X27

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X27

Background information
Origin United States
Genre(s) Alternative rock, noise rock, garage punk
Years active 2001–Present
Label(s) Narnack Records
Show & Tell Recordings
Website www.x27labs.com
Members
Carmen X, Rikkeh Suhtn

X27 is an experimental pop/naked punk band currently based in Brooklyn, NY. They are known for their intense live shows and catchy stripped-down noisy punk rock. X27 is the lovely Carmen X and Rikkeh Suhtn (formerly of Duotron).

The band X27 was founded in 2000 in the basement of a nineteenth-century machine-shop on the southern bank of the Chicago sewer canal.

The name X27 comes the film Dishonored, where Marlene Dietrich plays Agent X27 who hides code in her music. It is based on the real life character Mata Hari.

The musicians who have played in X27 include Oran Canfield (Child Abuse, Dig that body up it's alive, Caroliner), Sean Greathead (Nights), Massey, and Terry Klawth (Mary Prankster, Jodie Foster's Army, Mighty Sphincter).

X27 has played shows with The Fall, The Kills, Roger Sisters, Metal Urbain, Xiu Xiu, Erase Errata, The Gossip, Tracy & the Plastics, Guitar Wolf, Deerhoof, 400 Blows, Les George Leningrad, Foetus, Wash Down, Easy Action, Ex Models, and Bobby Conn to name a few. X27 have toured with Coachwhips, Hawnay Troof, Numbers, Flying Luttenbachers, and Pink and Brown.

They have played clubs such as the Knitting Factory NY, Bowery Ballroom NY, North Six in Brooklyn, Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Empty Bottle in Chicago, Magicstick in Detroit and Bognor Regis Nudist camp.

X27 has played SXSW and CMJ music festivals. They have done live radio shows at Chicago's WNUR and WHPK and New York's WFMU. X27 played the Mission Creek festival and the opening party for the Chicago Underground Film Festival which was also the premier of the MC5 documentary.

X27 toured Europe, hitting France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. X27 also hit the UK, playing an Artrocker Show, Unpeeled Party and Club Motherfucker. In October 2006 they performed live in London for the fashion world at Nick Night’s Bal Masque, a party given in tribute to his career in photography.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Your Neu Favourite Band (2003) Narnack Records
  • Antilove (2007) Narnack Records

[edit] Singles

[edit] CDRs

  • "Me EP" (2002)
  • "Spy Shop" (2002)
  • "product" (2001)

[edit] Video

[edit] External Links