Snapper (band)
| Snapper | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | drone/noise pop |
| Labels | Flying Nun Records |
| Associated acts | The Clean The Chills The Great Unwashed. |
| Past members | |
| Peter Gutteridge Alan Haig Dominic Stones Christine Voice David Kilgour Mike Dooley |
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Snapper was a New Zealand indie/alternative band formed by Peter Gutteridge, previously in The Clean, The Chills and The Great Unwashed.
The band evolved from the line-up of another Gutteridge-led band, the Dunedin-based Phromes. A show supporting the Delawares featuring Christine Voice drew her melodic organ and haunting vocals to the fold and with input from Alan Haig on drums and Dominic Stones (who went on to the 3Ds) on guitar, the line-up was complete.
Buddy from the bands self-titled debut EP became an indie classic and is highly regarded by many internationally famous acts including French band Stereolab and Glaswegian noise-pop outfit The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Snapper's first full-length album: Shotgun Blossom was released in 1992 with the original line-up. The seven inch single Vadar b/w Gentle Hour was released in 1993 as the band began to fragment somewhat. The full-length album A.D.M. (rumoured to be an acronym for Automatic Death Machine) was released in 1996 and is predominantly Gutteridge singing and playing all instruments with Mike Dooley on drums. Voice, Dermania Lloyd from Cloudboy and Celia Pavlova from King Loser feature as guest vocalists.
Although never completely defunct; Snapper's activity since the late 1990s has been sporadic at best. In 2000 the Gutteridge, Voice and Dooley line-up with additional members Maxine Funke and Thomas Bell came together to perform an outstanding show as part of Dunedin City's Festival of the Arts.
Interviewed in 2009 for D-Scene magazine, Gutteridge professed a desire to release a backlog of his solo material.
[edit] Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | ||||||
| 1992 | Shotgun Blossom | Flying Nun Records | - | - | FN216 | |
| 1996 | A.D.M. | Flying Nun Records | - | - | FN294 | |
| EPs | ||||||
| 1989 | Snapper | Flying Nun Records | - | - | FN110 | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album | NZ Singles Chart | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Dark Sensation/Snapper and the Ocean" | - | - | |
| 1993 | "Vadar/Gentle Hour" | - | - | |
| 2002 | "Hammerhead/Alive" | - | - |
[edit] External links
- Flying Nun page on Snapper, including Buddy RealAudio sample track
- thebigcity.co.nz biography of Snapper
- [1] Among the Aisles (Blog)
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