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Lesbians on Ecstasy | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Electroclash, electropunk, queercore |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Alien8 Recording |
| Members | Fruity Frankie Veronique Mystique Bernie Bankrupt Pretty Ricky Both Hands Jackie "the Jackhammer" Annagram |
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Lesbians on Ecstasy is a Canadian electronic band formed in 2003 in Montreal, Quebec. [1]
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The band toured across Canada and the U.S. with Le Tigre before the release of their first recording.[ citation needed ] The first album, the self-titled Lesbians on Ecstasy was released in 2004. [2] In 2005, the song from this recording entitled "Bitchsy", a re-take of the Fifth Column song "All Women Are Bitches", was featured on the TV series Queer as Folk . That same year, Lesbians on Ecstasy was chosen as the "Album of the Year" by U.S. magazine The Advocate .[ citation needed ]
In the summer of 2005, the band released their follow-up recording Giggles in the Dark, an LP of Lesbians on Ecstasy remixes by Le Tigre, Scream Club, Tracy and the Plastics, Kids on TV (featuring Maggie MacDonald), 1-Speed Bike, DJ AÏ, Jody Bleyle (formerly of Team Dresch), Katastrophe and Sean Kosa. [3] [4] Additional remixes were available for download on the web site by French producer Electrosexual, and Branx.[ citation needed ] The band's third full-length release, entitled We Know You Know came out in the spring of 2007. [5]
The band's name is a reference to Chicks on Speed.[ citation needed ]
