Dunedin sound
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The Dunedin sound was a musical and cultural movement in Dunedin, Otago, in the early 1980s. It helped found indie rock as a genre. The scene is associated with Flying Nun Records[1] an independent label[2]
The Dunedin sound influenced many overseas bands, including American indie rock groups R.E.M., Yo La Tengo, and Pavement.
Characteristics
According to Matthew Bannister, Dunedin sound "was typically marked by the use of droning or jangling guitars, indistinct vocals and often copious quantities of reverberation." Many Dunedin sound bands drew inspiration from punk rock, as well as pop, rock, and psychedelic music of the 1960s.[3]
Influences
The Dunedin sound can be traced back to the emergence of
New Zealand-based
The development of parallel musical trends such as the Paisley Underground in California and the resurgence of jangle pop contributed to growth in the popularity of the Dunedin sound on college radio in the USA and Europe. The heyday of the movement was in the mid-to-late 1980s, although music in the style is still being recorded and released.
A 2009 tribute album to Chris Knox (who suffered a major stroke that year) included contributions from Will Oldham, The Mountain Goats, Yo La Tengo, Lou Barlow, A. C. Newman, Stephin Merritt, Jay Reatard, and Lambchop.[12]
In 2000, a "Dunedin sound" showcase was presented as part of the Otago Festival of the Arts, held in Dunedin. This showcase featured performances by The Clean, The Chills,
89.7 FM, an American college radio station based in Los Altos Hills, California, broadcast all six nights of the Dunedin sound showcase live to the San Francisco Bay Area via its FM signal and worldwide over the internet. The following year, a double CD documenting these broadcasts was produced for the station's annual fund-raiser.References
- ^ "Dunedin Sound - the sound of honesty? - Article | AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Bannister, Matthew. "Anything Could Happen - Flying Nun History 1980-1995". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Roy Shuker Understanding popular music Routledge, 2001
- ISBN 1-86953-508-1. p. 144.
- ^ Uncut issue 146, July 2009, p81
- ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Williamson, laura, "Three decades under the influence," 23 July 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Archived 23 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Superchunk have covered songs Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine by The Chills, The Verlaines, and The Clean.
- ^ Manning's album In New Zealand included covers of tracks by The Clean, The Bats, and Chris Knox, among others.
- ^ Cat Power has covered Peter Jefferies' The Fate of the Human Carbine.
- ^ Breihan, T. "Chris Knox tribute album details revealed", Pitchfork. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
Sources and further reading
- ISBN 0-7900-0704-5
- Bertram, G. "Great still sounds great", Otago Daily Times, 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- Chapman, I. (2016) The Dunedin Sound: Some disenchanted evening. Auckland: David Bateman Ltd ISBN 978-1-86953-895-8
- Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) Kiwi rock. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. ISBN 0-473-03718-1
- Dix, J. (1988) Stranded in paradise: New Zealand rock'n'roll 1955–1988. Wellington: Paradise Publications. ISBN 0-473-00638-3
- ISBN 1-877333-06-9
- Higgins, M. (1982) The Clean and the Dunedin Sound. In Rip It Upmagazine, April 1982.
- Flying Nun 25th anniversary edition of Real Groove magazine, 2006.
- Flying Nun: Anything can happen (Television New Zealand documentary, 1990)
- Heavenly pop hits: The Flying Nun story (Television New Zealand documentary, 2002)