Analog Pussy () is a

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group that originated in

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, now located in

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.Prato, Greg " ''Trance N Roll'' Review, ''

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History

Jiga was born in

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. At age 15 she learned to play a

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and played in punk bands.ARTISTdirect biography
Analog Pussy biography
/ref> She bought a $50 synthesizer and a computer and began producing on her own.HarderFaster
Analog Pussy: The HarderFaster interview
/ref> Jinno was born in

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and moved to

in his early childhood. In his teens he experimented with electronic music when he connected several synthesizers together. The two met when Jiga broke away from the punk/metal genre and was interested in electronic musicIsratrance Interview
/ref> and in 1997 formed Analog Pussy together.

Career

Jiga and Jinno built a studio in their living room where they produced their first tracks. They made their music available for free on the internet and gained a fan-base."Chaishop articl
Article on Chaishop
", Later on, when they headlined the Electronic charts on

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, their music was downloaded over one million times.Lewis, Judith (2001)
Independent Music’s Right to Fight
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'', 14 June 2001 In 1999, coming back from their first European tour, they signed with the German label Balloonia Records and released their first album, "Psycho Bitch From Hell".Discogs Psycho Bitch from Hell
, Jiga and Jinno relocated to Germany in 2002 and launched their own record label "AP Records", whose first release was their second album, "Underground"."Mandarin Magazin
Analog Pussy Interview
", In mid 2004 they released their third album "Trance 'N Roll". The songs feature live instruments, hard rock guitar riffs and vocals.Bottenberg, Rupert (2000)

, ''

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'' The instrument most associated with Analog Pussy is a yellow bass guitar by BassLab, played by Jiga.

Breakup

The duo broke up their personal and musical relationship in 2007. Jiga continues to play live and release new music as Analog Pussy.Analog Pussy official facebook biography
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Releases

* ''MP3001 (1999)'' * ''Psycho Bitch from Hell'' (Balloonia Records 1999) * ''Underground'' (2001) * ''Vinyl Trax'' (2002) * ''Trance N Roll'' (2004) * ''Future The Remixes'' (2004) * ''Mister Clown'' ( 2012) * ''Alive'' (2012) * ''Creme de la Pussy'' (2013)

References

External links

Analog Pussy Website
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