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| Blurt | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Avant garde, Experimental rock, Art rock, Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | LTM |
| Associated acts | Quintessence |
| Website | www.tedmilton.net |
| Members | |
| Ted Milton Dave Aylward Steve Eagles |
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| Past members | |
| Jake Milton Peter Creese Steve Eagles Paul Wigens Nic Murcott Chris Vine Bob Leith Charles Hayward |
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Blurt is a British musical group founded by the poet, saxophonist and puppeteer Ted Milton in 1979 in Stroud, Gloucestershire; with Milton's brother Jake Milton, formerly of psychedelic group Quintessence, on drums and Peter Creese on guitar. After three albums Creese left the band to be replaced by Herman Martin on synthesizers who, after a year of constant touring left the band, and was replaced by Steve Eagles, former member of Satans Rats, The Photos and Bang Bang Machine.
Shortly thereafter Jake Milton left to be replaced by Paul Wigens, with a short interim on drums by Nic Murcott. Eagles was replaced by Chris Vine as guitarist from 1990 to 1994. The latest drummer in the band is Dave Aylward, replacing Bob Leith who manned the drumkit from 2005 until 2008. Charles Hayward also played in Blurt from May until October 2001.
Blurt's compositions are predominantly based around simple, repetitive minimalistic guitar and/or saxophone phrases, but can also explore more abstract musical territories, often serving as an atmospheric backdrop for Ted Milton's existentialist poetry.
Blurt's music is featured on the soundtrack of the German movie, Abendland.
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[edit] Discography
Chart placings shown from the UK Indie Chart.[1]
- "My Mother Was a Friend of an Enemy of The People" / "Get" (7") (1980) Test Pressings #12
- In Berlin (LP) (1981) Armageddon #14 (UK), Ruby #103 (US)
- "The Fish Needs A Bike" (7") (1981) Armageddon #46
- "13 Febr. 1982" (7") (1982) Big Balumbas in Burundi
- Blurt (LP) (1982) Red Flame
- "The Ruminant Plinth" / "Spill The Beans" (12") (1983) Red Flame
- Bullets For You (LP) (1984) Divine
- "White Line Fever" (12") (1984) Another Side
- Friday The 12th (LP) (1985) Another Side
- Poppycock (LP) (1986) Toeblock
- Smoke Time (LP) (1987) Toeblock, Line Records
- "The Body That They Built To Fit The Car" (12") (1987) Toeblock, Line Records
- Kenny Rogers Greatest Hit (LP) (1989) Visa
- Kenny Rogers Greatest Hit (Take 2) (LP) (1989) Toeblock
- Pagan Strings (LP) (1992) Toeblock
- Magic Moments (CD) (1995) Bahia Music
- Celebrating The Bespoke Cell Of Little Ease (CD) (1999) Bahia Music
- The Best Of Blurt - Volume 1 - The Fish Needs A Bike (CD) (2003) Salamander (2)
- The Best Of Blurt - Volume 2 - The Body That They Built To Fit The Car (CD) (2006) Salamander (2)
- Blurt - The Factory Recordings (CD) (2008) LTM
- "Cut It!" b/w "Hat" (7") (2008) The Orchestra Pit Recording Co.
- Cut It! (CD) (2010) LTM
[edit] Tracks appeared on
- A Factory Quartet (2xLP): "Puppeteer", "Dyslexia Rules K.O.", "Some Come", "Benighted" (1980) Factory
- Audio Visual (LP): "Gravespit" (Live), Sweatbox (1985)
- Hits $ Corruption (LP): "Poppycock", Hits & Corruption (1986)
- Q.E.D. (2xLP + 7"): "Man To Fly", N.L. Centrum (1988)
- Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD): "The Fish Needs A Bike" (2003) Mute Records
- Fac.Dance (2xCD) "Puppeteer", Strut (2011)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
