{"product_id":"tall-dwarfs-unravelled-1981-2002-4lp-box-set","title":"TALL DWARFS 'UNRAVELLED: 1981-2002' 4LP BOX SET","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: Merge\u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 8\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2022\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: 180 Gram Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRejoice!! Today, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTall Dwarfs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—the prized New Zealand duo of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChris Knox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlec Bathgate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—announced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Unravelled: 1981–2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAugust 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4-LP set\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e compiles 55 songs from Tall Dwarfs’ two decades of recordings, shining a loving light on the lo-fi pioneers. The LP edition is pressed on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g vinyl \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehoused in two gatefold jackets and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eincludes a 20-page collector’s booklet of photos, comics, posters, and other ephemera, all packaged in a slipcase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter a failed flirtation with success in their previous band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToy Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Knox and Bathgate formed Tall Dwarfs in 1981, opting to record themselves on a 4-track reel-to-reel. It was meant to be a one-off, but after the founding of their New Zealand label \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlying Nun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, they continued to record music for the next 21 years, releasing seven EPs and six albums. Their process was spontaneous, with songs being recorded as they were written. Typically, Bathgate would work up something on guitar while Knox provided vocals, lyrics, and tape loops. Then they added any sounds that seemed necessary to finish a song, using whatever was lying around: pans, chairs, baby rattles. Though Tall Dwarfs could be weird, they were never too experimental; Knox and Bathgate both loved melody too much (“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeatlesque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e” appeared more often than any other adjective in their reviews).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe songs on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnravelled: 1981–2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecurated by Bathgate, who also designed the box set packaging\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; Chris Knox suffered a debilitating stroke in 2009 just as they had started work on a new album. The collection captures the different sides of Tall Dwarfs across 55 songs. Though the band was an excuse for two good friends who lived in different cities to get together, drink beer, watch shitty old movies, and do some recording and drawing, Tall Dwarfs created music unlike anyone else. Capturing the initial excitement of creation and taking pride in what they did, Knox and Bathgate showed a whole generation of musicians what could be done at home on a 4-track and what magic could be made if you mixed pop melodies and hooks galore with homemade sounds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MERGE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67767327719518,"sku":"TALL-DWARFS-UNRAVELLED-1981-2002-4LP-BOX-SET-9813","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/0484\/3614\/files\/jpg.jpg?v=1792177395","url":"https:\/\/shop.revolvermag.com\/products\/tall-dwarfs-unravelled-1981-2002-4lp-box-set","provider":"Revolver Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}