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LiLiPUT Were A Swiss Female Post-Punk Band Active From 1978 To 1983 Initially Known As Kleenex. The Group Formed In Zurich In 1978 Under The Name Kleenex With A Line-Up Of Regula Sing Vocals Marlene Marder Marlene Marti Guitar Klaudia Schiff Klaudia Schifferle Bass Vocals And Lislot Ha Lieselotte Hafner Drums . After Releasing An EP In Switzerland The Band Were Signed By Rough Trade Records And Released Their Debut Single "Ain't You" In November 1978. In Early 1979 Sing Left And Contrary To Misinformation Did Not Join The Mo-Dettes And Was Replaced By Chrigle Freund. Who Was Later Replaced By Astrid Spirit Astrid Spirig . Second Single "You" Was Their Last Under The Kleenex Name As The Threat Of Legal Action By Kimberly-Clark In 1979 Prompted A Change Of Name To LiLiPUT Kleenex Being A Proprietary Brand In Switzerland . The Band Released Two Further Singles Both Of Which Were Hits On The UK Indie Chart Before Releasing Their First Self-Titled Album In 1982. A Second Album Some Songs Was Released In December 1983 By Which Time The Band Had Split Up. In 1993 Swiss Label Off Course Records Released A 46-Track Double-Disc CD Collecting Kleenex/LiLiPUT's 1978-83 Releases. In 2001 It Was Re-Issued In The USA By The Kill Rock Stars Label And Subsequently On A 4 LP Box-Set On Mississippi Records. Kurt Cobain From Nirvana Listed The Band On His Top 50 Favorites Albums. In 2010 Kill Rock Stars Released A 24-Track CD/DVD Set Live Recordings TV-Clips And Roadmovie. On 15 May 2016 Guitarist Marlene Marder Died At Age 61. Band Member Chronology
1978 Klaudia Schiff Lislot Ha Regula Sing Rudolph Dietrich Gogi
1978-1979 Klaudia Schiff Marlene Marder Lislot Ha Regula Sing
1979-1980 Klaudia Schiff Marlene Marder Lislot Ha Chrigle Freund Angie Barrack
1981 Klaudia Schiff Marlene Marder Chrigle Freund
1981-1982 Klaudia Schiff Marlene Marder Astrid Spirit Beat Schlatter Christoph Herzog
1982-1983 Klaudia Schiff Marlene Marder Astrid Spirit LiLiPUT's Exuberant Sound Combined Spirited Thrashy Post-Punk With Unconventional Vocals And Lyrics Both In English And German. Their Music Featured Husky Or Squealing Female Vocals Ramshackle Drums Scratchy And Twanging Guitar Thick Funky Bass Saxophone And Occasionally Flute Violin Or Other Instruments. The Cut-Up Surreality Of Their Lyrics And Energetic Sound Put Them In A League With Bands Like The Raincoats Frequent Tour Partners Delta 5 The Slits Essential Logic And Bush Tetras. The Band's Sound Developed Throughout Their Career Due In Part To Line-Up Changes The Earlier Recordings Are More Noisy And Energetic While The Later Songs Are More Complex And Haunting. Discography Singles
as Kleenex
"Ain't You" / "Hedi's Head" 1978 Rough Trade
"You" Friendly Side /"Ü" Angry Side 1979 Rough Trade
as LiLiPUT
"Eisiger Wind" / "When The Cat's Away Then The Mice Will Play" 1980 Off Course - Reissued 1981 Rough Trade - UK Indie No. 17
"Die Matrosen" / "Split" 1980 Rough Trade - UK Indie No. 31
"The Jatz" / "You Did It" 1983 Rough Trade EPs
Kleenex 1978 Sunrise Albums
Liliput 1982 Rough Trade
Some Songs 1983 Rough Trade
LiLiPUT 1993 Off Course Compilation Live Recordings TV-Clips And Roadmovie CD/DVD 2010 Kill Rock Stars Video
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