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ELECTROCUTE : NEW RECORD & LIVE IN ÉVREUX NOV. 16, 2004
If you like the Cramps and/or the Shangri-Las-Donnas-Killer Barbies and /or electronic-garage music and sexy rock’n’roll with attitude, you’re gonna love ELECTROCUTE (a mixture of electricity and execute – Actually, The Donnas started out as The Electrocutes). The new album from these Berliners is just out and is called “Troublesome Bubblegum”. They qualify their music as primitive rock’n’roll, which is not surprising when you know they cite Poison Ivy as a role model. The album features 2 videos, one called “Electrocute Kill!Kill!” with commentary by Tura Satana. Other highlights on this album are : a new version of “Kleine Dicker Junge” (means “Little Chubby Boy”), a superb ballad called “Goodbye Johnny” and “Venus Fly Trap” featuring Boy From Brazil, Nicole’s husband – also formerly of the Golden Showers.
ELECTROCUTE feature Nicole Morier’s (born in New Mexico) electro-beats, raunchy guitar and feral vocals and the brand new & cute Holly Doll’s(exit Mia Dime)seductive and humorous vocals, blew – er, I meant were a blast. The show began with with a powerful “sugar buzz” version of Link Wray’s “Rumble” and continued with originals tunes like “Nobody Like Us”, “Fun Is A Floppy Bitch”, their brand new single… Sometimes, Nicole left her guitar and Holly Doll pushed a program button and sang together and even came into the audience. Their anti Bush comments were very much appreciated. Despite a fun, powerful show, the sparse crowd was rather static (sorry girls) but enthusiastic. Nicole and Holly Doll didn’t seem too disappointed and they enjoyed the Weird War show (ex Make Up, from Washington, DC.)
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