An amorphous "band" revolving around musical horticulturist Russell Murch, these guys are best remembered for their EP on Virgin, released 1977 as Avant Gardener, which included the dissonant pseudo-pop of 'Strange Gurl In Clothes'. They were absolute musical incompetents but, spirited and brimming with ideas, played Velvet Underground inspired noise. After a lengthy lay-off, Murch returned with an entirely new group and a revised name (The Avant Gardeners), and signed to an Italian label, Appa...
An amorphous "band" revolving around musical horticulturist Russell Murch, these guys are best remembered for their EP on Virgin, released 1977 as Avant Gardener, which included the dissonant pseudo-pop of 'Strange Gurl In Clothes'. They were absolute musical incompetents but, spirited and brimming with ideas, played Velvet Underground inspired noise.
After a lengthy lay-off, Murch returned with an entirely new group and a revised name (The Avant Gardeners), and signed to an Italian label, Appaloosa. The whole of the EP was re-recorded for the first of two albums, Dig It (1980), which also features a cover of Roky Erickson's 'Two-Headed Dog' and hilarious, brainy originals ('Never Turn Your Back On A Silicone Chip', 'Where Are My Hormones?'). The follow-up, Ye Church Of Ye Inner Cosmos (1984, recorded this time as Ye Avant Gardeners) is equally great.
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