Ich liebe das Format "Oral History", um Popgeschichte anhand von Erinnerungen, Anekdoten und rückblickenden Einordnungen aufzuarbeiten. Zwei wunderbar unterhaltsame Beispiele wären die Bücher "Electri_City: Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf" und natürlich "Verschwende deine Jugend". Zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum von "Teaches Of Peaches", dem legendären Debüt der kanadischen Allround-Performerin Peaches, hat Noisey eine Oral-History zusammengestellt, bei der unter anderem die Künstlerin selbst und ihr damaliger Label-Chef Raik Hölzel zu Wort kommen. Dabei geht es unter anderem um die Musiklandschaft der frühen Nuller-Jahre, die Entstehung der mit einfachsten Mitteln aufgenommenen Songs sowie ihre sex-positive Schlagkraft, die bis heute nachhallt. Drei Auszüge:

Peaches: My relationship had just ended and I had to basically start my life over again. I used this machine to get through the break up and express my new sexual freedom. I loved these awesome, repetitive choruses and rap riffs. I was inspired by Daft Punk’s first album – the first time I heard that I was like, “I understand how electronics can also be rock”.

Hölzel: I think what really made [the album] explode was the queer scene in London and New York. Right away they saw that this is something that’s outstanding. They pushed it massively. And this helped. Someone from Madonna’s management then emailed like “Who is Peaches?” They said Madonna had been listening to The Teaches of Peaches.

Peaches: There's a very big tradition that is continued on by electroclash and by, you know, the queer community and people like Arca and SOPHIE (RIP) and all these incredible artists that are out there now.
I don't know, The Teaches of Peaches just works for people. Either they were very young when it came out, and now they're in a position of power, and they're like, “I want it to have a life.”

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