Skunk Anansie feat. Skin - Twisted (Remix by Blue Amazon) (animation)

This is a remix of "Twisted" by Blue_Amazon for 7pm/Jackpot (DMC Records) The original production is by Len Arran and Deborah Dyer (Skin) (from the Stoosh LP) © 1996 One Little Indian Records "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." Skunk Anansie (or SA) are a worldwide multi-platinum selling English rock band whose members include Skin (born Deborah Dyer, Brixton), Cass (born Richard Keith Lewis, London), Ace (Martin Ivor Kent, Cheltenham) and Mark Richardson (Leeds). Skunk Anansie formed in March 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009. The name 'Skunk Anansie' is taken after the West African folk tales of "Anansi" the spider-man, with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier." They are often grouped as part of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop. In 2004, the band were named as one of the most successful UK chart acts between 1952-2003 by Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, with a total of 141 weeks on both the singles and album charts ranking them at #491. When the book first published this annual top 500 list in 2000, it only involved weeks spent on the singles chart until 2004's 17th edition, meaning the band's highest ranking has not been notified in any of the past editions. Their longest running release is 1996's Stoosh album with 55 weeks and a peak of #9. History 1995 - 2001 (Break up) The group played its first gig at London's Splash Club in March 1994 (now known as Monto Water Rats Theatre). In 1995 they were voted Best New British Band by the readers of Kerrang! magazine. At the award ceremony that year drummer Mark Richardson met the band who were looking for a permanent replacement for Robbie France so an audition was set up and Skunk were reborn. Soon after that two of their songs, "Feed" and "Selling Jesus," appeared on the soundtrack to the movie "Strange Days" in 1995. "Selling Jesus" became Skunk Anansie's controversial second song to receive radio play, following their first radio release "Little Baby Swastikkka." After hearing this song, radio personality Howard Stern claimed that the band would become a huge hit. Success continued for the band and they were also voted Kerrang's Best British Live Act in 1996. In 1997 they were nominated for Best Live Act and Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Their first two albums, "Paranoid and Sunburnt" and "Stoosh", were released under One Little Indian Records in 1995 and 1996 respectively. After switching to the Virgin label in 1998, their third and final album, "Post Orgasmic Chill", which was released in 1999. The group has been labelled as a "political" band, but the group has emphasized that they would prefer to be labelled simply as a "rock band." Skin herself, however, has described Skunk Anansie as a "clit-rock" group, which Allmusic clarifies as "an amalgam of heavy metal and black feminist rage." Members Skin and Ace have mentioned the Sex Pistols, Blondie, dub music, reggae, electronica, hip-hop music and world music as significant influences. After their split in 2001, Skin has embarked upon a solo career, still using Skin as her name. Her debut solo album Fleshwounds, was released in September 2003 and Fake Chemical State was released in March 2006. She has also provided vocals for a number of other acts' songs. Ace released a low-key album, "Still Hungry" under the name Ace Sounds, which featured many collaborations including Shingai Shoniwa from Noisettes and Skye from Morcheeba. In 2002 Cass recorded the album "Scars" with Gary Moore, and played bass and performed backing vocals. Cass also played various instruments on Skin's first solo album Fleshwounds. When not recording it is thought that Cass concentrated on photography.