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Melbourne, Australia (1993 – present)
Violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White are The Dirty Three - an instrumental trio considered one of the most prestigious Australian acts on the international music scene. Their music has been called lyrical, passionate, original, inspiring, and has earned them admiration and renown the world over.
Forged from a need to pay the rent in Melbourne, Australia in 1993, in their beginnings the trio often played residences at some of Melbourne’s smaller pubs. The three members are now based in different corners of the globe, and occasionally regroup to record and tour.
The trio released their raucous debut ‘Sad & Dangerous’, and eponymous album in 1995, albums representative of a trio finding their sound. The albums that followed- ‘Horse Stories’, 1997, ‘Ocean Songs’, 1998 and ‘Whatever You Love, You Are’, 2000 offered the 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.
The Dirty Three have toured with Beck, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Throwing Muses, Cat Power, Low, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Devendra Banhart, and many others.
Forged from a need to pay the rent in Melbourne, Australia in 1993, in their beginnings the trio often played residences at some of Melbourne’s smaller pubs. The three members are now based in different corners of the globe, and occasionally regroup to record and tour.
The trio released their raucous debut ‘Sad & Dangerous’, and eponymous album in 1995, albums representative of a trio finding their sound. The albums that followed- ‘Horse Stories’, 1997, ‘Ocean Songs’, 1998 and ‘Whatever You Love, You Are’, 2000 offered the 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.
The Dirty Three have toured with Beck, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Throwing Muses, Cat Power, Low, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Devendra Banhart, and many others.
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darsysparks wrote:
i want to be engulfed in this music.
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moridin247 wrote:
Horse Stories.
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JBarracudaL wrote:
Stackboy: I would suggest Whatever You Love, You Are, Dirty Three, or Sad & Dangerous first. In all honesty, I don't feel any of their works are a poor example of this band's quality; nor particularly challenging to get into. If you like this brand of music, all of their albums are pretty accessible.
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Stackboy wrote:
For some reason or another, these guys have flown under my radar for way too many years. What album is a good place to start?
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Mario_Tennis wrote:
i was all kinds of pissed off when laneway announced d3 were playing at the melbourne laneway only. so it's kinda VERY cool that they are apparently coming to perth for the international arts festival. HELL YES!
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MelonHCST wrote:
Ocean Songs at the Enmore on Australia day!
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JBarracudaL wrote:
I'm pretty sure this band melts my face off.
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apegjuapgdjagp wrote:
Dirty Three are said to be playing at next year's St. Jerome's Laneway Festival and it could be assumed that they will play another show too..waiting for news about that, though. Most likely the tour and laneway will coincide as a part of one trip home.
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apegjuapgdjagp wrote:
"Half way through (new album) at the moment"
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MelonHCST wrote:
Anyone heard anything official about the Australian tour being around the time of Laneway? Makes sense I suppose.
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teh_archie wrote:
Touring Australia in 2010, according to feelpresents. Can't wait!
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aRoseisaRoseis wrote:
could somebody please tell me, what their first song in the atp movie was called?
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Redw01f wrote:
SUCH A SAD VIOLIN
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Johnacide_27 wrote:
Only got into these guys recently, there pretty awesome.
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agrophobia wrote:
i fucked by warren's lament
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goddamnitjason wrote:
did anyone here happen to be at the seattle show a few nights back??? im looking for the setlist. even the setlists of this tour would help. i think it was something to the effect of indian love song ??? i offered it up to the stars and night sky??? hope restless waves sea above sky below The Zither Player sues last ride
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2Fold wrote:
New Dirty Three album please [2]
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TFP10 wrote:
Speechless. They use no words and I'm not capable of use 'em either.
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queerella wrote:
bazı erkeklerin müzik yapmaması gerektiğinin kanıtı...hayatımda duyduğum en sıkıcı şey. ramazan ayında fatihte saz çalıp "kelsin ihsan emmi kelsin kelsin kelsin" diye türkü söyleyen amca bile daha ilginçti.
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clarahermeto wrote:
poor jim white has no vacations!
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ATP Nightmare Before Christmas curated by My Bloody Valentine
Butlins Holiday Resort, Minehead, United Kingdom
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Dec
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In Between Days
Butlins Holiday Resort, Minehead, United Kingdom
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| 5 attendees
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Dec
7
Dirty Three & Josh T. Pearson
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom
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