American Sleaze with European Finesse
December 11th, 2009 by
Alisa Nizhniy
After a CSS DJ set on one rainy Dim Mak Tuesday in October, Los Angeles tasted a futuristic hit of “American sleaze with European finesse.” Also known as “the Tarantino of Pop,” Tel Aviv’s electroclash-indie rockers Terry Poison (Ekler’o’shock) were dressed in luxurious amounts of glittery, metallic spandex, animating Hollywood nightclub Cinespace’s main room.
Forming in 2004, sharing the stage with Björk and M.I.A. at the French festival Rock en Seine, and having become “the hottest name in Paris” (alongside Uffie and Yelle) by 2007, it is not surprising that our side of the world is just now catching on and proceeding to mindlessly throw around “Lady Gaga” references to describe Terry Poison. In terms of style, "a sophisticated version of the Spice Girls" would be more accurate: Louise the Norwegian Powerpuff girl, Gil the impossibly tall actress, Anna the heartbreaker, and Petite who is perpetually fourteen years old, brokenhearted, and kind of French. Then there’s Bruno, their savvy pimp (and producer).
I highly recommend The Aston Shuffle A-Bomb remix of “24 Hours”! If you’re in New York or Toronto this week, I don’t suggest missing Terry Poison!
Tour Schedule:
Dec 11 2009 at 6:00PM at Best Buy Union Square in New York, New York
Dec 11 2009 at 10:00PM at the Tribeca Grand Hotel with Roxy Cottontail and Peter Hadar in New York City, New York
Dec 14 2009 at 11:00PM for the Filler Magazine Party in Toronto, Ontario
To find out more about Terry Poison:
http://www.myspace.com/terrypoisonmusic
http://www.twitter.com/terrypoison
All images courtesy of Alisa Nizhniy
