{"title":"Malka Spigel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalka Spigel is a renowned artist and musician who made her mark in the music industry as a member of Minimal Compact, a pioneering band known for their minimal post-punk\/punk-funk sound. Alongside her bandmates, Malka collaborated with esteemed artists such as Tuxedomoon's Peter Principle and Wire's Colin Newman. She also contributed to the soundtrack of Wim Wender's film Wings of Desire. In addition to her musical achievements, Malka ventured into visual art, specializing in video and photography. Her work has been showcased at prestigious venues like the Royal Festival Hall in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout her career, Malka formed a strong partnership with Colin Newman, whom she married in 1986. Together, they established the Swim label to release their own projects and support other artists' work. Immersion, one of their notable collaborations, created an installation at IMMA Dublin in 1996 that sparked Malka's interest in visual art alongside her musical pursuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn pursuit of her passion for visual art, Malka obtained a fine arts degree from 2000 to 2002. She gained recognition within the lomo community for her extensive collection of photography work captured using a lomo LCA camera. Her artistic journey continues as she creates captivating video works with Immersion and produces video clips for various artists like Vapourspace and Minimal Compact.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rosh-ballata","title":"Rosh Ballata","description":"\u003cp\u003eA welcome reissue for a lost classic of left field pop. Throughout the 1980s Malka Spigel was the bassist and vocalist with influential post punk band Minimal Compact. Formed in Amsterdam by three Tel Aviv émigrés, who would produce a series of highly prescient albums and singles. But by 1988 the band had dissolved and Spigel began to plot her next move.. Released in 1993, \u003ci\u003eRosh Ballata\u003c\/i\u003e was a quantum leap forward from anything she had created before. The album takes its cue from the worlds of shoegaze and trip hop, yet it wears these influences very lightly. More significantly, unlike every other indie record of the era, it would be sung in Hebrew. The over-riding mood is one of optimism and unfolding possibilities. This is typified by the sun-drenched glide of \u003ci\u003eBesof Heyom\u003c\/i\u003e, which comes over like the soundtrack to an infinite hazy summer, whilst the skipping rhythms of \u003ci\u003eLisgor Sipor Yashan\u003c\/i\u003e might almost suggest Kylie Minogue in a parallel world! There are moments of shade too, such as the brooding psychedelic drift of \u003ci\u003eYestiney\u003c\/i\u003e or the mesmeric metallic art pop of \u003ci\u003eRotsa Ladat Od\u003c\/i\u003e. Spigel worked closely with Wire main-man Colin Newman with input from former Minimal Compact colleague Samy Birnbach - who also wrote the lyrics to two songs. 2 songs feature texts by the poets Anton Shammas and Dahlia Ravikovich. The album was produced by Newman in their home studio. An album of intelligent but heartfelt internationalist pop. It overflows with ambition and a desire to communicate with the listener, no matter what language they speak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swim","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50498089222475,"sku":"1047099","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50498089582923,"sku":"1047100","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bf897e22-5058-4ac2-b47d-9f26cb9c528e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727739051"},{"product_id":"gliding-and-hiding","title":"Gliding and Hiding","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalka Spigel sprang to prominence as bassist and vocalist with the legendary Minimal Compact. She’s also an internationally acclaimed photographer and video artist. Alongside her partner and long term collaborator Colin Newman, she’s also one half of the electro-kosmiche duo Immersion. The pair are also members of the unique art-pop quartet Githead. Yet often, Spigel’s most personal work is to be found on her solo albums. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGliding and Hiding\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together Spigel’s gorgeous 2014 \u003ci\u003eGliding\u003c\/i\u003e EP, with reworked tracks from the 1994 mini-album \u003ci\u003eHide\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a collection that ranges from sunshine pop, to minimal breakbeat techno, all the way to blissed out rock.For the \u003ci\u003eGliding\u003c\/i\u003e material, Spigel is joined by Newman, on guitar and keyboards, Ronald Lippok of Tarwater\/To Rococo Rot on drums, and Gil Luz and Uri Frost of Mambas, on keyboards and guitar respectively, with additional guitars from Julie Campbell, and Matthew Simms of Wire. These songs began life as live recordings from a gig at London’s Lexington, but were then refined in the studio. Yet they retain the sound of a real band, bouncing off each other’s considerable talents \u003ci\u003eGliding and Hiding\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a career overview, whilst the reworked compositions prove how utterly contemporary her sound is. If you are new to the delights of Malka Spigel, this is the perfect place to dive in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swim","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50502621430091,"sku":"1153059","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0ea4690d-f957-43a4-a0b9-7d5bb3b76c16_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727791497"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_99832cb6_thumbnail_4096_0e4f1104-b4ac-4139-b9a9-efcf7b222dcf.jpg?v=1727739024","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/malka-spigel.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}