Terry Poison was an Israeli
electro band. It consisted of Louise Kahn (lead vocals, guitar), Anna Landesman (synth bass) and Idan
Bruno Grife
Terry Poison was an Israeli electro band. It consisted of Louise Kahn (lead vocals, guitar), Anna Landesman (synth bass) and Idan Bruno Grife (main producer, computers and synth guitar). Former band members include Gili Saar (keys), Petite Mell ...
(main producer, computers and synth guitar). Former band members include Gili Saar (keys),
Petite Meller (vocals), and Issar Tennenbaum (Rockfour).
Each band member had a role: Louise Kahn, the leader,
Petite Meller, the lolita, Gili Saar, the cold beauty, and Anna Landesman, the gothic touch and Bruno Grife, the chief hacker.
The band once stated that "Terry Poison" was fictional character. A sex and rock'n'roll girl who they would like to emulate because the girls in the band were from good families. "Terry Poison does crazy things, she never goes to bed, she doesn't get old. And besides, she has big breasts." they said.
Myspace played a part in getting the band noticed by producers and people outside of Israel.
Their debut album "Terry Poison" was released in Israel of which 3 of the album's tracks made it number 1 on all national radio charts.
All the band's music was recorded in English and some French.
In 2007 the album Buzz On the Bell was released.
In 2009 they were selected by
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Depeche ...
to open for them in
Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...
's stadium. The band wrote and recorded ‘Little Doll’, the theme song for a TV serial titled "Dolls".
Touring the US and Europe, they have played at festivals such as
SXSW
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Te ...
,
Sziget,
Berlin Pride
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, Fusion, and
Rock en Seine
Rock en Seine () is a three-day rock music festival, held at Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, the Château de Saint-Cloud's park, west of Paris, inside the garden designed by André Le Nôtre.
Name
The name is a pun, based on exactly the sam ...
. The band had a partnership with
El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (, he, אל על נתיבי אויר לישראל בע״מ), trading as El Al (Hebrew: , "Upwards", "To the Skies" or "Skywards", stylized as ELAL; ar, إل-عال), is the flag carrier of Israel. Since its inaugural ...
, the Israeli Airline, that allowed them to fly for free.
After many years together, the band stopped working and performing in 2015. The members live today in different countries and are involved i
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References
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Israeli electronic music groups
Electronica music groups
Musical groups from Tel Aviv