Mo-Dettes

 

Mo-Dettes was an all-female Post-Punk band, formed in 1979 by guitarist Kate Korris and bassist Jane Crockford, former member of Bank Of Dresden. Ramona Carlier (vocals) - and June Miles-Kingston (drums) completed the line-up. Mo-Dettes' founder Kate Korus was a one-time member of The Raincoats and The Slits, so it makes sense that the Mo-Dettes' sound falls in between those two groups. Korus' Swiss-accented vocals establish a (tenuous) connection with Kleenex, the remaining third of the era's all-female Post-Punk trinity. The Mo-Dettes' angular Post-Punk doesn't teeter on the verge of chaos like the early Raincoats, though; it is tempered with a melodic flair that anticipates the C-86 style of bands such as Cath Carroll's Miaow, while not indulging the Slits reggae fusion, though the spirit of dub might have informed Jane Crockford's nimble bass playing and June Miles-Kingston's busy drumming style. "...The Story So Far...", the group's only album, contains a remake of their debut single, "White Mouse," retitled "White Mouse Disco"; covers of the Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black") and Edith Piaf ("Milord"), and mildly divergent cuts such as the jazzy "Kray Twins." Echoes of the Mo-Dettes and their Post-Punk sisters can be heard in new groups such as the Vivian Girls and Liechtenstein.

...The Story So Far... (1979)

01 - Fandango
02 - Satisfy
03 - Dark Park Creeping
04 - Kray Twins
05 - Paint It Black
06 - White Mouse Disco
07 - Bedtime Stories
08 - Masochistic Opposite
09 - Foolish Girl
10 - Norman (He's No Rebel)
11 - Sparrow
12 - Milord
13 - Bitta Truth (Bonus)
14 - Two Can Play (Bonus)
15 - Tonight (Bonus)
16 - Waltz In Blue Minor (Bonus)
17 - White Mice (Bonus)

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