Anti-Scrunti Faction were an American
queercore punk trio from
Boulder, Colorado, United States.
The band made their first appearance in 1984 on the
Restless Records compilation LP entitled '' FlipSide Vinyl Fanzine Volume 1'', assembled by the
fanzine ''
Flipside'', with the song "Big Women". In 1985, Anti-Scrunti Faction released ''A Sure Fuck'', a single on Unclean Records. Appearing on the extended single are
Leslie Mah
Leslie Mah is an American musician and performer.
Biography
Mah first began performing with Anti-Scrunti Faction, a hardcore punk band based in Boulder, Colorado which she co-founded with Tracie Thomas. The group first appeared on the Flipside ...
, bass and vocals,
Tracie Thomas, guitar and vocals, Sarah Bibb on drums for two songs and Eric Van Leuven on drums for the remaining four. Later that same year the album ''Damsels In Distress'' came out on
Flipside Records. The artists' names are intentionally obscured on the album: the guitarist is listed as T. Thomas and the drummer is only named as "E". As on the single, these musicians are Tracie Thomas on guitar and Eric Van Leuven on drums. Credited as L. Mah, Leslie Mah again plays bass and sings.
After Anti-Scrunti Faction broke up, Leslie Mah moved to San Francisco and joined
Tribe 8, regarded as one of the seminal
queercore bands. However, Anti-Scrunti Faction continues to be popular among fans of old-school punk and fans of Tribe 8. The song "Slave to my Estrogen" is a stand-out favorite for radio airplay. In 1998, Tribe 8 recast "Slave To My Estrogen" as "Estrofemme" for their ''Role Models For AmeriKKKa'' album on
Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was used by Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single " California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent labe ...
.
Anti-Scrunti Faction, also known by the initials A.S.F., were one of the bands to be featured in the first queercore zine, ''
J.D.s
''J.D.s'' is a queer punk zine founded and co-published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by G. B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce, that ran for eight issues from 1985 to 1991.
" ''J.D.s'' is seen by many to be the catalyst that pushed the queercore scene i ...
''. They also appeared in the film ''
The Yo-Yo Gang'' by
G.B. Jones
G. B. Jones (born 1965) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, musician, and publisher of zines born in Bowmanville, Canada. She is known for producing J.D.s with her acclaimed''Tom Girls'' drawings before going on to create more musically, cinematic ...
. Leslie Mah and Tracie Thomas starred in the movie, and also performed the song "Frat Boy", from their single.
Discography
*1985: ''A Sure Fuck EP'' (Unclean Records)
*1985: ''Damsels in Distress'' (Flipside Records)
See also
*
List of hardcore punk bands
References
External links
Interview with Anti-Scrunti Faction from Flipside Issue 50Scene report including Anti-Scrunti Faction from Maximum Rock N Roll Issue 28
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American hardcore punk groups
LGBT-themed musical groups
Punk rock groups from Colorado
Musical groups established in 1984
Queercore groups
1984 establishments in Colorado
Proto-riot grrrl bands