Egoslavia
Biography
Interesting No-Wave-inflected post-punk bank from the early 1980s DC scene. Their music was dissonant and arty; they had an affected but striking stage presence.
The lineup consisted of
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Gregg Strzempka (vocals, guitar, bass), Pam Lewis (organ, melodica, slide guitar, vocals), Christopher Anderson (bass) and Sally Ven-Yu Berg (drums, vocals).
Trouser Press reviewed their EP:
Singer/guitarist/songwriter Gregg Strzempka led this Washington DC quartet in sub Gang of Four/Pylon stylings. Derivative, yes, but the band is instrumentally talented, the weakest link being Sally Ven-Yu Berg's drumming, which is too often a hair off the beat. Pam Lewis's vocals and rubbery slide guitar, as well as some of the band's lyrics, showed Egoslavia's potential for transcending the sway of its influences.
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