Biography
Cobweb Iris was a one-off 7″ Peter King lathe cut release recorded in the small seaside villages of Port Chalmers and Purakanui (both near Dunedin) in August-October 1993 by a who’s-who of New Zealand underground musicians – mainly Michael Morley and Bruce Russell of The Dead C along with Kim Pieters, Peter Stapleton and Danny Butt of Flies Inside the Sun and Alastair Galbraith, along with one-time Mink vocalist Margot Schweigman.
The songs on the EP vary from downbeat folkie strumming to a noisy maelstrom of feedback and free-noise clarinet.
‘Forms’ was released in 2 editions in 1994 – both on Morley’s own Precious Metal label, as a co-release with the unknown Sturgeon label (presumably Danny Butt’s imprint). The first edition features a dark, hand-painted cover in an edition of 50 (only 20 available publicly) and a 2nd run of an additional 70 in a more colourful cover.
Peter Stapleton passed away in March, 2020.
Members
- Michael Morley (synth, 198?, 2 Foot Flame, Angelhead, Body/Gate/Head, Cobweb Iris, Gate, Pink Plastic Gods, Sun Valley, Tanaka-Nixon Meeting, The Dead C, The Fuck Chairs, The Never Quartet, The Red Orchestra, The Righteous Yeah, The Weeds, This Kind Of Punishment, Trash, Wreck Small Speakers On Expensive Stereos)
- Bruce Russell (guitar, A Handful Of Dust, Cobweb Iris, Dead C, Keenan/Russell Duo, Pink Plastic Gods, Scythes, The Escalation, The Red Orchestra)
- Kim Pieters (bass, Cobweb Iris, Dadamah, Doramaar, Flies Inside The Sun, Rain, Sleep)
- Peter Stapleton (drums, Dadamah, Eye, Flies Inside The Sun, PSN Electronic, Rain, Sleep, The Pin Group, The Terminals, Vacuum, A Handful Of Dust, Cobweb Iris, Dadamah, Eye, Flies Inside The Sun, PSN Electronic, Rain, Scorched Earth Policy, Sleep, The Pin Group, The Terminals, The Vacuum, Victor Dimisich Band)
- Danny Butt (guitar/tapes, Cobweb Iris, Crabstick, Flies Inside The Sun, Rain, Spungen, Tanaka-Nixon Meeting)
- Alastair Galbraith (violin, $100 Band, A Handful Of Dust, Bill Direen, Cobweb Iris, Lame & Sorry, Plagal Grind, The Builders, The Rip)
- Margot Schweigman (vocals / clarinet, Cobweb Iris, Mink)
Discography
- Forms lathe cut 7″ EP (1993, Precious Metal, PM 25)