Chin-Chin

Chin-Chin were an all female Swiss indie band formed in 1982 in Biel, Switzerland by Karin (guitar/vocals), Esther (bass/vocals) and Marie-Anne (drums/vocals). Musically the band had many influences: The Clash, The Ramones, X-Ray Spex, Blondie, Generation X, Siouxsie & The Banshees, David Bowie, Motown, 1960s girl groups and glam rock bands like T-Rex and Slade. The group became prominent during the C-86 indie scene in the mid-80's, but split sometime in the late 80's.

Links To Peel
Peel heard the group through the Farmer record label, who were based in Switzerland. The band's music got some airplay on his show in the mid-80's, but after the decline of the C-86 indie scene, they rarely got played on his show.

Shows Played
1986
 * 24 February 1986:  'Why Am I So Lonely (LP-Sound Of The Westway)' (Farmer)
 * Peel 029 (BFBS): 'Never Surrender (LP-Sound Of The West Way)' (Farmer) (JP: 'According to my correspondents, that's the sound of young and unemployed Switzerland. I must admit, I didn't know there was such a thing as unemployment in Switzerland, but apparently there is.')
 * Peel 035 (BFBS): 'Why Am I So Lonely I (LP-Sound Of The West Way)' (Farmer)
 * Mark Mixtape - Half Man Half Biscuit 1986: 'Why Am I So Lonely (LP-Sound Of The Westway)' (Farmer)