Monday, January 30, 2012

10 things you didn't know about skin || Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick feat. Skin 'If This Ain't Love'

Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick have made a name for themselves with amaze-balls original productions and remixes.  In there newest track, "If This Ain't Love" they decided to branch out with vocalist and use Skin's unique voice.

Subliminal supplied us with 10 fun things to know about her.


* Skin is the lead singer of the Britrock band ‘Skunk Anansie”.

* The name “Skunk Anansie” comes from West African folk takes of ‘Anansi’ the spider-man, and “Skunk” was prefixed to give the name an edge.

* In the Guinness Book of records the band was named one of the most successful UK charts acts between the period 1952 – 2003.

* With Skin’s trademark bald head and striking image, she has also become a muse for key photographers like Mario Testino, Nick Knight and Derek Santini. She has modeled for top fashion designers, wearing Alexander McQueen for Fashion Rocks.

* They toured with U2, Areosmith and Lenny Kravitz amongst others.

* Their music (singles & albums) have totalled a massive 141 weeks in the UK charts.

* Skin loves dance music as well as rock and regularly visits the island of Ibiza.

* As well as singing and writing, Skin can also DJ.

* She has contributed guest vocals to numerous projects, including Carmen Queasy from Maxim (from the Prodigy) solo album Hell’s Kitchen. Her 2008 song ‘Tear Down These Houses’ featured on the soundtrack to Silvio Muccino¹s film Parlami d’Amore, and was nominated for an Italian Oscar.

* She’s a really lovely person ☺