Autoclave-I'll Take you Down

Christina Billotte and Melissa Berkoff initially began playing together in a Washington, DC band called Hazmat in 1989, but then joined up with Nikki Chapman and Mary Timony to form Autoclave. Autoclave released a 7" on the "DisKord" label, a joint effort between Dischord and Olympia, Washington's K Records. The band's second release was a posthumous 10" released on Christina's label, Mira Records. After the band split up, the members went off in different directions. Nikki went to Olympia, Melissa headed to New Orleans, Mary went to Boston (where she would form Helium) and Christina stayed in DC and went on to form Slant 6, Quix-o-tic and The Casual Dots. Autoclave was a band that defied classification and context, and their music was unique and lasting enough that Dischord decided to release a discography CD in 1997.

Photo: Christina Billotte and Nikki Chapman by Shawn Scallen

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Music

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• autoclave
• slant 6
• helium
• mary timony
• christina billotte
• i'll take you down

[Flaghorn]

Tre cool muzique!

[Bennrush]

i want this record

[RRLedford]

Perhaps not since Captian Beefheart and the Magic Band has there been such an under appreciated and creatively inspiring band! So glas to have stumbled into their music here while searching Kate Bush stuff. Pachuco Cadaver forever.

[fletchermunsoncurve]

to bad they broke-up

[lordbyron566]

Dig the wavy scratchiness!! it makes me wanna od on xanax.........in the best way possible!!

[BuddinBuddha]

great stuff

[AmandaNumberOne]

this song is amazing. reminds me of fall on the east coast. definitely one of the more stand out tracks of their catalog. thanks fer the post.

[aprilis6underground]

good song

[DerLetzteTagDLTAV]

Autoclave is one of the best allfemale rock bands of all time!!

[phreakyphriday]

I love Autoclave. One of my favourite albums of all time.