I absolutely love New Zealand's Tall Dwarfs. They were formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate. One of my favorite bands. They have a really great fuzzy lo-fi sound. The songs are pretty diverse from track to track. The lyrics are pretty sweet too. I got their album Weeville around 1993. It was released in 1990 on Flying Nun Records. What a top notch album. I got a few more albu...
Tall Dwarfs – Fork Songs (Cloud Recordings)The acclaimed duo of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate's 1980s output on the Flying Nun label was profoundly influential on a generation of lo-fi music. Their influence can be traced in the music of Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Smog, and others working with intimate and primitive songcraft. Legendary home recorders, Fork Songs continues to expand their self-built.
I absolutely love New Zealand's Tall Dwarfs. They were formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate. One of my favorite bands. They have a really great fuzzy lo-fi sound. The songs are pretty diverse from track to track. The lyrics are pretty sweet too. I got their album Weeville around 1993. It was released in 1990 on Flying Nun Records. What a top notch album. I got a few more albu...
I may have mentioned this to some of you, but over the fourth of July, I picked up a book at the Strand in NYC called Unknown Legends of Rock 'N' Roll: Psychedelic Unknowns, Mad Geniuses, Punk Pioneers, Lo-Fi Mavericks & More by Richie Unterberger. I've been enjoying it thoroughly, even brought it to Siren with me...well, mostly for the subway ride out to Coney Island...but it's an ideal bits-...
Tall Dwarfs – Fork Songs (Cloud Recordings)The acclaimed duo of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate's 1980s output on the Flying Nun label was profoundly influential on a generation of lo-fi music. Their influence can be traced in the music of Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Smog, and others working with intimate and primitive songcraft. Legendary home recorders, Fork Songs continues to expand their self-built.
This song, this song has been tugging at my heartstrings these past few weeks, and it deserves some serious exposure. i've always loved the tall dwarfs, but this song in particular, the slow, sleepy haze...the way the accordian wheezes softly in the background. the breathy vocals. it just makes me swoon. listen for yourself...http://www.yousendit.com/download/M7EkFY4vBIc%3D