Girlsareshort was an

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group from

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, formed in 1998 by Alex Puodziukas, a.k.a.

Al-P Alex Puodziukas, known by his stage name Al-P, is a Canadian musician, record producer and recording engineer, best known for being part of the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT along with Jesse F. Keeler. Al-P was producer for Black Cat 13, Deat ...

, Daniel Zabawa and David Regan. Girlsareshort released the 9-track album ''Contact Kiss'' in 2002 on Hi-Hat Recordings and the 14-track album ''Earlynorthamerican'' on Upper Class Recordings in 2003. The latter album included snippets of untrained youth choirs and samples of people giggling, contributing to its theme of what ''

Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...

'' described as an "ode to summertime bliss and childlike innocence".

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reviewed the ''Earlynorthamerican'' as "a mixed bag, an album that wants to be more than the sum of its parts". Al-P described the band as a "weirdo" project. The style anticipated the merging of electronic music with

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, as happened with such bands as

Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band and musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the ...

. BSS members have been reported to be fans of Girlsareshort. Al-P is now in the electronic duo MSTRKRFT.Martel, Stéphane (July 20, 2006).
MSTRKRFT: Que tombent les masques
", ''

Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later o ...

''. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.

References

External links

Upper Class Recordings – Girlsareshort
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups from Mississauga Canadian electronic music groups 1998 establishments in Ontario