ALISA NIZHNIY COVERS TERRY POISON FOR  ​FLAUNT.COM

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​​MUSIC: TERRY POISON

​TEXT AND PHOTOS BY ALISA NIZHNIY

 

​​​After a CSS DJ set on one rainy Dim Mak Tuesday in October, Los Angeles tasted a futuristic hit of “American sleaze with European finesse.” Also known as “the Tarantino of Pop,” Tel Aviv’s electroclash-indie rockers Terry Poison (Ekler’o’shock Records) were dressed in luxurious amounts of glittery, metallic spandex, animating Hollywood nightclub Cinespace’s main room.

Forming in 2004, sharing the stage with Björk and M.I.A. at the French festival Rock en Seine, and having become “the hottest name in Paris” (alongside Uffie and Yelle) by 2007, it is not surprising that our side of the world is just now catching on and proceeding to mindlessly throw around “Lady Gaga” references to describe Terry Poison. In terms of style, "a sophisticated version of the Spice Girls" would be more accurate: Louise the Norwegian Powerpuff girl, Gil the impossibly tall actress, Anna the heartbreaker, and Petite who is perpetually fourteen years old, brokenhearted, and kind of French. Then there’s Bruno, their savvy pimp (and producer).

I highly recommend the Aston Shuffle A-Bomb remix of “24 Hours!” If you’re in New York or Toronto this week, I don’t suggest missing Terry Poison!​