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.
Members
- Michael Morley (Guitar/Vocals)
- Bruce Russell (Guitar, Noise…)
- Robbie Yeats (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)
- 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)
- 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, 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!)
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