Smell and Quim
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Smell and Quim is a freeform improvised noise band, composed of Milovan Srdenovic (né Davy Walklett) and Stewart Keith (né Walden, then Bizarro, then Treize), who have released music initially in cassette form, but also more recently on compact disc
.
, pornography
, medical terminology (in the vein of Goregrind
bands such as Carcass
) and necrophilia
and is of a nihilistic
and absurdist
nature. Their rare live shows (which often feature colourful and surreal costumes) straddle the line between music and performance art, influenced and inseminated by performers such as Throbbing Gristle
, Richard Youngs
, Neil Campbell
and Hugh Metcalfe
. Their performance at the Deaf Forever festival run by the Termite Club in Leeds
on 28 May 2007 resulted in the entire festival being ejected from the venue, due to the mutilation and burning of a pig's head. Bands who have cited Smell and Quim as an influence include Mad Eel Gobbled a Thumb and Ceramic Hobs and Snotnosed.
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
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Artforms
Their output has largely been concerned with diverse (and frequently taboo) topics such as fetishism, alcoholismAlcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
, pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
, medical terminology (in the vein of Goregrind
Goregrind
-History:Despite the early impact of albums such as Repulsion's Horrified and Impetigo's Ultimo Mondo Cannibale, the origins of the genre really lie with the British band Carcass, who began their career in the late 1980s...
bands such as Carcass
Carcass (band)
Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....
) and necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
and is of a nihilistic
Nihilism
Nihilism is the philosophical doctrine suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value...
and absurdist
Absurdism
In philosophy, "The Absurd" refers to the conflict between the human tendency to seek value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any...
nature. Their rare live shows (which often feature colourful and surreal costumes) straddle the line between music and performance art, influenced and inseminated by performers such as Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...
, Richard Youngs
Richard Youngs
Richard Youngs is a British musician with a prolific and diverse output, including many collaborations. Based in Glasgow since the early 1990s, his extensive back catalogue of solo and collaborative work formally begins with Advent, first issued in 1990...
, Neil Campbell
Neil Campbell (musician)
Neil Campbell is a British musician, notable for his vast catalogue and his many collaborations. In 2005, The Wire declared that he, Richard Youngs and Matthew Bower had "provided the map co-ordinates for much of what passed for a post-punk UK underground during most of the 80s and 90s".-Early...
and Hugh Metcalfe
Hugh Metcalfe
Hugh Metcalfe is a musician and filmmaker from London and Suffolk, England. He is best known as the promoter of The Klinker in London, which he has run in various venues since 1982. He plays guitar, violin, hi-hat and gas mask. He performs in several bands including Bicycle Clip Sex, The Small...
. Their performance at the Deaf Forever festival run by the Termite Club in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
on 28 May 2007 resulted in the entire festival being ejected from the venue, due to the mutilation and burning of a pig's head. Bands who have cited Smell and Quim as an influence include Mad Eel Gobbled a Thumb and Ceramic Hobs and Snotnosed.
CD discography
- "Your Enemy's Balls / What's Your Health Problem" [Red Stream, USA]
- "Diameter of Elvis' Colon" [Pure/RRR, USA]
- "Fanny Batter" (S&Q and Onomatopoeia) [Cheeses International, UK]
- "Oral" [Red Stream, USA]
- "Meat / Pregnant Asian Special" CD + cassette [Old Europa Cafe, Italy]
- "Deep Greek" (S&Q and Dachise) [Catch 23, UK]
- "Porn Again" [Solipsism, USA]
- "Go Down for the Gravy - LIVE" [Fiend, UK]
- "Spaceshit" produced by Holly Hero of Spintronix [Mental Guru, UK]
- "Powerfuck" [L.White, Germany]
- "Korova Scum Haters" (reissue - collab. with Goldenrod/Streicher) (Industrial Recollections, Finland]
- "A Sod's As Good As A Wank To A Blind Arse" (reissue) [Industrial Recollections, Finland]
- "The Christmas Album" (reissue) [Industrial Recollections, Finland]