23 Skidoo
23 Skidoo is a British music group formed in London in 1979. Originated by Fritz
Catlin, Johnny Turnbull, and Sam Mills, the group incorporates interests in
martial arts, Burundi and Kodo drumming, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets, and William
S. Burroughs into a fusion of industrial, post-punk, funk, and world music. Its
debut single, “Ethics”, was released in 1980, followed by the single “The Gospel
Comes to New Guinea” in 1981, and a John Peel session recorded on September 16,
1981. The debut album, Seven Songs (1982), went straight to Number 1 on the
Independent charts. Subsequent r...
