Dead C
The Dead C are a New Zealand based music and art trio made up of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats. Russell plays electric guitar, Morley sings and plays electric guitar or laptop, and Yeats plays drums. They have been called one of the most interesting bands in the world by Thurston Moore, and have been cited as influences by Bardo Pond, Flying Saucer Attack, Labradford, and Pavement. Overview Formed in Dunedin in 1987, the group is known for its lo-fi guitar soundscapes and improvisational take on rock music. Their first Auckland show was in 1989 at Russell Crowe's Venue, by which point they had already released two albums on Flying Nun, who Russell had been doing copywriting work for. They became known internationally through their releases on the Philadelphia record label Siltbreeze, especially the 1992 double LP ''Harsh 70s Reality''. Early, pre-Siltbreeze albums such as ''Eusa Kills'' and ''DR503'' found the group still drifting between song-base ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is both New Zealand's seventh-most populous metro and urban area. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is a New Zealand independent record label formed in Christchurch in 1981 by music store manager Roger Shepherd. Described by ''The Guardian'' as "one of the world's great independent labels", Flying Nun is notable for bringing global attention to the Dunedin sound, a cultural and musical movement in early 1980s Dunedin, which gave rise to modern indie rock. History The label formed in the wake of a flurry of new post-punk-inspired labels appearing in New Zealand in the early 1980s, in particular Propeller Records in Auckland. Shepherd had intended to record the original local music of Christchurch, but soon the label rose to national prominence by championing the emerging music of Dunedin. "Ambivalence" by The Pin Group (the first band of Roy Montgomery) was the first release from Flying Nun, although "Tally Ho" by The Clean was the first release to draw public attention to the label, as it unexpectedly reached number nineteen in the New Zealand charts, br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Repent (album)
''Repent'' is the live album by The Dead C, released in 1996 through Siltbreeze. Track listing Personnel *The Dead C – production * Michael Morley – instruments Instrument may refer to: Science and technology * Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and pertinent flight angles of various kinds of aircraft * Laboratory equipment, the measuring tools used in a scientific lab ... * Bruce Russell – instruments *Robbie Yeats – instruments References 1996 live albums The Dead C albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The White House (album)
''The White House'' is the fifth album by The Dead C, released on 29 August 1995 through Siltbreeze. Track listing Personnel *The Dead C – production * Michael Morley – instruments Instrument may refer to: Science and technology * Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and pertinent flight angles of various kinds of aircraft * Laboratory equipment, the measuring tools used in a scientific lab ... * Bruce Russell – instruments *Robbie Yeats – instruments References External links * 1995 albums The Dead C albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clyma Est Mort
''Clyma est mort'' is a live album by The Dead C, released in 1992 through Siltbreeze. It was recorded in front of an audience of one. The album's title is in reference to the band's recently deceased cat, and the cover references The Fall's Totale's Turns. Mary-Rose Crook of the Renderers introduces one song. The cover for the first edition of the LP was made from recycled copies of the Harsh 70s Reality sleeve. Track listing Personnel *The Dead C – production * Michael Morley – instruments Instrument may refer to: Science and technology * Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and pertinent flight angles of various kinds of aircraft * Laboratory equipment, the measuring tools used in a scientific lab ... * Bruce Russell – instruments *Robbie Yeats – instruments References External links * {{The Dead C 1992 live albums The Dead C albums ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harsh 70s Reality
''Harsh 70s Reality'' is the fourth studio album by The Dead C, released in 1992 by Siltbreeze. The opening track "Driver U.F.O." is performed over a recording of Douglas Lilburn's "Poem in Time of War". Side two closer "Suffer Bomb Damage" is an homage to the This Heat recording "Suffer Bomb Disease". Stephen Malkmus of the rock band Pavement has cited the record as one of his top 10 all-time favourite albums. Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''Harsh 70s Reality'' liner notes. The Dead C * Michael Morley – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, turntables, drums, vocals * Bruce Russell – guitar, organ, drums, tape, vocals * Robbie Yeats – drums, guitar, vocals Additional musicians * Joan George – vocals (C2) * Buffy O'Reilly – guitar (A) Production and additional personnel * The Dead C – production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trapdoor Fucking Exit
''Trapdoor Fucking Exit'' is the third studio album by The Dead C, released in 1990 through Precious Metal. Legacy In 1998, ''The Wire'' included ''Trapdoor Fucking Exit'' in their list of "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)". The staff described the album as "the sound of three newly freed New Zealanders wrestling with the implications of punk-primitive aesthetics in the wake of US/ Euro free jazz ground leveling. Two broken guitars and a rapid-firing drummer, playing lead, singlehandedly redefined the concept of garage punk without any considerations of melody, rhythm or fidelity." Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''Trapdoor Fucking Exit'' liner notes. ;The Dead C * Michael Morley – guitar, vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eusa Kills
''Eusa Kills'' is the second studio album by The Dead C, released in 1989 by Flying Nun Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''Eusa Kills'' liner notes. ;The Dead C * Michael Morley – guitar, vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ... * Bruce Russell – guitar, vocals * Robbie Yeats – drums Release history References External links * {{Authority control 1989 albums The Dead C albums ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DR503
''DR503'' is the debut studio album of The Dead C, released in 1988 by Flying Nun Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''DR503'' liner notes. ;The Dead C * Michael Morley – instruments * Bruce Russell – instruments * Robbie Yeats – instruments ;Production and additional personnel * Richard Steele – production, engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ... * Michael Stoodley – production, engineering Release history References External links * {{Authority control 1988 debut albums The Dead C albums Flying Nun Records albums ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ba Da Bing Records
Ba Da Bing Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The name is derived from the saying "ba da bing, ba da boom", common among Italian-Americans, especially in New Jersey. The label was founded in Leonia, New Jersey in 1994 by Ben Goldberg.A Record Label Grows in Fort Greene . '': The Local'', October 12, 2010. Goldberg ran the operation from a while taking positions as a publicist for the independent labels [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (bass, keyboards, guitar) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005, and Mark Ibold (guitar, bass) was a member from 2006 to 2011. Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do" using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings while preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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All Tomorrow's Parties (music Festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties was an organisation based in London that promoted music festivals, concerts and records throughout the world for over ten years. It was founded by Barry Hogan in 2001 in preparation for the first All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, the line-up of which was picked by Mogwai and took place at Pontins, Camber Sands, England. Named after the song "All Tomorrow's Parties" by the Velvet Underground, the festival exhibited a tendency towards post-rock, indie rock, avant-garde music, and underground hip hop, along with more traditional rock fare presented in smaller venues than typical stadium performances. It was at first a sponsorship-free festival where the organisers and artists stay in the same accommodation as the fans. It claimed to set itself apart from festivals like Reading or Glastonbury by staying intimate, non-corporate and fan-friendly. Another difference was the line-ups being chosen by significant bands or artists, resulting in unorthodox events wh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |