A wee reminder that my epic on Alec Bathgate (The Enemy, Toy Love, Tall Dwarfs) is now up on AudioCulture, along with an incredible treasure trove constituting the history of NZ popular music - a great resource!

www.audioculture.co.nz

#alecbathgate #ToyLove #talldwarfs #audioculture

Alec Bathgate - AudioCulture And yet, Chris Knox is the dominant presence. It was a songwriting partnership and a friendship that just worked, hence its longevity and its ability to evolve through three very different musical pro...

It's not quite as long as Craig Robertson's book on Chris Knox, but my AudioCulture epic on Knox's musical companion in The Enemy, Toy Love and Tall Dwarfs is still an epic. I invite you to read it.

www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/alec...

#alecbathgate #ToyLove #theenemy #talldwarfs #flyingnun

Review by m_campos - Not Given Lightly In my record collection I have two treasured Tall Dwarfs records - Slugbuckethairybreathmonste...

Just finished the exhaustive (and exhausting!) bio of Chris Knox.
#booksky #aotearoa #flyingnun #talldwarfs #notgivenlightly #storygraph

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#MusicSky
#TallDwarfs

Weeville As the opening liner notes proclaim, Weeville is; 'the first straightforward LP by Tall Dwarfs - uh...in terms of having the same number of tracks on each side -- both of which play at the same speed and which ain't a compilation.' Nonetheless, their 1990 release is filled with the Tall Dwarfs' eclectic mix of homespun psychedelia, densely textured pop songs and a wallop of hard nosed punk. The Tall Dwarfs are a partnership between New Zealand home-recording pioneers Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate. A duo, who have been making music together since 1977, first in New Zealand's early punk band, The Enemy, followed by Toy Love. In 1981 Chris and Alec returned as the Tall Dwarfs, they purchased a four track, and over the next 30 plus years would release wonderfully demented records and go on to influence bands such as Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Neutral Milk Hotel and countless more. Now, re-issued again on LP and CD, Weeville is wired with hypnotic tunes, weird and wonderful instruments and brilliant songwriting. Whether that be the raw spookiness and two guitar harmony of Breath and Crawl or the oddly compelling Skin Of My Teeth and Bodies all brushed with a scent of the macabre. Along with a 20 page booklet featuring the duo's individual art and design, Weeville is a fantasy land built on tape loops, feedback and distortion. It's pop music just how they like it. 'Here's the caveat: Most of you reading this will not like the Tall Dwarfs....It's not an unfair position. These songs are packed with fascinating hooks, fine lyrics, and alternating runs of bitter political sneering, emotional vulnerability, and everyday humor but there's something in their makeup that keeps it hard to access, a life-changing treat for the cult and a scrappy oddity to everyone else.' Pitchfork // 'Tall Dwarfs are unique, their homemade records are as varied as they are memorable.' Rolling Stone //

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With Craig Robertson's exhaustive biography of Chris Knox due out on Oct 9, here's a reminder that there's a (searchable) wealth of Knox stuff on Witchdoctor, including this "lost" 1986 interview.

www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2017/new-zea...

#ChrisKnox #flyingnun #ToyLove #talldwarfs #nzmusic

#talldwarfs
#nz

The Slide, by Tall Dwarfs from the album Unravelled: 1981–2002

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistInResidence

Tall Dwarfs:
🎵 The Slide

#6music #TallDwarfs

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

The Brain That Wouldn't Die, by Tall Dwarfs from the album Unravelled: 1981–2002

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse

Tall Dwarfs:
🎵 The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

#TallDwarfs

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:

Tall Dwarfs - Think Small (1991)
#talldwarfs #chrisknox #havingabadday

The Slide, by Tall Dwarfs from the album Unravelled: 1981–2002

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AstralPlane

Tall Dwarfs:
🎵 The Slide

#TallDwarfs

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:

Post-sets. #morningpop
#thursdayvinyl #talldwarfs #hellocruelworld

The Story of New Zealand Indie Pioneers Tall Dwarfs Two friends, Alec Bathgate and Chris Knox, formed Tall Dwarfs in 1981. Their lo-fi sound would influence generations of indie musicians.

A fabulous tale of New Zealand postpunk to bolster our spirits in these uncertain times.

#talldwarfs #kiwirock #flyingnun

It’s no secret that I love collecting comps. How did The Clean not make it on this one? #flyingnun #thechills #theverlains #thebats #lookbluegopurple #snapper #talldwarfs #bailterspace #sneakyfeelings #straightjacketfits #theclean

The Brain That Wouldn't Die, by Tall Dwarfs from the album Unravelled: 1981–2002

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse

Tall Dwarfs:
🎵 The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

#TallDwarfs

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:

The Green, Green Grass of Someone Else's Home, by Tall Dwarfs from the album Stumpy

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix

Tall Dwarfs:
🎵 The Green, Green Grass Of Someone Else's Home

#TallDwarfs

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp: