:52

Do any of the other Australians here see the title of this thread, see that it's in the Music forum, and think "Sadie the Cleaning Lady"?

I had a small moment of terror when I thought maybe John Farnham had somehow managed to persuade the world he was cool, a la Kylie Minogue.

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: Kai on 16 Jun 2005, 15:54

woo! I like bands with odd gimmicks for some reason.

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: _grace_ on 19 Jun 2005, 05:53

Quote from: Kai

woo! I like bands with odd gimmicks for some reason.

dare i mention MGF?

(abbreviated name, the full one may not be suitable!)

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: normz on 19 Jun 2005, 06:09

Quote from: _grace_

Quote from: Kai

woo! I like bands with odd gimmicks for some reason.

dare i mention MGF?

(abbreviated name, the full one may not be suitable!)

they are so bizarre but they put on a good concert

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: _grace_ on 19 Jun 2005, 06:22

At BDO, Perth, she went around (if i remember correctly) with those cowboy pants on, and nothing underneath. NOTHING. (you know those leather ones that just cover your legs)

i think their tactic is to try and seem different and somehwat outrageous through being openly 'dodgey'. i don't mind what i've heard of their music though, such as rollercoaster toaster, etc.

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: Jed on 19 Jun 2005, 08:17

You guys heard of the Norwegian Turbonegro?
They are just fun to look at on stage...

Title: Cleaning Women
Post by: _grace_ on 20 Jun 2005, 02:39

ah, yes, they sure are odd lookin'! good fun!

a lot of bands do the 'odd-lookin' thing-

e.g

Marilyn Manson- the eyes! i know there's more, but yeh. they're pretty darn odd.

Kiss- the make-up. G-I-M-M-I-C-K

The Darkness- UNITARDS!!

and Boy George- just plain strange (and irritating)

D'OH!!!! of course!!! The Village People!!!!