Elastica - Connection

One of the most prominent bands on the UK independent scene during the 90s, Elastica's line-up coalesced around Justine Frischmann (Born 16 September 1969, Twickenham, London, England; vocals/guitar), Donna Matthews (bass), Justin Welch (drums) and Annie Holland (guitar).

Some of Elastica's original notoriety sprang from the fact that Frischmann was in an early incarnation of Suede and was romantically linked with that band's singer, Brett Anderson, then Blur's Damon Albarn.

Their sound has punk and new wave influences as diverse as Wire, Adam And The Ants, Blondie and Bow Wow Wow.

Elastica's first LP, Elastica, was released in March 1995, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1; it became the fastest-selling debut album in UK history at the time.

A self-titled six-track EP appeared in August 1999, collecting a variety of recordings from a multitude of aborted sessions. This EP marked the first new material from the band in over four years.

Their second proper album, The Menace, was released in April 2000. After the release of the farewell single "The Bitch Don't Work" in 2001, the band announced their break-up.

"Connection" was originally released in 1994 as a single while the album version was not released until 1995 on their self-titled debut.

The song was the subject of controversy, due to its overt similarity to another band's work.

The intro synthesizer part (later also repeated on guitar) is lifted from the guitar riff in Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba" and transposed a semitone (the judgment resulted in an out-of-court settlement for which Wire received no compensation).