Biography
Dissonant, purposely Lo-Fi and exceedingly experimental Christchurch 3 piece built on Michael Morley and Bruce Russell’s guitar work and Robbie Yeats (The Renderers, Verlaines) pounding drumming.
Their initial recordings were exercises in tonal freak-outs – pushing the limits of how self-confessed non-musicians could make music, but their early masterpiece (the stunning Eusa Kills) is actually one of their most accessible releases.
All three members are exceedingly prolific musicians and scene figure-heads, with side projects such as A Handful of Dust, The Renderers and Gate keeping the trio busy.
The Dead C are one of the most well-known New Zealand groups of all time yet are barely known within their home country. Their most visible home appearance was probably this live TV performance back in 1999 but outside their home country your more likely to hear them referenced as an influence by the likes of Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth).
Members
- Michael Morley (The Red Orchestra, Pink Plastic Gods, Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos, The Dead C, The Never Quartet, The Righteous Yeah, 2 Foot Flame, Angelhead, Body/Gate/Head, Sun Valley, Tanaka-Nixon Meeting, The Fuck Chairs, The Weeds, Cobweb Iris, Gate, guitar / organ / vocals)
- Bruce Russell (The Red Orchestra, Pink Plastic Gods, The Dead C, A Handful of Dust, Cobweb Iris, Scythes, The Escalation, guitar / noise)
- Robbie Yeats (Brown Velvet Couch, The Dead C, The Verlaines, Trash, Dating Godot, The Renderers, drums)
Discography
- The Dead See Perform M. Harris (1987, Diabolic Root)
- 43 Sketch For A Poster ?(Cass, C30) (1987, Diabolic Root)
- DR503 4 versions, (1988, Flying Nun Records Records)
- The Live Dead See ?(Cass), (1988, Xpressway, X/WAY 1)
- The Sun Stabbed 7″ EP (1988, Xpressway, XPRESSWAY VII)
- Eusa Kills (1989, Flying Nun Records Records)
- Perform DR503b (1989, Xpressway, X/WAY 12)
- Runway (1989, Precious Metal, PM1)
- Trapdoor Fucking Exit (1990, Precious Metal)
- Helen Said This / Bury 12″ MiniAlbum (1990, Siltbreeze SB02)
- Hell Is Now Love / Bone 7 (1991, Siltbreeze, SB06)
- Mighty / Power / Peace 7″ EP (1991, Forced Exposure, FE-026)
- Harsh 70’s Reality (1992, Siltbreeze)
- Clyma Est Mort (1992, Siltbreeze/Xpressway)
- The Operation Of The Sonne (1993, Siltbreeze, SB30)
- The Dead C Vs Sebadoh 7″ (1993, Siltbreeze, SB25)
- Metalheart EP (1994, Siltbreeze)
- World Peace Hope Et Al. Compilation (1994, Shock, SX 027 CD)
- The White House (1995, Siltbreeze)
- Repent (1996, Siltbreeze, SB-66)
- Tusk (1997, Siltbreeze, SB64)
- Perform DR 503C Compilation (1999, Flying Nun Records Records, FNCD443)
- The Dead C (2000, Language Recordings, Language Recordings 1 & 2)
- Live U.S.A. 1995 (2000, No Frillz Records, NF015)
- Stealth / The Factory 7″ (2000, Sub Pop)
- Load (2001, MM, MM1)
- New Electric Music (2002, Language Recordings, LR3)
- The Damned (2003, Starlight Furniture Co., *21)
- Konono No. 1* / The Dead C – Split Series #18 12″ EP (2005, FatCat Records, 12FAT050)
- Hi God People* / The Dead C – Split LP (2006, Nervous Jerk, JERK002)
- Relax Fallujah – Hell Has Come 7″ Single (2006, Ba Da Bing!, BING-049)
- Vain, Erudite And Stupid (Selected Works: 1987-2005) Compilation (2006, Ba Da Bing!)
- Future Artists (2007, Ba Da Bing!)
- Secret Earth (2008, Ba Da Bing!)
- Golden / Canine 12″ Single (2008, Ba Da Bing!, BING-065)
- Patience (2010, Ba Da Bing!)
- Armed Courage (2013, Ba Da Bing!)
- The Dead C / Rangda – The Dead C Vs Rangda ?(2013, Ba Da Bing!, BING-081)
- The Twelfth Spectacle (2014, Grapefruit Records (2))
- Palisades 7″ EP (2015, I Dischi Del Barone, IDDB007)
- Trouble (2016, Ba Da Bing!)