This little gem was originally posted on the first Ausrock blog, which was removed by blogger. It hasn't reappeared on the new blog, so I thought I would post it here as requested.
The New Christs were originally formed by Radio Birdman and New Race vocalist Rob Younger after he was offered the support spot on Iggy Pop's Australian tour of 1984. The other members had played in groups such as Celibate Rifles, Lime Spiders and Hoodoo Gurus. The tour proved a success and the band stayed together, recording the two singles Like A Curse and Born Out Of Time for Sydney independent label Citadel Records. These releases gained universal acclaim for their tough and uncompromising nature. With the prospect of an album deal and European tour, the other members instead chose to return to their former interests. Younger was left to pursue a career producing some of the finest upcoming Australian alternative bands.
In 1986 Barracudas bass player Jim Dickson returned to Australia from the UK and together with Younger started a new line-up. Featured were Charlie Owen, a gifted but as yet unknown guitarist and drummer Louis Burdett who soon left to be replaced by Nick Fisher who had played with Ed Kuepper and Wet Taxis. This line-up released a series of hard hitting singles Black Hole, Headin' South, Another Sin and the EP Dropping Like Flies. These tracks were compiled under the title Divine Rites, whose European release allowed the group to tour there for the first time.
Track List:
1. Dropping like Flies
2. Dead Girl
3. I Swear
4. You'll never catch my Wave
The New Christs were originally formed by Radio Birdman and New Race vocalist Rob Younger after he was offered the support spot on Iggy Pop's Australian tour of 1984. The other members had played in groups such as Celibate Rifles, Lime Spiders and Hoodoo Gurus. The tour proved a success and the band stayed together, recording the two singles Like A Curse and Born Out Of Time for Sydney independent label Citadel Records. These releases gained universal acclaim for their tough and uncompromising nature. With the prospect of an album deal and European tour, the other members instead chose to return to their former interests. Younger was left to pursue a career producing some of the finest upcoming Australian alternative bands.
In 1986 Barracudas bass player Jim Dickson returned to Australia from the UK and together with Younger started a new line-up. Featured were Charlie Owen, a gifted but as yet unknown guitarist and drummer Louis Burdett who soon left to be replaced by Nick Fisher who had played with Ed Kuepper and Wet Taxis. This line-up released a series of hard hitting singles Black Hole, Headin' South, Another Sin and the EP Dropping Like Flies. These tracks were compiled under the title Divine Rites, whose European release allowed the group to tour there for the first time.
Track List:
1. Dropping like Flies
2. Dead Girl
3. I Swear
4. You'll never catch my Wave
Man, I like to thank you for your incredible musical taste and for opportunize us/me to know all those amazing bands. Good job. I've been working hard in the last days and don't visit your blog as constant as I want (or 'would'? fuck gramatical rules! Do you understand me?).
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"last" or "past" days?
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very good surprises on this blog, you post very good records, (stooges, new christs, ramones, mudhoney, ... , all that f****** garage bands from the 60's area, and a lot of things to come, I hope) thx a lot
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ReplyDeleteDammitt!! missed these ditty's from ONE Of The "Hardest workin'men in show bidness"!!
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THANKS MUCH!!
@Andy Rampage: Sure thing my friend. I'm sorry it took me so long to get it back up for you. I just hope you're still around to see this.
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This is a swell dot connector. Shoot, that Wet Taxi demo from a blog a few months ago is excellent. Tanka
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