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February 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

How I Feel About Tall Dwarfs

When I first heard Tall Dwarfs I hadn’t heard very much like it (apart from The Beatles). And if that’s not entirely true it’s because we’re talking feelings, not facts. And that is an important distinction – and actually it’s the important truth when it comes to music. I wasn’t in on the ground floor […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alec Bathgate, Blog, Chris Knox, Flying Nun, How I Feel, How I Feel About Tall Dwarfs, Kiwi, NZ, Tall Dwarfs, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Mail Delivery

There was a special delivery in the mail yesterday, all of the records Alec Bathgate made as a solo act, all pressed to vinyl, brand new. Not only that, but Lindsay Rabbitt’s new volume of poetry – these were gifts from the creators; they’ll want me to write about them. But I want to write […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alec Bathgate, Lindsay Rabbitt, Mail Delivery, Music, Poem, Poem: Mail Delivery, Poems, Reviewing, Writing ·

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October 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Alec Bathgate: Phantom Dots

Alec Bathgate Phantom Dots Alec Bathgate / Bandcamp The return of Alec Bathgate to the world of recorded music has been a lovely surprise. Chris Knox’s silencing – via that damned stroke – has, on some level, been Bathgate’s silencing too. Or at least that’s how it has seemed to me. Bathgate made a great […]
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September 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Homespun and Headpsun And Heartwon By Tall Dwarfs

all I know is when I first heard Tall Dwarfs I’d never really heard anything like it. And maybe that’s not actually quite 100% true but we’re talking feelings, not facts. And there’s an important difference. I wasn’t in on the ground floor either. I arrived late, parasailed in through an open window halfway up […]
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December 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Songwriter Profile: Chris Knox

From his time with The Enemy and Toy Love through to Tall Dwarfs and his solo career, Chris Knox has been a hero to many, domestically and abroad, for his passionate performances, his writing and his ethos: a DIY song-craftsman. The image of Knox as the man in the stubbies and jandals is a crucial […]
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May 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

That Time I Decided To Email Alec Bathgate Because I Loved The Tall Dwarfs And His Solo Albums Too: The Alec Bathgate Interview

I have often felt that Alec Bathgate is one of New Zealand music’s unsung heroes. I know that people appreciate his work with Chris Knox – in The Enemy, Toy Love and Tall Dwarfs. But when I heard The Indifferent Velvet Void I thought it was a gem; a lo-fi masterpiece. I felt privileged to […]
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October 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #12 The Indifferent Velvet Void

You should know by now if you’ve been reading these posts that the series is called Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit – but it’s actually about me revisiting them. And it’s about me as much as it’s about the album. It’s about how the album has impacted my life. I’m trying to tell the […]
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February 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1633

The Tall Dwarfs, Throw A Sickie (1986) I love The Tall Dwarfs. Not really much more that needs saying. And any time that I miss them – or the solo albums by Chris Knox or Alec Bathgate – I put on a record and they’re there. This lo-fi/DIY/kitchen-sink stuff creates a feeling they are in […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 12", 1986, Alec Bathgate, Chris Knox, EP, Flying Nun, LP, The Big Dive, The Tall Dwarfs, Throw A Sickie, Toy Love, Vinyl ·

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