Ping Pong Bitches
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The Ping Pong Bitches (a name apparently given to them by their ex-boyfriends) is an all girl electroclash
band from England, who formed in 2000. Fronted by three rather risque members (Emily Hell, Mandy Wong and Louise Prey), they released their self-titled debut EP in 2000 on Alan McGee's Poptones label. It was a fusion of punk
, disco
, techno
and Chinese pop, and featured former Sex Pistols
guitarist Steve Jones and Roxy Music
's Phil Manzanera on guitars.
In 2004, Ping Pong Bitches guested on "Girls
", a track on The Prodigy
's Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and then put together a full band, adding Danny Noise (guitars & production), Sister Hell (keyboards) and Ol Brown (decks & co-production) to the line-up. They have recently been in the studio recording an album that will be released on Umami Records in early 2007, preceded by the singles Roc Ya Body and The Beast.
Their first new single Roc Ya Body was released on 30 October and the CD single includes a video as well as a club remix by 'Punx Soundcheck'. The limited DJ promo (on 12" vinyl) features an extra remix by McSleazy. 'Roc Ya Body' was inspired by blonde vocalist Louise Prey's illicit lust for a teenage boy she met on a coach to Manchester.
The year 2007 saw the release of their debut full-length Alphadog, featuring new versions of some the songs on the first EP. Their album received generally extremely negative reviews, Chris Ingold of Musicomh warned "approach with extreme caution - the Ping Pong Bitches could have a negative effect on your sanity."
The versions of Rock Action and Beat You Up featured on this recording are different recordings and arrangements to the original versions featured on the self-titled 2000 EP, and in particular Beat You Up doesn't have the Donna Summer interpolation in the background.
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
band from England, who formed in 2000. Fronted by three rather risque members (Emily Hell, Mandy Wong and Louise Prey), they released their self-titled debut EP in 2000 on Alan McGee's Poptones label. It was a fusion of punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
and Chinese pop, and featured former Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
guitarist Steve Jones and Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
's Phil Manzanera on guitars.
In 2004, Ping Pong Bitches guested on "Girls
Girls (The Prodigy song)
"Girls" was the fourteenth single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy on 30 August 2004. It was the first single from the album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. "Girls" peaked at number 19 on the British charts....
", a track on The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
's Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and then put together a full band, adding Danny Noise (guitars & production), Sister Hell (keyboards) and Ol Brown (decks & co-production) to the line-up. They have recently been in the studio recording an album that will be released on Umami Records in early 2007, preceded by the singles Roc Ya Body and The Beast.
Their first new single Roc Ya Body was released on 30 October and the CD single includes a video as well as a club remix by 'Punx Soundcheck'. The limited DJ promo (on 12" vinyl) features an extra remix by McSleazy. 'Roc Ya Body' was inspired by blonde vocalist Louise Prey's illicit lust for a teenage boy she met on a coach to Manchester.
The year 2007 saw the release of their debut full-length Alphadog, featuring new versions of some the songs on the first EP. Their album received generally extremely negative reviews, Chris Ingold of Musicomh warned "approach with extreme caution - the Ping Pong Bitches could have a negative effect on your sanity."
Discography
- Ping Pong Bitches EP, 2000
- Beat You Up (features an interpolation of the backing from Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
's I feel Love) - I Love You Necrophiliac
- Rock Action (With Steve JonesSteve Jones (musician)Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
) - Dynamite
- Chinese Song (with Phil ManzaneraPhil ManzaneraPhil Manzanera is a musician and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album On An Island and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America...
)
- Alphadog LP Promo, Full UK Release February 2007
- Alphadog
- Roc Ya Body (2006 Single)
- The Beast
- Kinky Boots
- Rock Action
- Chains
- Krazyfaze
- Glitchfunk TV
- Beat You Up
- Bedsitter
- Superfine
- Gatecrasher
- Fallen Stars Radio
The versions of Rock Action and Beat You Up featured on this recording are different recordings and arrangements to the original versions featured on the self-titled 2000 EP, and in particular Beat You Up doesn't have the Donna Summer interpolation in the background.