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Refimprove|date=July 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Fluffy| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = London , England | genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1994–1998| label = Hut Records|Hut Virgin Records|Virgin Parkway The Enclave| associated_acts = Harlow Jack Off Jill Thee Heavenly Music Association Darling| website =| current_members =| past_members = Amanda E Rootes Bridgette Jones Helen Storer Angie Adams Pandora Ormsby-Gore Fluffy was an all female punk rock musical ensemble|band from London active between 1994 and 1998.
Origins
The band formed in 1994 after classmates, Amanda Rootes and Angie Adams were inspired by a jazz - blues singer in one of Old Compton Street 's gay cafes. They were attending college in London at the time, studying art and design. Guitarist Bridgette Jones did her A levels before joining and the band began rehearsing in Rootes' living room. Fluffy's original bassist was Pandora Ormsby-Gore, but she left the band to become an actress , changing her name to Pandora Colin. Shortly afterwards, Mancunian Helen Storer left Kingston University to join and the band began sound recording and reproduction|recording .Diehl, Matt http://www.webcitation.org/query? url= http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8348/fluffy.html& date=2009-10-25+10:56:53 Rolling Stone , Issue 746, 31 October 1996
Fluffy's first single (music)|singles "Hypersonic" and "Husband" (both record producer|produced by Mal Campbell and Tony Wilson from Freaks of Desire ) were released in 1995.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p38830/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by John Bush |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=7 July 2009 The band frequently played shows in their early days at underground fetish balls and parties, such as at Torture Garden (fetish club)|Torture Garden and Submission, and gained attention for their raucous shows, performing barefoot in slip dresses.
They were signed by David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart of Eurythmics to the publishing side of his record label|label , Anxious Records . Stewart threw a party for the band's first single, "Hypersonic". Although Fluffy were initially signed to Parkway Records, (owned by press agents Phill Savidge and John Best of Savidge and Best), it was not until A& R man Tom Zutaut signed them to a two album deal with The Enclave (record label)|The Enclave /Hut/Virgin, that Fluffy gained wider notoriety. The band appeared on the NME 's yearly bratbus tour in 1996, along with The Bluetones , The Cardigans , and Heavy Stereo . The band's debut album BlackEye was released in 1996, and the band supported the Foo Fighters on concert tour|tour . They were the opening act for the Sex Pistols reunion tour of Japan , as well as the Sex Pistol's first reunion show at Finsbury Park
Fluffy were also the opening band during the European part of Marilyn Manson 's 'Anti-Christ Superstar' tour, and toured the United States|U.S. with the Neurotic Outsiders .
Their music video for "Black Eye" was shot in New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans by Floria Sigismondi , and the making of the video was documented by MTV . Their album BlackEye was produced by Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price , who also recorded Never Mind the Bollocks .
The band was regularly featured in several magazine s; Kerrang , Q (magazine)|Q , Select (magazine)|Select , Melody Maker and NME . They also appeared on several UK television shows, including Top of the Pops ,Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 743 The Big Breakfast and Hotel Babylon . The band finally split in 1998, when Rootes and Storer moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles , California .
Descendants
Rootes went on to form Harlow, who participated in the VH1 reality television show, Bands on the Run .
Storer joined Jessicka 's band, Jack Off Jill in 2000 for their final performance, played in Fireball Ministry and also played bass in Duff McKagan 's solo band, Loaded, and then formed Thee Heavenly Music Association with Guitarist/Producer Dave Hillis . She is a vocalist on the Twilight Singers album, She Loves You , with Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli.
Adams and Jones formed an all girl-band called Darling. They live in London.
DEFAULTSORT:Fluffy (Band) Category:All-female bands Category:English punk rock groups Category:Musical groups from London Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1998
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