Flies Inside The Sun
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Flies Inside the Sun were a band from New Zealand
. They formed in 1993, and consisted of Kim Pieters
, Peter Stapleton
, Danny Butt, and Brian Crook. They were part of a prominent improvisation
/ noise
scene which was active in New Zealand at the time, documented in magazines such as Opprobrium and compilations such as Le Jazz Non
. Pieters and Stapleton had been members of the recently disbanded Dadamah
along with Roy Montgomery
. Their debut album, An Audience of Others (Including Herself), was released on the Kranky
label in 1995. They disbanded when Brian Crook left to focus on his other project, The Renderers. They reformed in 1997 and released a self titled album on Stapleton's own Metonymic label. This was followed by a string of releases on the Metonymic label.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They formed in 1993, and consisted of Kim Pieters
Kim Pieters
Kim Pieters is a painter, musician and video artist from New Zealand.Pieters was born in 1959 in Rotorua, New Zealand. She began her career as a visual artist in the early 1980s...
, Peter Stapleton
Peter Stapleton
Peter Stapleton is a musician from New Zealand. He is principally a drummer, although he has also contributed shortwave radio and tape manipulations to various recordings....
, Danny Butt, and Brian Crook. They were part of a prominent improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
/ noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
scene which was active in New Zealand at the time, documented in magazines such as Opprobrium and compilations such as Le Jazz Non
Le Jazz Non
Le Jazz Non is a compilation album of music from New Zealand's 'free-noise' movement. It was released in 1996 on the Corpus Hermeticum label. It was compiled by Bruce Russell in April 1996, and received funding assistance from the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa. The album is packaged in a...
. Pieters and Stapleton had been members of the recently disbanded Dadamah
Dadamah
Dadamah were a band from New Zealand, active during the early 1990s. The band consisted of Kim Pieters, Peter Stapleton, Roy Montgomery, and Janine Stagg. After the band broke up, the members went on to numerous other music projects, including Flies Inside The Sun, Doramaar, Dissolve, and...
along with Roy Montgomery
Roy Montgomery
Roy Montgomery is a guitarist from Christchurch, New Zealand.He has played in several New Zealand bands, including Compulsory Fun, Murder Strikes Pink, The Pin Group, The Shallows, Dadamah and Dissolve...
. Their debut album, An Audience of Others (Including Herself), was released on the Kranky
Kranky Records
Kranky is an independent record label, located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke.The bands it houses are noted for combining experimental and often electronic influences with elements of more traditional rock structures, and many of the artists on Kranky...
label in 1995. They disbanded when Brian Crook left to focus on his other project, The Renderers. They reformed in 1997 and released a self titled album on Stapleton's own Metonymic label. This was followed by a string of releases on the Metonymic label.
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
An Audience of Others (Including Herself) | Kranky Kranky Records Kranky is an independent record label, located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke.The bands it houses are noted for combining experimental and often electronic influences with elements of more traditional rock structures, and many of the artists on Kranky... |
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| 1997 1997 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy... |
Flies Inside the Sun | Metonymic | - | - | |
| 1999 1999 in music -Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia.... |
Le Mal D'Archive | Metonymic | - | - | |
| 2000 2000 in music See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.... |
Cactus Sky | Metonymic | - | - | |
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
Burning Glass | Metonymic | - | - |