Judy Nylon (born Judith Anne Niland in 1948) is a multidisciplinary

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artist who moved to

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in 1970. She was half of the punk rock music group Snatch, which also featured fellow American expat

Patti Palladin Patti Palladin is an American singer and musician of the punk rock and post-punk / new wave genres. She is primarily known for her work with Snatch (with Judy Nylon), Johnny Thunders, and the Flying Lizards. Career Palladin was a member of the ...

. She had an influence on

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, punk and

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music in

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and London, although the bulk of this has not been preserved in any record. ''

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''s Paul Tickell described her LP '' Pal Judy'' (1982), coproduced by Nylon and

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, as "a classic rainy day bit of sound and song to drift away to." Nylon is the subject of

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's song "Back in Judy's Jungle" and appeared in the video for the song "China My China", from his 1974 LP ''

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''. Eno also credits Nylon as an influence in the genesis of

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on the back cover of his 1975 LP ''

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''. In 1978, Eno and Snatch made "R.A.F." (b/w "Kings Lead Hat"), which involves sound elements from a

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ransom message as part of Nylon's sound montage/cut-up practice. During the '70s she often collaborated with Welsh musician/producer

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. In 1974 she added spoken sections to the song "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy" on his album ''Fear''. She subsequently performed with him at concerts and on other recordings, including his 1987 live album '' Even Cowgirls Get the Blues''. Along with Patti Palladin, she also sang backing vocals with

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' All Stars on his early 1978 shows. Since 2007 Nylon has periodically contributed to the collective Aether9, who collaborate on public art performances. Her multi-disciplinary work focuses on international co-authorship and decentralized many-to-many style video storytelling. In 2010, Nylon contributed guest vocals to the ''Babylon By Car'' album by the

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group Bot'Ox.

References

External links

* , Jan. 16, 2016. * , Feb. 13, 2016.
Judy Nylon Collection on New York City Tenants' Rights
Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University {{DEFAULTSORT:Nylon, Judy No wave musicians American expatriates in the United Kingdom American punk rock musicians Brian Eno 1948 births Living people Women in punk