Tall Dwarfs

This site is a tribute to one of the greatest bands to ever record, and is here to show the masses their wonderful music. I am just a fan, so do NOT send me emails with questions for the band. I do not know them personally. Here is a biography



From the Flying Nun Site:



Pioneers of the lo-fi aesthetic the Tall Dwarfs spluttered into life during 1979 by singers/songwriters Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate following the demise of their previous band, the legendary Toy Love.

Recording on Knox’s four-track machine, the duo debuted with the 1981 EP Three Songs, highlighted by the classic "Nothing's Going to Happen."

Back then, the Tall Dwarfs represented the D.I.Y. ethic at its purest — songs were all recorded at home (performed in bedrooms, hallways and the like) and the band produced all of their own videos and promotional materials. In 2002, nothing has changed, bar the recorded medium! With the advent of digital technology, our duo have reached into that realm to investigate the myriad of possibilities of time-stretching, looping and cut’n’paste editing that the Tall Dwarfs had already perfected previously on magnetic tape. Which is not to say they have forsaken that wonderful medium, 99% of the new record being recorded to 1/2" 8-track tape before dumping to digital.



In between the band have amassed a huge back catalogue of EP’s and full-length albums, as well as healthy solo recording careers. The Tall Dwarfs have toured the USA, Europe and Australia. Their records have been licensed and released internationally by various record labels including Homestead, Rough Trade and Carrot Top USA.



DISCOGRAPHY



EP’s

Three Songs – 1981

Louis Likes His Daily Dip – 1982

Canned Music – 1983

SlugBucketHairyBreathMonster – 1984

Throw A Sickie – 1986

Dogma – 1988

Gluey, Gluey and The Ear Friend - 1998



ALBUMS

That’s The Long And The Short Of It - 1985

Hello Cruel World (collected first 4 EP’s) – 1987

The Short and Sick of It (comp of 85 LP & Sickie EP) - 1992

Weeville – 1990

Fork Songs – 1991

3 Ep’s – 1994

Stumpy – 1997

Fifty Flavours Of Glue - 1998

Sky Above the Mud Below - 2002



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