A compilation of songs, spoken word and instrumentals from the early phase of my gloriously unsuccessful career:

“Whilst shopping from fiffdimension, make sure to get hold of ‘Gleefully Unknown’ – a best-of compilation of Dave Edwards’ music from 1997 to 2005.   Rough outsider folk-blues mysteries, dissonant rock textures, electric and acoustic improvisations…

“Edwards strikes me as one of the most overlooked musicians from the fertile lands of New Zealand and if you need a fresh start this might very well be the place.” – Mats Gustafsson, The Broken Face

• Made in New Plymouth and Wellington NZ, and Melbourne AU.
• For background and more detail see 1997-2005
• Includes tracks by The Slab Septet, The Winter, Ascension Band.

by Dave Edwards (acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, bass, banjo, vocal), with

• Paul Winstanley (fretless bass, turntables),
• Mike Kingston (cello, acoustic guitar),
• Simon Sweetman (percussion),
• Nigel Patterson (hammond organ),
• Cylvi M (percussion),
• Simon O’Rorke (percussion),
• Francesca Mountfort (cello),
• Jeff Henderson (clarinet),
• Blair Latham (alto sax),
• Sam Prebble (violin, percussion),
• Chris Palmer (electric guitar),
• Chris O’Connor (drums),
• Antony Milton (violin, keyboards),
• Frey (laptop),
• Dean Brown (drums)

Featuring tracks from the albums

• Scratched Surface (1997-1998)
• in the non-idiomatic idiom in Norway (1999/2014)
• The Marion Flow (1999-2001)
• Mantis Shaped and Worrying (2002)
• The Winter: Parataxes (2003)
• Loose Autumn Moans (2003)
• Live 2004 (2004)
• After Maths & Sciences (2005-2006)

… if you enjoy this, try the sequels Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012 and Other Islands: 2012-2018

Also available from Spotify, Bandcamp etc