Bent Folk LIVE 4cd box-set, culled from 3 years of bootleg recordings playing in and around Wellington. Originally released for Record Store Day 2015 by Ilk Ither in an edition of 10 hand-made boxes.
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DISC 1
Maggot Brain (minidisc, Garrett Street, 8/3/13)
Trouble (minidisc, Carlucci Land, 18/5/13)
DISC 2
What If (minidisc, San Fran Bath House, 17/4/13)
Spare The Rod (video, Evil Genius, 11/5/13)
You Are The Sky (laptop, Rehearsal Room, 1/9/13)
Song For Jason (laptop, Solo Demo, Sep. 2013)
DISC 3
(If I Was A) Liar (cellphone, San Fran, 12/11/14)
We Were Like Horses (cellphone, San Fran, 12/11/14)
Wrecking Ball (video, FTP, 2/2/14)
DISC 4
Why? (cellphone, San Fran, 23/5/15)
All tracks written by the Bent Folk, lyrics by Dick Whyte, except Maggot Brain (which is based loosely on the Funkadelic original, but largely improvised) and Wrecking Ball (originally performed by Miley Cyrus).
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THE BENT FOLK ARE:
Dick Whyte - Guitar & Vocals
Helen O'Rourke - Drums
Rupert Hunter - Guitar
Finn Johansson - Microkorg (on Why)
Louis Reeve - Guitar (on Why)
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THE BENT FOLK THANK:
Samin Son, All Seeing Hand, Dave Prendergast, Big Rick, Kitten Tank, Toucan Stubbs, Epic Sweep Records, Gaol B8, Campbell Walker, Jonathan King, Jeff Henderson, Dean Roberts, Swamp Doctor, Charlotte Forrester, Maggie, Petra, Hobbes and Kenealy (and anyone who gave us a gig, played a gig with us, came to a gig, brought a record, or generally said nice things to or about us).
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released April 20, 2015