Fork Songs

by Tall Dwarfs

Overview

The acclaimed duo of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate's 1980s output on the Flying Nun label was profoundly influential on a generation of lo-fi music. Their influence can be traced in the music of Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Smog, and others working with intimate and primitive songcraft. Legendary home recorders, Fork Songs continues to expand their self-built universe and deepen their songwriting partnership. Fearless assemblages of noisy loops, primitive guitars, and household objects are the instruments favored, and the ease with which they sculpt oblique elements into delicate upbeat songs is stunning. Like the Television Personalities, their low-tech methods prove that great songs will transcend recording methods, and Fork Songs is only another crucial chapter in the book of musical invention that the New Zealand duo wrote. ~ Martin Walters

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2005
Label:	Cloud Recordings
UPC:	0656605650722
Rank:	136741

Tracks

1. Dare to Tread
2. We Bleed Love
3. Wings
4. Skirl
5. Thought Disorder
6. Small Talk
7. Lowlands
8. Life Is Strange
9. Daddy
10. All Is Fine
11. Two Humans
12. Oatmeal
13. Boys
14. Think Small

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tall Dwarfs   Primary Artist
Chris Knox   Accordion,Mellotron,Omnichord,Tambourine,Handclapping,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Bass,Casio,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Maracas,Dulcimer,Recorder
Alec Bathgate   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Handclapping,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Nylon String),Bass,Organ
Peter Brocolli   Clarinet
Paul Kean   Bass

Technical Credits

Alec Bathgate   Images,Composer,Producer
Mike Dooley   Composer
Chris Knox   Cover Design,Piano Effects,Loop,Composer,Producer
Paul Kean   Composer,Engineer
Arnie Van Bussel   Engineer