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264:, the former after being reissued by Rough Trade in 1981. Ha and Barrack left the band around this time, followed by Freund. Astrid Spirit (Astrid Spirig) took over Freund's role as LiLiPUT's lead vocalist, while saxophonist Christoph Herzog and drummer Beat Schlatter also joined the band. After a successful German tour, Herzog and Schlatter departed LiLiPUT, though the latter continued to contribute drumming to studio recordings by the band. 348: 243:, who subsequently signed the band. Kleenex released their debut single "Ain't You" in November 1978, and embarked on a tour of Europe throughout the following year. After the tour, Sing left the band and was replaced by Chrigle Freund. A second single, "You", was issued in 1979, and was the band's last release under the Kleenex name. 444:
LiLiPUT's exuberant sound combined spirited thrashy punk with unconventional vocals and lyrics, both in English and German. Their music featured husky or squealing vocals, ramshackle drums, scratchy and twanging guitar, thick funky bass, saxophone and occasionally flute, violin, or other instruments.
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Now consisting of Schiff, Marder, and Spirit, LiLiPUT released their self-titled debut album in 1982. They toured in support of the album and released a new single, "You Did It", in 1983. While Spirit was enthusiastic about a recording a second album, Schiff and Marder, exhausted from touring,
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being the only constant member of the band over their entire history. Guitarist Marlene Marder joined the group shortly after their formation, and remained a member until their 1983 split. LiLiPUT's final line-up consisted of Schiff, Marder, and lead vocalist Astrid Spirit, and it was in this
301:, a double-disc CD compilation of the band's recordings from 1978 to 1983. Marder was closely involved in coordinating the compilation, which includes tracks sourced from tapes in her possession, while Schiff designed its cover art. The compilation was reissued in the United States by the 228:(Klaudia Schifferle) on bass and vocals, and Regula Sing on lead vocals. Marlene Marder (Marlene Marti), an acquaintance of the band, filled in on guitar during the encore portion of their first live performance, and thereafter remained in the band as their full-time guitarist. 259:
trademark, prompted Kleenex to change their name to LiLiPUT. Angie Barrack joined the band on saxophone soon after. As LiLiPUT, the band released two further singles, "Eisiger Wind" (1980) and "Split" (1981), both of which became hits on the
272:, which was released in December 1983. By the time of its release, however, LiLiPUT had agreed to split up, as Spirit's pregnancy and desire to focus on motherhood meant that the band could not tour to promote the album. 465:. The band's sound developed throughout their career, due in part to line-up changes; the earlier recordings are more noisy and energetic, while the later songs are more complex and haunting. 1113: 268:
expressed their desire to end the band. Spirit offered to take on managerial duties in LiLiPUT in order to ease her tired bandmates' workload. The trio ultimately recorded a second album,
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in 1978. The band experienced numerous line-up changes throughout their existence, with bassist
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The cut-up surreality of their lyrics and energetic sound put them in a league with bands like
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1981–1982: Klaudia Schiff, Marlene Marder, Astrid Spirit, Beat Schlatter, Christoph Herzog
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in 1978, with an initial line-up that included Lislot Ha (Lieselotte Hafner) on drums,
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reserved one spot for "anything by Kleenex" on his list of his 50 favourite albums.
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1979–1980: Klaudia Schiff, Marlene Marder, Lislot Ha, Chrigle Freund, Angie Barrack
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1978: Klaudia Schiff, Lislot Ha, Regula Sing, Rudolph Dietrich, Gogi
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The Diary of the Guitarist Marlene Marder, Kleenex/LiLiPUT
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incarnation that the band recorded their only full-length
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1982–1983: Klaudia Schiff, Marlene Marder, Astrid Spirit
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Kleenex financed the recording of their eponymous debut
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1981: Klaudia Schiff, Marlene Marder, Chrigle Freund
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Kleenex (band)
Zürich
Switzerland
Punk rock
post-punk
Rough Trade
Klaudia Schiff
punk rock
Zürich
Klaudia Schiff
studio albums
AllMusic
Zürich
Klaudia Schiff
EP
John Peel
Rough Trade Records
Kimberly-Clark
Kleenex
UK Independent Singles Chart
jazz club
World Wide Fund for Nature
Kleenex/LiLiPUT
Kill Rock Stars
Mississippi Records
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