Nic Endo (born January 7, 1976) is a Japanese-

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- American noise musician who plays with the German

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group Atari Teenage Riot. The daughter of a Japanese mother and a German father, Endo was born in

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, US.

Background

Endo lived in

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from 1994 to 1996 and later moved to

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. Nic Endo joined ATR while they were on tour in 1997 and was involved with the production of their final album '' 60 Second Wipe Out''. After ATR effectively broke up in 2000, Endo released an experimental solo album entitled '' Cold Metal Perfection''. Released by Fatal Recordings, an explicitly feminist offshoot of

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, ''Cold Metal Perfection'' was named as one of the top 20 albums of 2001 by ''

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''. In 2001, Endo assisted in the production of Alec Empire's solo album, ''

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''. She has also since been a part of Empire's touring band, and was also involved with his follow-up album ''Futurist'' (2005). In 2010 ATR reformed and Endo has taken Hanin Elias's slot as the female vocalist in ATR. Her trademark style is her black leather and white face paint overlaid by the characters 抵抗, meaning "resistance".

Influences

Endo has spoken about her appreciation for

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, Jimi Hendrix,

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, Freddie Hubbard,

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, Brainticket,

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, and

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Discography

* ''White Heat (EP)'' (DHR 1998) * ''Poison Lips'' (as She Satellites) (Geist 1998) * ''Cold Metal Perfection'' (DHR Fatal 2001)

References

External links

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