Sex, rock & roll, and machines - under blood, dope, and under dope, fun. Between basic pulsions and mortal fascinations, Punish Yourself desperately loves pin-up zombies, futuristic clothes and the end of the world. Live, they play behind barriers with by black lights, the body covered with fluorescent paintings like in an apocalyptic comic book. A gorgeous dancer and crazy videos complete the stage for a trip (with no return ?) in an unreal but explosive universe, where gay references and Z cinema meet merrily. An efficient concept experienced on more than 300 shows (France, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Holland, Portugal) with the likes of Oomph, Fishbone, Das Ish, Alec Empire, etc. With this third studio album (Sexplosive Locomotive), Punish Yourself pushes over and over its obsessions : with Epileptic beats and dancefloor hymns, Afterpunk is reinvented and mutes into the most extreme "after-techno", a music of sexy zombies, fed by influences from the Stooges to the most extreme techno-hardcore, and from Ennio Morricone to the 90's dance music. Precise beats and ultrasonic guitars, dripping samplers and twisted sequencies, a pack of energy to wake you up from your daily routine, and go to the hell of the new century.
(Source: Official Site)
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France
1997
