Miss le Bomb
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Miss le bomb is the pseudonym of artist and musician Catriona Shaw born in Edinburgh
, Scotland
. After finishing her studies at Edinburgh College of Art
in 1997 she moved to Munich
, Germany
to continue her studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and quickly became involved in the underground music circuit there. Teaming up with fellow students Emanuel Guenther and Benjamin Bergmann she formed Club le Bomb, an illegal Sunday club where happenings and concerts were staged and with which they toured around Europe
in 2000 under the title "Club le Bomb: World Tour". She also enjoyed some success as lead singer of the pop covers project Queen of Japan
(with musicians Hans Platzgumer and Albert Poeschl). After moving to Berlin
in 2004 she started to produce music as Miss le Bomb, and regularly collaborates with Electronicat
.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. After finishing her studies at Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
in 1997 she moved to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to continue her studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and quickly became involved in the underground music circuit there. Teaming up with fellow students Emanuel Guenther and Benjamin Bergmann she formed Club le Bomb, an illegal Sunday club where happenings and concerts were staged and with which they toured around Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 2000 under the title "Club le Bomb: World Tour". She also enjoyed some success as lead singer of the pop covers project Queen of Japan
Queen of Japan
Queen of Japan is a music trio from Europe, known for its synthpop sound and cover versions of hits from the 1970s and 1980s.-Career:Queen of Japan's 1999 debut EP Mercury Rising features New Wave-sounding versions of Queen songs and is probably the basis for the group's name.The trio's versions...
(with musicians Hans Platzgumer and Albert Poeschl). After moving to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 2004 she started to produce music as Miss le Bomb, and regularly collaborates with Electronicat
Electronicat
Electronicat is the alter ego of French musician and performer Fred Bigot, whose work is characterized by its constant switch between experimental noise and pop music....
.
Discography as Miss le Bomb
- Pinkitan, (Girl Monster), Chicks on Speed Records, 2006
- Jealousy, Careless Records, 2006
- Lost Gigabyte, (with ElectronicatElectronicatElectronicat is the alter ego of French musician and performer Fred Bigot, whose work is characterized by its constant switch between experimental noise and pop music....
), Pudel Produkte, 2006 - Vampire Moped Dead, (The Wired Ones), Wired RecordsWired RecordsWired Records is a record label based in Berlin and is run by Heidi Mortenson and Camille Saunders. It was founded by Heidi in 2005 when releasing "Wired Stuff" - the debut album of Heidi Mortenson, with money that she had received from a fund. The label originally started out as a series of events...
, 2006 - Birds want to have cats, (Re:bird), Angelika Koehlermann, 2004
- Keiren, (with Electronicat), Echokammer, 2003
Discography as Catriona Shaw
- Keyboard Lies, (as E:Gum), Klein Records, 2002
- Miss Me, (with Hans Platzgumer), Doxa Records, 2002