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" She is the androgynous , sexy punk poetess of cross-gender appeal with the voice of a grumpy angel " - Blur 3862 Days This is the official Fansite dedicated to the lovely leading guitarist from Elastica & Abstract Artist , Justine Frischmann. Features all of her Group shots during her years in the band , Elastica (1994-2001) to her recent abstract artwork exhibitions.
Justine Frischmann
Biography
Biography
Justine Elinor Frischmann (born 16 September 1969) ,The youngest of the Frischmann clan, was born in Twickenham, by her Hungarian/Scottish parents who is chairman of the Pell Frischmann company of consulting engineers. Frischmann attended St Paul's School before studying Architecture at University College London. Initially, Frischmann had wanted to pursue art, where she spent six years studying architecture.During which the time she started playing guitar with Brett Anderson and together they founded the band , Suede . She stayed for about 18 months but left in 1991 after getting fed up of being the girl at the back who wasn't allowed any say in how the band developed.In mid 1992 ex-Suede band members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch decided to form a group. By the autumn of that year, bassist Annie Holland and guitarist Donna Matthews were added. After initially gigging under the names such as "Onk", the band settled on the name "Elastica" in October 1992. Elastica released their first single, "Stutter," in October 1993, which benefited from the promotional efforts of BBC Radio 1 DJ and Deceptive Records label boss Steve Lamacq, who had discovered the band earlier in the year. In 1994, Elastica released two UK Top 20 singles ("Line Up" and "Connection") and performed on numerous radio shows. In addition, Frischmann's relationship with Blur frontman Damon Albarn made tabloid headlines.Elastica's first self-titled LP, Elastica, was released in March 1995, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1, it became the fastest-selling debut album in UK history at the time. The album was preceded by their fourth single "Waking Up" which went to No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart, their highest placing therein.The band became subject to controversy when several bands sued them for plagiarism. Specifically, the post-punk band Wire (who Elastica counted as one of their main influences) claimed that many of the band's melodies were taken from Wire compositions, as well as by The Stranglers. Notably, Wire's "I Am the Fly" has a chorus similar to Elastica's "Line Up" and the intro synthesizer part in Elastica's "Connection" (later also repeated on guitar) is lifted from the guitar riff in Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba" and transposed a semitone, and The Stranglers also passed comment that Elastica's "Waking Up" bore a marked resemblance to their song "No More Heroes". The judgment resulted in out-of-court settlements.In the US, "Connection" and "Stutter" received airplay on modern rock radio and also both charted on the pop charts, as did their debut album (which was later certified gold). After performing at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival, the band joined the Lollapalooza tour continuing an almost solid year of constant gigs. Citing exhaustion, original bassist Annie Holland quit the band in early August 1995 and was replaced for the remainder of the tour by session bassist Abby Travis. Holland was not permanently replaced until the arrival of Sheila Chipperfield in the spring of 1996. Also around this time keyboardist David Bush (ex-The Fall) was added to the line-up.After playing more shows and demoing new material in the first half of 1996, Elastica entered the studio in the later part of the year to begin work on their second album. By late 1998 Matthews had left the band. She was replaced by guitarist Paul Jones and keyboardist Sharon Mew. Also around this time Chipperfield was replaced with a returning Annie Holland.As a tribute to the "lost years" of the band, a self-titled six-track EP appeared in August 1999, collecting a variety of recordings from a multitude of aborted sessions. This EP marked the first new material from the band in over four years. After re-recording most of these songs in mid 1999, along with new compositions, the band played their first set of shows in years. Their second proper album, The Menace, was released in April 2000. After the release of the farewell single "The Bitch Don't Work" in 2001, the band announced their amicable break-up.According to a Mojo article on Elastica in 2009, Frischmann emigrated to Colorado to study visual arts and psychology. She is married and lives and works in Pentaluma, California. Matthews is a pastor in Totnes and according to a recent BBC 6 show has been linked romantically to Lawrence Chandler of Bowery Electric. Holland lives in Brighton. Welch and Mew are married and live in Devon. Jones is the A&R man at Rough Trade joining after managing his Slogan label, which released The Fall's Fall Heads Roll. His latest signing is Warpaint (band).From 2002-2003, Frischmann collaborated with her friend and flatmate M.I.A co-writing songs on her first album Arular, most notably its 2003 single "Galang".In 2003, Frischmann co-presented a series called Dreamspaces for the BBC Television about modern architecture and provided narration for The Madness Of Prince Charming, a Channel 4 biographical documentary on Adam Ant and his longtime battle with bipolar disorder. She also wrote the incidental theme tune for CH4's Working It. In 2004, she presented the UK's premiere and longest-running arts programme The South Bank Show and appeared as a judge for the Stirling Prize for Architecture.She now lives and works in Pentaluma, California with her husband, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of California-Davis.
Artworks
Artworks
These are Justine Frischmann's latest abstract artwork. Which she works in the Bay Area of California. Her Artworks are a combination of: abstract art, painting, modern, and mixed-media. She has been exhibited in Venues , such as Sloan Fine Art in New York and in Michelle O' Connor Gallery _ The Blue Studio in San Fransisco. Not only has her artwork been exhibited, she has also been featured on the pages of Uncut Magazine and SPIN. One of her artworks such as 'mother tongue' won 4th place in a 2010 showcase that won the category for Abstract art.
Exhibits
Venues
Latest Venues, Justine had been Exhibited: (Recent)* JAN. 14 - FEB. 18th 2012 6:00pm RESULTS MAY VERY _ RGB shop+gallery, San Fransisco -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Past )JUN. 2010 8:00p mother tongue _ Michelle O'Connor Gallery _ The Blue Studio, San FransiscoOCT. 2010 8:00p Alternative Press 25th Anniversay Exhibition _ Sloan Fine Art, New York
Elastica
Suede Years
Suede Years
Justine and MIA
Dreamspaces
Dreamspaces
Justine and Damon Albarn
Dreamspaces
Justine and Damon
Links
Links
YoutubeEJustineFJFRULESOKTheElasticatedFacebookElastica FansJustine's Artwork ArtslantMother Tongue(What's left of) Elastica sitesThe Elastica Connection Project ElasticatedTumblr fuckyeahelasticaMyspacestutterconnection
Videos
Videos
Here are some selected videos featuring a variety of Music Videos, Dreamspaces Episodes, Live performances, Interviews and So Much More!
Stutter // Elastica - Version 1
Elastica - Line Up
Mad Dog God Dam - Elastica (US version)
Elastica - How I wrote elastica man [Mark E Smith]
Elastica - Line Up ( Live in BBC , Britpop Now )
Elastica with Damon Albarn - Waking Up
'Generator' & 'Your Arse , My Place' LIVE at Late Night with Conan o' Brian
Elastica-Human live
Elastica - Glastonbury 1995
Elastica- Rock Profiles
Justine Frischmann TV Interview 2000
Interview with Justine Frischmann (2000)
Dreamspaces - 80s Architecture ( Featuring Justine Frischmann )
Dreamspaces - Casablanca (Featuring Justine Frischmann)
Dreamspaces - Innsburk ( featuring Justine Frischmann ) FINAL episode
Pete Townshend - Night School
Elastica / Stephen Malkmus - Unheard Music
Pleasure - Don't Look The Other Way
// To Old to Die Young //
Blur - To The End (Demo)
Suede - Just a Girl (Demo)
Justine Frischmann on Image
Justine Frischmann 's Last Radio Interview on Steve Lamaq
Stutter // Elastica - Version 1
Elastica - Line Up
Mad Dog God Dam - Elastica (US version)
Elastica - How I wrote elastica man [Mark E Smith]
Elastica - Line Up ( Live in BBC , Britpop Now )
Elastica with Damon Albarn - Waking Up
'Generator' & 'Your Arse , My Place' LIVE at Late Night with Conan o' Brian
Elastica-Human live
Elastica - Glastonbury 1995
Elastica- Rock Profiles
Justine Frischmann TV Interview 2000
Interview with Justine Frischmann (2000)
Dreamspaces - 80s Architecture ( Featuring Justine Frischmann )
Dreamspaces - Casablanca (Featuring Justine Frischmann)
Dreamspaces - Innsburk ( featuring Justine Frischmann ) FINAL episode
Pete Townshend - Night School
Elastica / Stephen Malkmus - Unheard Music
Pleasure - Don't Look The Other Way
// To Old to Die Young //
Blur - To The End (Demo)
Suede - Just a Girl (Demo)
Justine Frischmann on Image
Justine Frischmann 's Last Radio Interview on Steve Lamaq
Message Board
Message Board
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