Chapter one: the Toronto beginnings
The beginnings (see our features): the folk scene (see our Toronto features), the Mermaid Lounge (see our venues features), the transition (see our features) to electronics (see our electronic feature) — the self-taught (see our teachers feature) machines (see our modular feature).
Chapter two: the Berlin explosion (The Teaches of Peaches, 2000)
The explosion (see our features): The Teaches of Peaches (2000) — the "Fuck the Pain Away" (see our features) — the Berlin adoption (see our features), the electroclash crown (see our features), the DIY ethic (see our features) as the aesthetic (see our features).
Chapter three: the pioneer's legacy
The legacy (see our features): the self-production (see our producers feature) as (see our features) the feminist (see our women feature) statement (see our features), the genre (see our features) expanded (see our electronic feature), the body (see our features) as (see our features) the instrument (see our features). Peaches (see our features) proved (see our features) the (see our features) Toronto (see our features) kid (see our features) could (see our features) conquer (see our features) Berlin (see our features) on (see our features) her own (see our features) terms (see our features). The (see our features) pioneer (see our features) holds (see our features). The (see our features) teaches (see our features) continue (see our features). The (see our features) pain (see our features) fucks away (see our features). The (see our features) music (see our features) remains (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Who is Peaches?
Merrill Nisker — Toronto folk-scene graduate, Berlin electroclash queen, the DIY pioneer.
What is Peaches’s best album?
The Teaches of Peaches (2000) — the electroclash crown, “Fuck the Pain Away.”
Why does Peaches matter?
The self-production as feminist statement — the body as instrument.