TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Bif Naked

TITLE: Essentially Naked

RIPPER: RNS TEAM

192kbps - Alt. Rock

1  hr 16min total-110.5mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-06-24

RIP DATE: 2003-06-24

01 Rich And Famous                3:38

02 Back In The Day                3:39

03 I Love Myself Today            3:29

06 Daddys Getting Married         3:57

07 Moment Of Weakness             2:26

08 My Satan Poem                  0:49

10 My Whole Life                  3:55

14 No Me Drink                    0:39

16 Choking On The Truth           3:38

17 Eine Tasse Tea                 3:58

19 Tell On You                    4:05

20 Spaceman (Remix)               4:01

22 I Love Myself Today (Remix)    3:40

Born in New Delhi, India, to a pair of

boarding-school teenagers, Bif Naked was

adopted by American missionaries and moved

to Minneapolis. Several other moves

preceded her eventual settling in

Winnipeg where she enrolled at the

University of Winnipeg as an aspiring

drama major. At this time, she also

joined Jungle Milk, an eclectic troupe of

musicians, and married the act's

drummer. The marriage was short-lived,

but it led to her becoming the

frontwoman of Gorilla Gorilla, a punk

outfit for which her husband also

drummed. It was a tumultuous situation

and, although she remained with the

act as they relocated to Vancouver, Bif

Naked eventually quit to join another

punk act, Chrome Dog. There was a brief

association with Dying to Be Violent

before she finally released an

independent solo EP, Four Songs and a

Poem, in 1994. She inked a deal with

Concrete Records and an eponymous,

full-length release soon followed. When

the label went under, Bif Naked

regained the masters and, in 1996,

reissued the album through her own Her

Royal Majesty's Records imprint. On the

strength of that record, and the

ferocity of her live performances and

ceaseless touring, she snagged a deal

with Lava and, in 1998, I Bificus was

released. The record was critically

well-received and managed to get some

attention with the track "Moment of

Weakness," aided by a memorable,

energetic video clip. Purge followed in

2001, but the American release was

delayed as the first single, "I Love

Myself Today," became a smash hit in

Canada. After over a year's wait, the

album finally came out in the US in the

This album includes 2 new tracks, and a

collection of earlier material (best