Smell and Quim

Smell and Quim is a freeform improvised noise band, composed of Milovan Srdenovic (né Davy Walklett) and Stewart Keith (né Walden, then Bizarro, then Treize), who have released music initially in cassette form, but also more recently on compact disc.

Artforms

Their output has largely been concerned with diverse (and frequently taboo) topics such as fetishism, alcoholism, pornography, medical terminology (in the vein of Goregrind bands such as Carcass) and necrophilia and is of a nihilistic and absurdist nature. Their rare live shows (which often feature colourful and surreal costumes) straddle the line between music and performance art, influenced and inseminated by Dadaist performers such as Throbbing Gristle, Richard Youngs, Neil Campbell and Hugh Metcalfe. Their performance at the Deaf Forever festival run by the Termite Club in Leeds on 28 May 2007 resulted in the entire festival being ejected from the venue, due to the burning of a pig's head. Bands who have cited Smell and Quim as an influence include Mad Eel Gobbled a Thumb, Ceramic Hobs and Extreme Jazz Terror.

CD discography:

*"Your Enemy's Balls / What's Your Health Problem" [Red Stream, USA]
*"Diameter of Elvis' Colon" [Pure/RRR, USA]
*"Fanny Batter" (S&Q and Onomatopoeia) [Cheeses International, UK]
*"Oral" [Red Stream, USA]
*"Meat / Pregnant Asian Special" CD + cassette [Old Europa Cafe, Italy]
*"Deep Greek" (S&Q and Dachise) [Catch 23, UK]
*"Porn Again" [Solipsism, USA]
*"Go Down for the Gravy - LIVE" [Fiend, UK]
*"Spaceshit" [Mental Guru, UK]

External links

* [http://freenoise.org/smellandquim/throat/index.html Smell and Quim website]
* [http://www.fluid.ndo.co.uk/html/c23misc.htm Catch 23 official website – download Smell & Quim and Dachise “DEEP GREEK”]
* [http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews99/smell_quim.htm LastSigh review of "Meat"/"Pregnant Asian Special"]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Smell+&+Quim Smell & Quim at discogs.com]