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One Hand Loose
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Smoking twin-guitar free-form skuzz, metronomic neo-Kraut vamping, or loose-limbed hayriding hootenanny? One hand Loose is all of the above and more.
The Gallery recently partnered with Ilam Press Records to produce Delaney Davidson and Bruce Russel’s tribute (paid in blood apparently) to the unsung king of rock’n roll; the man who taught Elvis how to sing with a microphone – Charlie Feathers.
Read more about it over on Bandcamp, or just get in to the Design Store and get your copy before they all sell out. Each limited edition, individually numbered, high-quality vinyl pressing of One Hand Loose has a scree-printed cover with two inserts including photographs and liner notes by Bruce Russell. And a digital download if you're that way inclined.
https://ilampressrecords.bandcamp.com/album/delaney-davidson-bruce-russell-one-hand-loose
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The Dead C live, Naval Point Yacht Club, Lyttelton, 2014
In May 2014 Christchurch Art Gallery presented a classic double bill featuring two of the South Island's legendary underground bands – the Dead C and the Terminals.
Formed in the second half the 1980s, both bands have forged reputations in New Zealand and overseas for their no compromise approach. In New Zealand they have released material through the Flying Nun and Xpressway labels, as well as numerous international labels including Siltbreeze and BaDaBing Records in the USA.
Seeing these bands live is a rare opportunity at the best of times. But catching both at the same gig is almost unprecedented.