and K Group CDs followed in 1997. Small creative communities, co-operative endeavour, words and challenging guitar sound, and writing with a historical and archival bent and local underground focus? The Dead C had been busy as well. Michael Morley deals with the more melodic area of things (hes playing the tune of the songs) while Bruce Russell uses his guitar in a melodically minimal, almost percussive way, hurling large slices of distortion fuelled dynamics into the sound. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE "Bruce Russell was the most uniquely hilarious, individual person I've ever known," Guy Heveldt wrote. Heres an old montage featuring an unusual word: gravitas. LOVE love the photo of Pam. "What I loved about what he did on the radio was the companionship for the listeners. He served up and down New Zealand through his broadcasting career. Wellingtons Surface of the Earth, Blenheims Omit, Alan Licht (The Evan Dando of Noise?) The page will be updated as worthy photos come in. What songs there are Morley keeps going with a simple open chord riff under and over which Russell shows his faith in drone, discord and looping repetition. For many years, he . I shall miss him as will his audience. Doramaars Copula and Le Non Jazz, an Opprobrium connected NZ free noise compilation, Dust/ Omits Deformed, The Shadow Rings Wax-Work Echoes and Flying Saucer Attacks In Search of Spaces arrived in 1996. I had come in for my news shift at 4am and he was on overnight talk. According to his ZB bio, he began composing advertisements and started doing some announcing and was posted to numerous community stations, doing every shift under the sun. 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My friends and I are no strangers to the large co-op arts venue up the sharp rising Stafford Street south of the Octagon, having been regulars there at musical events in mid-1986. "I am devastated," sports broadcaster Miles Davis wrote. Russells writing and thought was often published in the new millennium. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I comment. He started doing some announcing around this period and was assigned to numerous stations as a community announcer, doing every shift imaginable. With some others, they make up Pink Plastic Gods and Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos. In other words two thirds of The Dead C were already creating together. Tim Dower announces the passing of Bruce Russell on Newstalk ZB According to the Newstalk ZB, Mr Russell who was in his early 70s. Why do I have to be careful with statistics? UPDATE JANUARY 18 See below for additional photos. Xpressway people. One of Russell's long-time colleagues at ZB, Tim Dower, announced the news on air this morning of the passing of his "great mate". It surprises me though that most of the callers are male, and some cant string a sentence together, (just saying).Thats my only bugbearI really miss Brucie as he had such an interesting life. Bruce Russell Collection, Bruce Russellin Sydney at the What is Music? He always wanted to give it the very best he could, he was an absolute professional. As the obituary continued, Bruce entered an extremely strong sense of humor in his profession and in his workplace. Great friend no doubt but maybe write a book Pam. Facebook gives people the power to. Bruce was one of a kind and a colleague for over 20 years. Russell died unexpectedly but "peacefully" on Sunday night, Newstalk ZB confirmed in a statement on its website on Monday. Bruce Russell passed away shortly before he was due on air to host Newstalk ZB's overnight show. The New York label is also behind the 10 new albums and four singles, including 2006s Vain, Erudite and Stupid: Selected Works: 1987 2005 compilation that The Dead C have to their name between 2000 to 2014. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Russell quickly realised that the fanzine writers and radio show hosts who supported Flying Nun groups were equally supportive of his labels efforts. I honestly dont believe that because your land wastaken off you, that you bash your kids. He passed away shortly. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. I hope they truly value you as much as we all do, and yes please bring back Pam you are wonderful together. One of the most important and interesting in phases in New Zealands independent music history had now begun. By Dickson Ofori Siaw April 25, 2022. And that's what he went on to do with his listeners.". He returned in number six documenting The Bats' first trip to Great Britain and Europe and cocking a discerning ear over fine records by rising British and US indie acts The Weather Prophets, Shop Assistants and Opal. Russell, who was in his early 70s, worked as a host and newsreader for the station right up until his death. There were few things we wanted to do less than release it through Flying Nun. With New Zealands record pressing plant now disassembled for shipping to Australia and the CD format on the rise, the defiant act created a sense of continuity with the post-punk explosion of the early to mid-decade. With Flying Nun Records back in safe hands whatever animosity the Xpressway scene had for Flying Nun Records was long gone by the new millennium, with Bruce Russell compiling four retrospectives for the perennial NZ label, including The 3Ds early years, The Pin Group and The Stones. Peter Jefferies appended it to Guided Tour Of An Unknown Street. The EPs remaining songs Crazy I Know and Angel were Michael Morley-centred songs of fragile beauty. Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. That is NOT the Mikey I know!!! Bruce liked that one enough to include it in The Dead Cs press release. I would drop in with a crash and a bang in the morning. Bruce, meanwhile, checked out The Terminals Disconnect LP, Skeptics Amalgam and The Renderers and Cyclops live. I do not believe that is Mikey!!! The Bruce Russell centred and run Corpus Hermeticums head was in a different place to Xpressways. Is Nanci Griffiths Cause of Death Related to a Health Problem? Shipping was a big part of the NZ based labels costs so a lighter and thinner sleeve made sense. The statisticsshow that 54 per cent of bashed kids are Maori! In November 1994, Bruce Russell moved his family north to the port town of Lyttelton near Christchurch, the South Islands largest city, where he has lived ever since. The label and groups wanted to stay below the radar to avoid the attention of the IRD and Social Welfare departments. Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. 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Not content with rescuing tapes from a dodgy rep, Xpressway Records buffed up what was thought to be another dying medium and released The Dead Cs The Sun Stabbed seven inch EP on vinyl in 1988. Thanks Tim again. 1991 brought a revisit of mid-1980s Christchurch group Scorched Earth Policy (Foaming Out), Angelheads Eat, Sandra Bells Dreams of Falling, Chris Heazlewoods Hellmouth 66 and The Terminals Disease, all on tape. Thats a large slice of the relevant indie label groups in Great Britain right there most of whose records were available in New Zealand on import. He passed away. The Dead C was onstage again in October with The Terminals at Chippendale House, an outing reviewed by Richard Langston for the second issue of Alley Oop. Bruce Russell is a New Zealand experimental musician and writer. RIP you lovely man and much love to your family https://t.co/qzPuFPNfAY. Learn how your comment data is processed. Contact | Privacy, The recently uploaded video of Sue on The Twos Facebook page (. In the late 1980s and early 1990s NZ groups wanting to issue music on vinyl records faced very real challenges in locating pressing plants overseas. Bruce Russell, an overnight radio host, has died suddenly. He is a founder member and guitarist for the noise rock trio The Dead C, as well as the free noise ensemble A Handful of Dust. Bruce worked as a nightly anchor, news anchor, and host of the popular Saturday night show In My Day until he died in his early 70s. Newstalk ZB's Bruce Russell spent a lifetime being a companion to his treasured listeners. Robbie Yeats and Michael Morley head back to the motel for a shower and a break, but Bruce is happy to stay and talk. Our thoughts and love are with Bruce's family at this sad time.. Rest easy my old friend. He hails us from across the street and hands over a green screen printed poster with what looks like black cavemen etchings that announces The Dead Sea and Early Carvings afternoon show at Chippendale House on Sunday April 24. Having returned North to Paeroa then university in Hamilton, brother Stu and I were early subscribers to Xpressways mail order, eagerly awaiting the catalogues (minor pieces of art in themselves I wish Id kept the Hocken Library in Dunedin has copies) and NZ and US records they sold. I love TW love of conversation. Pacific Islanders dont bash theirkids. Hed been resident in Dunedin for most of the previous 15 years, having shifted south for university in 1979. So here they are, Little Brucie and Housing New Zealand Sue. They confirmed his death in a statement on Monday morning. Type above and press Enter to search. When it was his birthday the radio station was besieged by kids lining up for miles screaming for Freddy, chuckled Russell. Bruce Russellat 2013 FESTA: Canterbury Tales, Peter Jefferies on Bruce Russell and Xpressway (Ross Cunningham interview, 2016), Xpressway people. His distinctive personality in the newsroom and the studio never failed to amuse his coworkers. Bruce Russell is the Night and Overnight Host at NZME based in Auckland, Auckland. Producer Tim Evans, who worked with Russell between 2007 and 2011, said on Twitter there was never a dull moment with Bruce. We currently await photos of Netball & Movies Kelvin, Dear Helen, Dave the Security Guard, Sweet Alan Of Timaru, Deano the Dairy Farmer, Jeanetta the Hermaphrodite, Ah Yes Hello Mark who has a Hannah Montana duvet and other entrenched regulars. The Dead C continued releasing albums through Flying Nun Records (Eusa Kills, 1989). Bruce Russell cause of death, age, wife, children, net worth. He would spend two or three minutes talking to the listeners. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He read philosophy for fun and for a while researched Renaissance magic, the Kabbala and Rosicrucianism. Come January 1987 and Bruce Russell is back in Dunedin. Xpressways prime mover headed to the United States in 1991 for a six-week fact finding mission during which he visited the half a dozen east coast record shops that would be central to the label and its bands future. Your shows ROCK. What it feels like to perform live with no idea at all of what you are about to do, or what your fellow band member will do? I use it a lot. "senator" Mikaere Mc Carty Is Back ! "Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away . Winding down Corpus Hermeticum in 2004 (after a diverse run of releases from Sandoz Lab Technicians, Matt De Gennaro with Alastair Galbraith, RST, Lovely Midget, Marchetti/ Noetinger/ Werchowski, Kjetil D. Brandsdal, Birchville Cat Motel, Greg Malcolm, Ralf Wehowsky and Tetuzi Akiyama), Bruce Russell again left the release of his sound to overseas record labels. Its got that import cachet, the hard to find, real gold, collector scum mentality, Russell told Philip Matthews in The Wire, June 1999. Their first overseas tour paired them with Sonic Youth in Minneapolis at First Avenue & 7th St Entry in late May and with Harry Pussy at Cambridge, Massachusetts Middle Earth in early June, Boston, NYC, Washington DC and Philadelphia. The city councils representative is holding up the organisations generic membership card. "I didn't want to give him a fright so crept in, and gently touched his arm. FEMALE CALLER: Theyre violent, and they wont work! Radio host Bruce Russell is being remembered as a talented newsreader with an "inimitable personality". Shocked and saddened. Another long-time colleague at ZB, Tim Roxborogh, said he had never worked with someone as eccentric, as enigmatic and hilarious as Russell. A Handful of Dust released For Patti Smith through Freeway Sound in 2002, Mares Milk Mixed with Blood on Non Mi Piace in 2003 and Panegyric on Alastair Galbraiths Next Best Way in 2009. I can't believe that I "know" all the callers tha you have listed. The brightly mohawked writer had shared stages with his flatmate Alastair Galbraiths band as The Coonskin Kid or A Handful of Dust. A twenty to thirty thousand word thesis for his PhD in fine art at RMIT in Melbourne is apparently underway there as well. I couldn't agree more. M.P. The letters and music that Bruce and the label sent out to the newly interested revived the sense of inclusion that Flying Nun Records was losing (especially for those outside Auckland) and began the knitting together of a new indie community in New Zealand and overseas. His death's reason is not revealed yet. Tributes from colleges former and present as well as fans poured in for the media personality. Come back Pam PLEASE. What was the name of an older man who did talk back radio he had lots of medical remedies and is he still alive? And why the hell arethe police showing bloody cultural sensitivity to Maori? Best Two on air, EVER!! Omits Quad triple CD packed in a five inch flop-top hard box with artwork is highlighted as was an announcement that Corpus Hermeticum were now distributing Siltbreeze, PSF, Selektion, Metonymic, Metamkineand Next Best Way releases. 25/04/2022. Russell is survived by his wife Lorna and son Andrew. It was as if he was not even a real person, just the voice that commanded the room's attention and the signature at the end 'I am Bruce Russell'," said Knight. No. Samoansare a very bad violent race as well. Its one of the all-time great montages, this happened within a day of President Bush selecting Dick Cheney to be his vice presidential running mate. 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