: produced by Paul Winstanley, & featuring Chris O'Connor (drums), Chris Palmer (electric guitars), Simon O'Rorke (percussion). Recorded at Thistle Hall, Wellington, 2001, and mixed by Joe Callwood. For the earlier 1999 New Plymouth sessions see The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki); The Marion Flow was originally a longer album which spanned recordings from New … Continue reading The Marion Flow (part 2, Wellington 2001)
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The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki 1999)
"It's lo-fi, organic and about as eclectic as one could manage. Kind of reminds me of Nick Cave if he had grown up in Timaru. No pretentious American accents or catch phrase choruses, just a bunch of people making music. A little beauty!" - NZ Musician, August/September 2002 Produced by Paul Winstanley, & featuring Steve … Continue reading The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki 1999)
The Blast of a Wintry Day (by John Collie, 1856)
A song written by my great-great-grandfather John Collie, in Banffshire, Scotland, in 1856. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fytSLLBMDhs&list=PLtbrBpNjlOHM1vCfC-ABTrLuBRer6MBsv It also appeared on Other Islands: 2012-2018 Where it marked a return to my solo acoustic approach of early years. lyrics THE BLAST OF A WINTRY DAY. THE cauld blast of winter Is howling o’er the moor; The groves which smiled … Continue reading The Blast of a Wintry Day (by John Collie, 1856)
Scratched Surface
“Worth searching out coz this lo-fi singer/songwriter oddball has a unique take on the genre. He’s pissed off, a tad fucked up (as usual), but not full of lugubrious self-pity (as unusual) and is happy to get raucous & obnoxious in just the right kinda way.” – Chris Knox The debut album from fiffdimension - … Continue reading Scratched Surface
Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012
"This is something that he has to do, that he will do, come fame or oblivion" -Chris Knox Now available on Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, Deezer etc fiffdimension vol2, a sequel to Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005, sees increasingly wide-ranging experimentation and exploration both sonically and geographically, from New Zealand and beyond to Australia and East Asia, and a … Continue reading Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012
Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005
"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 … Continue reading Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005
Loose Autumn Moans
Recorded and mixed entirely on analogue equipment, and originally released on cassette in 2003, Loose Autumn Moans is the fourth album by New Zealander Dave Edwards (aka fiffdimension). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtbrBpNjlOHMU6mbiFL4MMjcyuO8J1MQV&disable_polymer=true Featuring Sam Prebble & Mike Kingston and Simon Sweetman . "Edwards' art is always an interactive experience, and the spontaneous nature of his audio output encourages descriptions such … Continue reading Loose Autumn Moans