Malka Spigel

Malka Spigel
Also known as	Maya Newman
Origin	Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	Alternative rock, post-punk, experimental rock, techno, post-rock, electronica
Occupation(s)	Musician, Photographer
Instruments	Bass, vocals, keyboards, lomo camera
Years active	1980-present
Labels	Swim ~ , Crammed
Associated acts	Githead, Minimal Compact, Immersion
Website	http://www.mayanewman.com

Malka Spigel is an Israeli-born, London-based musician and artist. She was founding member of the Israeli-Belgian rock band Minimal Compact. She has also worked as a solo musician and as a visual artist, exhibiting in prominent venues such as The Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Royal Festival Hall. She is a member of Githead along with husband Colin Newman, Robin Rimbaud and fellow Minimal Compact refugee Max Franken.

Spigel fell into the music and art world as a Tel-Aviv exile in early 1980s Amsterdam.Minimal Compact, which she co-founded with Berry Sakharof (one of Israel's highly respected rock stars) and Samy Birnbach (latterly DJ Morpheus), and in which she played bass and contributed occasional vocals, pioneered a minimal post-punk/punk-funk sound that over seven years attracted a large, enthusiastic audience in continental Europe and beyond. During the period 1981 to 1988 the band grew to include drummer Max Franken (now Githead's drummer) and guitarist Rami Fortis (notorious in Israel as its first punk) and were associated with many esteemed musicians, recording with Tuxedomoon's Peter Principle, Wire's Colin Newman, who produced one of their albums, and John Fryer (This Mortal Coil), sound-tracking ballet by choreographer Pierre Droulers, and having a song (sung by Malka) in the Wim Wenders movie Wings of Desire.

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