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Theres a reason why our relationship with The Dead C is Ba Da Bings longest running. Its not because they are the hardest working band weve ever met. Its not because they are the largest selling band weve ever released. Its not because were inspired to support our local music scene.
Yes, theres definitely a reason… please give me a minute… oh, ok, I got it (just put on this record). Like every time I hear their recordings, Im reminded that they are one of the greatest rock bands to ever pick up a guitar and attempt to play it wrong. Listening to The Dead C causes me to think differently. It brings up emotions with which Im otherwise un- familiar. It strikes to the essence of my being and reveals what otherwise remains hidden. I take solace in knowing that one out of every thirty of you reading this know exactly what Im talking about.
On the spectrum of The Dead Cs sound output, Trouble could very well be seen as springing from the same realm as the massive Driver UFO, one of the bands greatest tracks ever, off Harsh 70s Reality. Theres a youthful aggression here, a churning anger, deadened by pounding drone. Much like H70s, this record serves as a gateway drug if you were ever looking for an album to play to a newbie curious about experimental rock, this would be it. The visceral strength of their per- formance trembles out of the speakers. The magnificence of their stamina survives each album side.
We are in a creative highpoint for the trio at the moment. Bruce Russell has just released a captivating solo album on Feeding Tube, while Michael Morleys solo project Gate just put out a release on MIE. Robbie Yeats has been performing of late as backup for Alastair Galbraith. The fact that there are still means to commute between Lyttelton and Port Chalmers on the South Island of New Zealand means these three can still find time to get together, and allows for what we have here today. And its fucking glorious.
Ben Goldberg, Ba Da Bing
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