Misty Woods
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| Misty Woods | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wales |
| Genre(s) | Electroclash, Electronica, Pop punk |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Associated acts | Box Office Poison, Ju Ju Babies, Mechanical Cabaret, Misty Woods & GDM, Molotova |
| Website | myspace.com/mistywoods |
Misty Woods is a Welsh singer and lyricist, currently living in London.
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[edit] Box Office Poison
Misty Woods became lead singer of cult London 'pop noir' band Box Office Poison in 1996, replacing Debbie Detroit. She recorded a number of tracks for the band, though they were not commercially successful in the UK. Woods left in 2000.
[edit] Molotova
Between 1997-2001 Woods was lead singer of Molotova, with keyboard player Yannick Muet[1]. The band released a single album, "Warm Up", in 1999, and featured in the 2000 In The City festival. Woods left the band in 2001, with Muet going on to form the band Ninotchka, who have periodically toured pubs in London with limited success ever since[2].
[edit] Ed Ball
From 1999-2001 Misty worked with Ed Ball, former guitarist, singer and founder member of the Television Personalities and The Times. The collaboration resulted in an album release, "Pirate Playlist 66" (Creation, 1999). Ball included a track written by Woods, Days of Wine and Roses, in his set during a recent European tour. This resulted in the pair collaborating in the studio and performing live shows during 2006. Ball and Woods continue to write songs together, although there have been no releases. They also work together on film.
[edit] Ju Ju Babies
Woods & London-based DJ DJ Stix formed the Ju Ju Babies in 2001, together with drummer David Lockwood. The band released a single four-track EP ("Electrotrash", No Head Required, 2004),and were extremely influential on the early electroclash scene[3],and were instrumental in creating the Electrotrash scene which followed. A number of designers, artists and bands cited them as a major influence;Russell Mael of Sparks describing them as "Undoubtedly the coolest un-signed group in the UK, and maybe the coolest of the signed too" in 2002[4].
The Ju Ju babies were characterised by their deliberately poor quality sound and lyrics, and by their unusual clothing, with Woods generally appearing on stage wearing clothing made from bin liners and hazard tape, a style later copied by a number of other female and transvestite performers on the London club, gay and goth music scenes.
In 2004 the band were the resident live band at the weekly Manumission club night at Privilege, the world's largest nightclub. They were also the first band to perform at Ibiza Rocks, which they did for a period of 3 months in 2004.[5]
Following the Manumission residency, the Ju Ju Babies split to pursue other projects. Misty Woods continued to perform at Manumission.
[edit] GDM
In 2006 Misty joined with The Grid members Richard Norris and Dave Ballof Soft Cell to form Misty Woods & GDM. The band were characterised by a more electronic sound than her previous projects. The band did not release any recorded material, but played a number of major shows, most notably an appearance at the Whitby Gothic Weekend. A deal with Errol Alkan and Wizard's Sleeve precluded Norris from continuing with the project and it folded. Classically trained Woods continues to write with Dave Ball and other producers including Andy Smith of Portishead on a number of music and art-related projects, although recent public appearances have been rare. Currently in the studio recording an album on Some Bizarre. Also recording with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, as part of an All Living Fear compilation album. Misty Woods is currently writing film scores with The Nitewreckers for major Hollywood film company Universal.
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[edit] References
- ^ Writer, R C. Misty Woods. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Holland, Karen (2007-01-20). Ninotchka - Who Are They?. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Cosgrove, Richard (2004-10-28). Buttoned Down Disco. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Mael, Russell (2002-12-12). Sparks Approved Band.... Metro newspaper. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Manumission announce summer 2004 lineup. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
