the songs are good too, the title track has been a local radio fav for a while now, plus 'storm from the east' gets an update... pretty much in tune with the BRILLIANT 'dream fo the sea'
― chris andrews (fraew), Sunday, 9 October 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)
― Brian Turner (btwfmu), Sunday, 9 October 2005 04:13 (twenty years ago)
― etc, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 04:49 (twenty years ago)
The only Renderers thread? Sheesh! Well anyway, officially out tomorrow:
http://www.othermusic.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/measured-strychnine-invitations
"Exiled Records is excited to release this compilation of some of our favorite songs by New Zealand cult legends, The Renderers. Formed in 1989 by Brian and Maryrose Crook of such esteemed bands as The Terminals, Max Block, Scorched Earth Policy, Flies Inside The Sun, etc. Rooted in a kind of cosmic country music, the songs regularly journey (lyrically and musically) into the heart of darkness while being taken outside the cosmos via Brian's raw and visceral guitar playing. Long a cult favorite with the few who have been lucky enough to hear / see them (Will Oldham covered their music and took them on the road with him as his backing band), they have operated in relative obscurity for decades. With nearly their entire discography only released on CD (and long unavailable), this is your first chance to have most of these classic tunes on vinyl. Starting with the classic 'Dream of the Sea' and ending with the heartbreaking 'A Million Lights.' Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk who declared this one of his all time favorite releases. Edition of 500 copies. Don't sleep!"
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 2 December 2013 21:10 (twelve years ago)
I could have sworn I've posted a bunch about the Renderers, but might have been at more NZ-focused places.
Ten tracks to cover six albums (seems they've left off Ghosts...; it's a shame, the title track is amazing) and a bunch of singles is a little rough - no "Darkest Way" or "Bigger Than Texas" or "I Hear The Devil Calling Me".
Haven't heard a word about this in New Zealand!
― etc, Monday, 2 December 2013 23:41 (twelve years ago)
Oops, there's "Fall of the Earth" from Ghosts...; nvm.
― etc, Monday, 2 December 2013 23:43 (twelve years ago)
Rocket Into Nothing was so overlooked - such a great album / such a great band
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Monday, 2 December 2013 23:50 (twelve years ago)
wow this band is really great
― My Chief Keef Keef (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 17:13 (twelve years ago)
Recently pulled out a cassette I'd made of my faves off Merge's '94 comp Rows of Teeth, and "Million Lights" is one of maybe 3 tunes from it that I can still really get into. So good. The only other thing I have is the "Touch of Evil" 7, and it's great as well.
― andrew m., Tuesday, 3 December 2013 19:32 (twelve years ago)
played a show with them in Christchurch - wonderful people, wonderful music
― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 19:44 (twelve years ago)
Ugh, wish I'd known sooner that they were playing Portland tomorrow.
― JoeStork, Friday, 30 June 2017 02:43 (eight years ago)