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Melbourne, Australia (1993 – present)
Violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White are Dirty Three - an instrumental rock ‘n’ roll/folk trio considered one of the most prestigious Australian acts.
In their beginnings, in Melbourne, Australia, in 1993, the trio played very often and had residences at some of Melbourne’s smaller pubs. In the years that followed, they played other Australian cities, and toured relentlessly overseas. Now since the three live apart from each other in Paris, Melbourne, and New York, they only occasionally regroup to record and tour.
The trio released their debut ‘Sad & Dangerous’, and eponymous album in 1995, albums representative of a trio finding their sound, their experimentality and more raucous side of their music. The albums that followed- ‘Horse Stories’, 1997, ‘Ocean Songs’, 1998 and ‘Whatever You Love, You Are’, 2000, ‘She Has No Strings Apollo’, 2003, offered definitive moments of the trio’s career. ‘Cinder’, released in 2005, essentially continued musical traits developed in their previous albums, and although it continues in the spirit of ‘Ocean Songs’, ‘Cinder’ differs and diverges from their previous works in that it includes new instruments and, for the first time in their career, lyrics. The arrangements are generally shorter and more concise than those on their earlier albums. Perhaps most notably, instead of the usual recording live technique, they opted for the first time in their career to record in the studio individually.
In their beginnings, in Melbourne, Australia, in 1993, the trio played very often and had residences at some of Melbourne’s smaller pubs. In the years that followed, they played other Australian cities, and toured relentlessly overseas. Now since the three live apart from each other in Paris, Melbourne, and New York, they only occasionally regroup to record and tour.
The trio released their debut ‘Sad & Dangerous’, and eponymous album in 1995, albums representative of a trio finding their sound, their experimentality and more raucous side of their music. The albums that followed- ‘Horse Stories’, 1997, ‘Ocean Songs’, 1998 and ‘Whatever You Love, You Are’, 2000, ‘She Has No Strings Apollo’, 2003, offered definitive moments of the trio’s career. ‘Cinder’, released in 2005, essentially continued musical traits developed in their previous albums, and although it continues in the spirit of ‘Ocean Songs’, ‘Cinder’ differs and diverges from their previous works in that it includes new instruments and, for the first time in their career, lyrics. The arrangements are generally shorter and more concise than those on their earlier albums. Perhaps most notably, instead of the usual recording live technique, they opted for the first time in their career to record in the studio individually.
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WingsOffFlies wrote:
Really looking forward to the new album off the back off 'rising below'. Just noticed it comes out the same day as Napalm Death's new album, so that'll be an eclectic days listening for me.
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Dionni wrote:
You guys better not put out a shitty album
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raggyplants wrote:
missed out on tickets to the show in Castlemaine, looking to buy two if there are any sellers out there
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beatfanatic wrote:
cant wait for the new album
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adellealex wrote:
http://stereogum.com/924772/dirty-three-rising-below/mp3s/
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PedroLemgruber wrote:
Rising Below is an incredible track
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Jikls wrote:
Unbelievably awesome
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Cachibubu wrote:
Holy shit this is super mega ultra incredible
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PedroLemgruber wrote:
very excited about the new album
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adellealex wrote:
Happy , very ! I wait with baited breath for some more UK shows.
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StormandStatic wrote:
Holy lord. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
The new album is called "Toward the Low Sun" and check it all out here: http://www.dragcity.com/products/toward-the-low-sun
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roope wrote:
great news!
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
They are back!!! with New Album which is the first in six, seven years and Sydney Opera House one-off show for early 2012, check it out http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4374955
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liampok wrote:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tyler3t wrote:
I can't believe bands like this exist! Very grateful for Dirty Three
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imabutthead wrote:
at my funeral I would like to hear Some summer they drop.. so pure
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hmhdoing wrote:
gooooooooooooooooooood
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schloppypoppy wrote:
Horses Stories is sooooo underrated.
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paternof wrote:
Touching and very intense music. The first three albums are the perfect soundtrack for a Cormac McCarthy's novel.
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