VARIOUS - GIRL MONSTER
various - girl monster

the 3-cd compilation 'girl monster' on chicks on speed records celebrates the alternative history and future of womens creative audio output to further invent and challenge the future of music and push the boundaries of sound and pop around the world. 'girl monster' tells a rich historical story, from the original girl monsters of punk through to 90s riot grrl, to contemporary tricksters and electro-rock pranksters. female heroes of the late 70's and early 80's like the slits, the raincoats or malaria! appear alongside contemporary classics like bjork, le tigre, peaches or chicks on speed. but what sets the compilation apart from all the other compilations around the topic of women and music is that it is not just a collection of what everybody knows already, instead this compilation contains 2/3 exclusive tracks, showcasing some of the finest (and mostly unreleased) tracks from a worldwide underground network of female musicians and even follows the tracks of some of the classics like tina weymouth (tomtom club / talking heads), cosey fanni tutti, (throbbing gristle) siouxsie sioux (siouxsie and the banshees) or ana da sliva (the raincoats) by featuring their latest productions. the specially packaged 3cd set contains 60 tracks, (of which 40 exclusively), a girl monster newspaper and has a playing time of more than three hours.