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Malka Spigel (; born 19 July 1954) is a London-based Israeli musician and artist. She was a founding member of the Israeli-Belgian
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. She has also worked as a solo musician and as a visual artist, exhibiting in prominent venues such as The Irish Museum of Modern Art and the
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. She is a member of
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
along with husband
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,
Robin Rimbaud Robin Rimbaud (born 6 May 1964) is a British electronic musician who works under the name Scanner due to his use of cell phone and police scanners in live performance. He is also a member of the band Githead with Wire's Colin Newman and Malka ...
and fellow
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refugee Max Franken.


Biography

Spigel fell into the music and art world as a
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exile in early 1980s
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, which she co-founded with
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(one of Israel's highly respected rock stars) and Samy Birnbach (latterly DJ Morpheus), and in which she played bass and contributed occasional vocals, pioneered a minimal post-punk/punk-funk sound that over seven years attracted a large, enthusiastic audience in continental Europe and beyond. During the period 1981 to 1988 the band grew to include drummer Max Franken (now Githead's drummer) and guitarist Rami Fortis (notorious in Israel as its first punk) and were associated with many esteemed musicians, recording with
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's Peter Principle,
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, who produced one of their albums, and
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), sound-tracking ballet by choreographer Pierre Droulers, and having a song (sung by Malka) in the
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. In 1985, Spigel met
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's Colin Newman – then producing Minimal's "Raging Souls". Malka worked with Colin Newman starting in 1986 with "Commercial Suicide" and its follow-up "It Seems". The couple married in 1986 and moved to
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in 1992, setting up the
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label, initially to release their own projects (Oracle, Malka's debut Rosh Balata, and Immersion), but later to release the work of other artists. In 1996, Immersion made an installation at The Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, which set Malka on a path of realising herself as a visual artist in addition to being a musician. During the period 2000 to 2002 she gained a degree in fine art, specialising in video and photography. She has since made video work with
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(most famously seen at the Royal Festival Hall, London) and video clips for Vapourspace,
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and
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. She also has an extensive collection of photography work, primarily created with a
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community. In 2004, Spigel, Newman and Robin Rimbaud founded
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
, with Spigel playing bass, and all three members sharing vocal duties. Music journalist Joe Tangari, writing for pitchfork.com, reflected on Spigel's contribution to Githead's first album Headgit, released in 2004: "Spigel's bass thumps and bounces, giving Newman's detached vocal leads a funky underpinning and helping to humanize the rhythms provided by something called the Beat Monster. ... It's actually not difficult to imagine '' A Bell Is a Cup''-era Wire coming up with something like this, though Spigel's deft funkiness – especially on "Profile" – helps set the two sounds apart some." In 2012 Spigel released "Every Day Is Like the First Day", a collaboration with Newman. Another solo album, ''Gliding'', came out in 2014.


Discography


Solo releases

* ''Rosh Ballata''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1993) * ''Hide''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1997) * ''My Pet Fish''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1997) * ''Every Day Is Like The First Day''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2012) * ''Gliding''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2014)


Collaborative albums

*
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albums see
Minimal Compact Minimal Compact is an Israeli rock music, rock band associated with the post-punk and indie rock movement of the 1980s. Biography Between its foundation in 1980 and its dissolution seven years later, Minimal Compact played an important role in ...
discography *
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''Tree''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1994) *
immersion Immersion may refer to: The arts * "Immersion", a 2012 story by Aliette de Bodard * ''Immersion'', a French comic book series by Léo Quievreux * ''Immersion'' (album), the third album by Australian group Pendulum * ''Immersion'' (film), a 2021 ...
''Oscillating''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1994) *
immersion Immersion may refer to: The arts * "Immersion", a 2012 story by Aliette de Bodard * ''Immersion'', a French comic book series by Léo Quievreux * ''Immersion'' (album), the third album by Australian group Pendulum * ''Immersion'' (film), a 2021 ...
''Full Immersion (Remixes)''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1995) *
Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire (band), Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury ...
''Bastard''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1997) *
immersion Immersion may refer to: The arts * "Immersion", a 2012 story by Aliette de Bodard * ''Immersion'', a French comic book series by Léo Quievreux * ''Immersion'' (album), the third album by Australian group Pendulum * ''Immersion'' (film), a 2021 ...
''Low Impact''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1999) * Spigel * Newman * Colin * Malka ''Live''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(1999) *
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
''Headgit''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2004) *
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
''Profile''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2005) *
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
''Art Pop''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2007) *
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
''Landing''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2009) *
Githead Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire (band), Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Robin Rimbaud, Scanner) alongside Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken. Biography The appearanc ...
''Waiting For A Sign''
Swim ~ Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The la ...
(2014)


Other notable collaborations

* Seven Codes with
Rami Fortis Rami Fortis (; born July 7, 1954), or simply Fortis, is an Israeli rock singer. Born in Tel Aviv, Fortis became known as a pioneer of Israeli punk rock. His debut album ''Plonter'', released in 1978, was not a commercial success at the time, tho ...
(cassette only) Seven Codes (1981) * Jean Conflict with
Rami Fortis Rami Fortis (; born July 7, 1954), or simply Fortis, is an Israeli rock singer. Born in Tel Aviv, Fortis became known as a pioneer of Israeli punk rock. His debut album ''Plonter'', released in 1978, was not a commercial success at the time, tho ...
, Jean-Jaques Goldberg and Ronen Ben Tal Third Ear (1986) *
Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire (band), Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury ...
Commercial Suicide Crammed (1986) *
Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire (band), Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury ...
It Seems Crammed (1988) * Foreign Affair East On Fire (lyrics for three tracks) Crammed (1989) *
Tuxedomoon Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, ori ...
You (vocals on one track) Crammed (1990) *
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Sahara Blue (vocals on one track) Crammed (1991) * V/A Dugga, Dugga, Dugga - Various Artists Play Drill (one track) WMO (1998) *
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M=Addiction (vocals) City Centre Offices


See also

* List of women bass guitarists


References


External links


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