pashly, gets help from: jimmy thomas, c. dougleris, and on older songs lots of others: sara, warren, kristen...
Influences
ISHTAR TV. JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T. THE CLOTHING DESIGNS OF ALFRED DUNNE. ACORN. ICEY JAYE. SWEET MOVIE. GRANDMA TIMES. COMING SOON. FAT GIRL. S1W. CRYSTAL WATERS.ENERGY RAIN. DANCE MOTHER DANCE MOTHER DANCE MOTHER!!! VALERIE DORE. UNCANNY ALLIANCE. GRACE JONES. WEE PAPA GIRLS! THE ABOLITION OF THE MONETARY SYSTEM. PRINCE CHARLES AND THE CITY BEAT. ARIEL PINK. ULTRA NATE. CHARYA NRITYA. LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIALE. COCTEAU TWINS. MAJONGG. KWAITO! KENNETH ANGER. KENNETH ANGER. KENNETH ANGER. CoBrA. COBRAS. MARINE GIRLS. JACK FROST. SABRINA SALERNO. ARTHUR RUSSELL, PRINCE, always and forever. PULSALLAMA:
Sounds Like
Nico. Bjork. White Magic. Glass candy. Quixotic. The Knife. Arthur Russell. Janet Jackson. Cat Power. The Cure. Donna Summers. The Blow. Joanna Newsom. Ciara. The Gossip. Fassbinder. Tracey Thorn. Everything but the Girl. Tweet. Kate Bush. Animal Collective. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Young People. Gang Gang Dance. Juana Molina. The Slits. Miranda July. Lavender Diamond. Jenny Lewis. Yoko Ono. Blonde Redhead. Le Tigre. Mary J Blige. Mirah. Cassie. Goldfrapp. Chicks on Speed. Sonic Youth. Kim Gordon. The Smiths. Morrissey. Blondie. Tracy and the Plastics. M.I.A. Meridith Monk. The Raincoats. High Places. Sleater Kinney. Madonna. Broadcast. Stereolab. Beyonce. Aaliyah. Electrolane. Dynasty Handbag. Tender Forever. Aphex Twin. Stevie Nicks. Joan Armatrading. Roberta Flack. Leonard Bernstein. Frieda Hyvogen. Fleetwood Mac. DIrty Projectors. Kylie Minogue. New Order. italians Do it Better. Massive Attack. LCD Sound System. Tussle. Chromatics. Ratatat. Deerhoof. Yacht. Ponytail. Velvet Underground. The Microphones. Sibylle Baier. Mount Eerie. Karen Dalton. Suicide. Can. Dee Lite. Sylvester. Hercules and Love Affair. Chris and Cosey. Destiny's Child. John Cage. Sade. Farrah. Prince. Technotronics. Vincent Gallo. Final Fantasy. Ludus. Apollonia 6. Planning to Rock. BARR. Marine Girls. Legendary Pink Dots. Boredoms. OOIOO. Annette Peacock. Grace Jones. Leonard Cohen. Satie. Bat For Lashes. Human League. Telepathe. SWV. Nico Case. Nick Drake. Nick Cave.Debussy. Cocteau Twins.
"A compelling vision, extravagant wardrobe, surreal projections act as a backdrop to this abstract-art-Cinderella, waltzing her way through seductive-vocals, falling somewhere in between Bjork and Tracey Thorn. Machine-like disco beats and minimalistic pulses, straddling New Order, Kraftwerk, and the dance-club underground. Provocative and endearing, demonstrating that a marriage of avant-garde horizons and slinky electro-beats, is an incredibly sexy event in itself." Lonely Vagabond, Toronto Nov 3th, 2008
" Pashlys' music, visual art, video, writing, and performance limn the distances between communication and isolation. Even at its most complicated, her work has a certain beguiling ease. Ploetz mines emotional experience (trauma, joy, love, boredom, and optimism) and reveals it as gorgeous, comprehensible, significant, and something you can dance to. "
Fag City, NYC, July 22, 2008
Pashly is anti-heroic, abstract disco songs drawing on many different traditions; Performance that combines secret Buddhist dance fractures and western diva posturing; Video that glamorizes cellulite and hair falling out; lyrics that expose breakdowns and champion reclamation; crafted props and costumes that move in and out of real time and virtual space. Pashly is determined to show a woman defining herself, in fantasy and reality, in a world where women are forced too often to submit to the definitions of others. Work wrought from sensitivity and keen observation, to show the world Soft Is Not Weak.
Pash was a fixture in the experimental/underground music and performance scenes of Olympia WA and in Portland before moving onwards to New York City, The Midwest/no coast, and soon, Europe and beyond. Pashly has performed with Yelle, The Blow, BARR, Lucky Dragons, Jenny Hoyston, Calvin Johnson, KAP10KURT, Scream Club, High Places, Dynasty Handbag and YACHT, amongst others. Pashly has played a variety of music venues, colleges, and galleries across the nation, including The Knitting Factory, Ladyfest Olympia, CMJ music showcase, and PICA's Time Based Arts Festival. Pashly was recently included on the first musical compilation of the internationally-based GLU (Girls Like Us) magazine, along with the likes of No Bra, Telepathe, Bunny Rabbit, and other really terrific bands.
Apologies for being spammy, but just to let you know that myself and
the Pope proudly announce the release of my second album, Murder Music (featuring David Hoyle and Pianofingers),
out now on Cherryade Records.
"Prepare
yourself to be modestly outraged - McCabe is kicking against the
pricks, and declaring homosexual cliche's bankrupt" - Artrocker
"If you like punk, you'll love this. If you're queer and like punk,
you'll spunk your pants. Ste McCabe is authentic and brilliant." - Boy
George
Music video for Silly Pepper released on Noisy Pig' s Disaster # 1 Cd. Featuring Noisy Pig, Katie Conxita and Yujiro Akihiro. Filmed-edited-concept - ReveRso Artwork - Noisy Pig
pashly is so RAD she grinded shibuya town square on a hoverboard carrying a silver-haired gloomy with a deep tan and nobody batted a fake eyelash until she got struck by lightning at 10:04 pm on november 12... 1955?