Slant 6 was an American

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trio based in

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affiliated with early

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. Slant 6 consisted of Christina Billotte (electric guitar and vocals), Myra Power (electric bass guitar and vocals), and Marge Marshall (drum set and trumpet). The group formed in July 1992 following the 1991 breakup of

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, in which Billotte had played. The group took their name from an in-line six-cylinder engine produced in the 1960s through the 1980s by the

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. Slant 6 recorded for the Dischord label and toured the United States several times, and England once. The group released two albums, 1994's '' Soda Pop * Rip Off'' and 1995's '' Inzombia''. Evelyn McDonnell and Elisabeth Vincentelli, writing for the ''

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'' in 2019, considered ''Soda Pop * Rip Off'' "arguably the best album of the riot grrrl era."

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, writing for ''

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'' in 2020, considered ''Soda Pop * Rip Off'' an essential LP of the nineties. The band made an appearance in the 1994

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'' Half-cocked''. Slant 6 broke up in November 1995 while on tour in England.

Discography

Albums and EPs

* 1993 - ''What Kind of Monster Are You'' EP (

Dischord Records Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release '' Minor Disturbance'' by their band the Teen Id ...

) * 1994 - '' Soda Pop * Rip Off'' (Dischord) * 1995 - '' Inzombia'' (Dischord)

Singles

* 1995 - "We're Having A Baby/ This Is... Young Vulgarians" split single with The Make-Up (Time Bomb Records)

Compilation appearances

*1993 - "Alien Movie Stars" on ''Julep'', Yoyo Recordings *1993 - "Nights X 9" on '' Stars Kill Rock'',

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*1995 - "Time Expired" on ''Half-Cocked OST'',

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*2002 - "What Kind of Monster Are You?" and "Are You Human?" on ''20 Years of Dischord'', Dischord Records

References

{{Authority control All-female punk bands Musical groups established in 1992 Dischord Records artists Punk rock groups from Washington, D.C. Riot grrrl bands 1992 establishments in Washington, D.C. Musical groups disestablished in 1995