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Au Pairs — пост-панк-группа из Бирмингема, образовавшаяся в 1979 году и исполнявшая диссонантный, заостренный фанк-панк, во многом созвучный музыке The Mekons, Gang of Four и Delta 5. Все эти группы исповедовали левые взгляды, но Au Pairs отличал ещё и воинствующий феминизм, исходивший от вокалистки Лесли Вудз, открыто заявлявшей о своей гомосексуальности. Впоследствии Au Pairs часто упоминались в числе провозвестников движения riot grrrl. После выхода концертного альбома Live in Berlin в 1983 году группа распалась. Наивысшим достижением группы в UK Albums Chart осталось 33 место, до которого поднялся альбом Playing with a Different Sex. В UK Indie Chart он возглавил списки; год спустя Sense and Sensuality поднялся здесь до #3.
В конце 80-х годов Вудс образовала собственный коллектив The Darlings, затем ушла из музыкального бизнеса и сейчас работает юристом. Гитарист Пол Фоуд остался на музыкальной сцене: он сотрудничает с Энди Хамилтоном, ямайской джаз-группой Blue Notes, даёт уроки игры на гитаре и является соавтором учебника «The Caged Guitarist» (2000). Пит Хаммонд также преподает музыку в Бирмингеме.
Состав:
Lesley Woods - гитара\вокал
Paul Foad - гитара\вокал
Jane Munro - бас
Pete Hammond - барбаны Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
В конце 80-х годов Вудс образовала собственный коллектив The Darlings, затем ушла из музыкального бизнеса и сейчас работает юристом. Гитарист Пол Фоуд остался на музыкальной сцене: он сотрудничает с Энди Хамилтоном, ямайской джаз-группой Blue Notes, даёт уроки игры на гитаре и является соавтором учебника «The Caged Guitarist» (2000). Пит Хаммонд также преподает музыку в Бирмингеме.
Состав:
Lesley Woods - гитара\вокал
Paul Foad - гитара\вокал
Jane Munro - бас
Pete Hammond - барбаны Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
The Au Pairs were a post-punk band who formed in Birmingham, UK in 1979. Musically they were very similar to bands such as Ludus, Gang of Four and Delta 5. That is, the rhythm section was tight and funky (obvious influences were James Brown and Funkadelic), but the guitars were light and "scratchy" (like Subway Sect). All these bands shared a strongly left wing social outlook, but the Au Pairs stood out due to their frontwoman, Lesley Woods, being an outspoken feminist and lesbian: the band were greatly influential in this respect on the riot grrrl movement a decade later. Music historian Gillian G. Gaar noted in her history of women in rock that the band mingled male and female musicians in a revolutionary collaborative way as part of its outspoken explorations of sexual politics.
Their first album Playing with a Different Sex is considered a post-punk classic with strong, sarcastic songs like "It's Obvious" and "We're so cool" taking a dry look at gender relations. Other songs, such as "Armagh" with its refrain,"we don't torture" took a pro-republican look at the then ongoing "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, which caused some controversy at the time.
The band's second album, Sense and Sensuality, showed an even greater influence of jazz, soul, funk and disco on the band's sound, but was less well received. The band broke up in 1983 just before they were about to go into the studio to record an album with producer Steve Lillywhite. Woods formed an all woman band called the Darlings in the late '80s, but then left the music industry. She now works as a lawyer. Guitarist, Paul Foad remains an active musician, playing with Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes, a Jamaican Jazz band and teaching guitar in and around Birmingham. He has also published a guitar technique book, co-written with Stuart Ritchie, titled The Caged Guitarist (2000). Bass player Jane Munro works as an alternative therapist in Birmingham. Pete Hammond also remains an active musician and teaches percussion in Birmingham.
The Au Pairs released two official albums "Playing with a Different Sex" (1981) and "Sense and Sensuality" (1982). Two more albums were released in 1983: "Live in Berlin" and the "BBC Sessions".
Original Line-up:
Lesley Woods - guitar/vocals
Paul Foad - guitar/vocals
Jane Munro - bass
Pete Hammond - drums
Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Their first album Playing with a Different Sex is considered a post-punk classic with strong, sarcastic songs like "It's Obvious" and "We're so cool" taking a dry look at gender relations. Other songs, such as "Armagh" with its refrain,"we don't torture" took a pro-republican look at the then ongoing "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, which caused some controversy at the time.
The band's second album, Sense and Sensuality, showed an even greater influence of jazz, soul, funk and disco on the band's sound, but was less well received. The band broke up in 1983 just before they were about to go into the studio to record an album with producer Steve Lillywhite. Woods formed an all woman band called the Darlings in the late '80s, but then left the music industry. She now works as a lawyer. Guitarist, Paul Foad remains an active musician, playing with Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes, a Jamaican Jazz band and teaching guitar in and around Birmingham. He has also published a guitar technique book, co-written with Stuart Ritchie, titled The Caged Guitarist (2000). Bass player Jane Munro works as an alternative therapist in Birmingham. Pete Hammond also remains an active musician and teaches percussion in Birmingham.
The Au Pairs released two official albums "Playing with a Different Sex" (1981) and "Sense and Sensuality" (1982). Two more albums were released in 1983: "Live in Berlin" and the "BBC Sessions".
Original Line-up:
Lesley Woods - guitar/vocals
Paul Foad - guitar/vocals
Jane Munro - bass
Pete Hammond - drums
Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.