Fork Songs

by Tall Dwarfs

Fork Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Flying Nun
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 47:39
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Alec Bathgate, Peter Brocolli, humming, noises

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The pioneering New Zealand duo continues their reign as lo-fi masters with this inventive release. Utilizing acoustic instruments alongside primitive home-recording techniques and tape loops, the music captures the whimsical, idiosyncratic charm of the famed Dunedin sound.

Genres

Descriptors: Lo Fi, lo-fi, acoustic, melodic, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Dare to Tread (4:41)
  2. We Bleed Love (3:22)
  3. Wings (1:56)
  4. Skirl (2:36)
  5. Thought Disorder (4:08)
  6. Small Talk (3:35)
  7. Lowlands (3:05)
  8. Life Is Strange (3:10)
  9. Daddy (3:44)
  10. All Is Fine (3:32)
  11. Two Humans (3:48)
  12. Oatmeal (1:46)
  13. Boys (5:11)
  14. Think Small (3:02)

Credits

  • Tall Dwarfs - primary artist
  • Tim Bathgate - artwork [fork drawings]
  • Rick O'Neil - lacquer cut by [runout etching 鈸
  • Member Of The Press - other [vocals]
  • George H. W. Bush - vocals
  • Peter Brocolli - clarinet

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