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Opening with guitars that sound like lost outtakes off L7's early records or even earlier Nirvana records, Violet Skin has created an excellently fierce, yet lively and almost friendly recording. There's something about Violet Skin's music, and particularly their debut recording, Kabuki, that is almost disarming despite of its in-your-face punk rock aesthetic. Of particular interest is the excellent jangly guitar melodies that seem to course through the fabric of all of Violet Skin's songs on Kabuki; one of the points that's really interesting, as well, is the voice of the band's singer, Katie Janness, with her unique vocal style that comes off sounding like a cross between Velocity Girl and Sleater-Kinney, with a bit of a late-'80s, early-'90s Washington state sound and feel. With Violet Skin there's definitely an early-'90s Washington state-based fervor that characterizes much of their music; in fact, one almost wonders if they are borrowing this aesthetic intentionally. Whatever the case may be, Violet Skin has created an excellent and lively album with Kabuki. ~ Matt Borghi
violet skin is an all girl indie rock band from detroit.katie janness, the founder of the band, plays guitar and sings most of the time.dominique spina plays bass and sing sometimes.sara schmittroth plays guitar.john firneno plays drums.violet skin's first full length release, kabuki, combines the songs that were the beginnings of the band with some more developed songs that came with the musical growth of the band.currently, violet skin has enough material to release another album. Kabuki Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs | | Label | Violet Skin | | Orig Year | 2001 | | CD Universe Part number | 7192084 | | Catalog number | 30143 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 05, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 38 minutes |
Violet Skin Kabuki Songs | 1. | Fallen Feather |
| 2. | Missing Plantfood |
| 3. | Love-Blood |
| 4. | Misunderstanding |
| 5. | Pez |
| 6. | Overflowing |
| 7. | Secrets of Sanity |
| 8. | No More |
| 9. | Bones |
| 10. | In the Flesh |
| 11. | Raccoon Eyes |
| 12. | Day I Left Home, The |
| 13. | If It Matters |
| 14. | Labyrinth First |
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