current_members years_active notable_instruments label past_members background genre article_title name
fritz sam mills alex turnbull johnny turnbull catlin tom heslop peter `` sketch '' martin 1979 & ndash ; present metal percussion , tape loops gamelan , kedang drum fetish/illuminated/ronin virgin/emi records ltm patrick griffiths matthew maxwell richard heslop-visuals group_or_band industrial , experimental , funk 23 skidoo -lrb- band -rrb-
 23 skidoo
23 skidoo -lrb- band -rrb-

23 skidoo are a british band playing a fusion of industrial , post-punk , alternative dance , rock , and world music .
the group was named after an early 20th-century american slang phrase that later made appearances in the works of aleister crowley , william s. burroughs , robert anton wilson , and filmmaker julian biggs .
