No Bra (band)
No Bra | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Punk, pop, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, producer, |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, electronics |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Muskel |
| Members | Susanne Oberbeck |
| Past members | Dale Cornish and Fanny Paul Clinton |
| Website | nobra |
No Bra is an electropop band formed in east London, England, in 2003 by Susanne Oberbeck and Fanny Paul Clinton, who combine electronic pop industrial grooves with sinister Germanic folk.[1] The band had an underground hit with the single "Munchausen" in 2005 which was included in Radio 1 DJ's Pete Tong's "best of 2005" list and the Rough Trade best of 2005 compilation. The track "Doherfuckher" was used as part of the sound track to Bruce La Bruce's film Otto or up With Dead People.[2] In 2007, the Dutch Scapino Ballet based a ballet performance on No Bra's music which toured around Europe.[3] Despite claiming to be "not gay," No Bra's Susanne was nominated as their gay icon by influential British post punk band The Raincoats and asked to perform with them at the gay icons exhibition at the national portrait gallery in London in 2009. No Bra also appears in the upcoming documentary about The Raincoats.[4] The musician's image has inspired several visual artists such as Christophe Chemin and Brian Kenny and photographer Wolfgang Tillmans.[5] No Bra's debut single Munchausen was BBC Radio DJ Pete Tong's 'Eclectic Tune of 2005' and James Hyman's 'Tune of the Year 2005'[6] and was described as essentially the London art-school answer to "Losing My Edge"'s Williamsburg smack down.[7] In 2006 No Bra became a solo project now only consisting of Susanne Oberbeck. No Bra has toured Europe and North America with The Gossip, Savages, Patrick Wolf and Fisherspooner and performed at numerous live venues and night clubs including galleries like Centre Pompidou, Tate Gallery, The Hayward Gallery, MoMa (with the Raincoats), Artists Space NYC, Future Feminism at the Hole Gallery and others. In 2010 No Bra relocated to New York City where she recorded with a live band as well as touring the US and Europe. In 2013 The album "Candy" was released and included in art forum's "best of 2013" list by Johanna Fateman. In 2014 No Bra was featured on the track "Lukas" on Mykki Blanco's album "Gay Dog Food" . No Bra is recording a new album in NYC and London.
Discography
Albums
- Dance and Walk (2006)
- Candy (2013)
Singles
- Munchausen / X Sauna (2005)
- Noise Pollution / No Woman No Crime (2006)
- Super Subway Comedian (w. Klaxons and Alan Vega) (Blast First Petite) (2009)[8]
- Minger / New Hero (2010)
Appearances
- "Lukas" (feat. No Bra) Mykki Blanco, Gay Dog Food, UNO NYC (2014)
Compilations
- "Date with the Devil" Jerk Off compilation, Jerk Off (2011)
- "Minger" (These New Puritans Remix) "Tapes" The Big Pink Compilation (K7 Records) (2010)
- "Munchausen" Rough Trade Counter Culture 2005 compilation (V2 records) (2006)[9]
- "In your Jeans" Electronic Bible 2 (White Label Records) (2006)
- "No Woman No Crime" Girl Monster compilation (Chicks on Speed Records) (2006)
- "Munchausen" (The Most Mix) Independence Mix Vol.1, Independence Records (2006)
- "Dance and Walk" White Light artists' compilation, White Light Gallery (2007)
- "Fags in a time tunnel" Visionnaire Magazine Sound Issue (2007)
- "New Girls" GLU Magazine Compilation (2008)
- "Doherfuckher" on soundtrack to Bruce La Bruce's "Otto or Up with Dead People" (Crippled Dick Hot Wax/SPV) (2008)
- "She was a Butcher" No Bra compilation, De Player Rotterdam (2009)