It’s assumed the ’80s New Zealand lo-fi noise of bands like The Dead C reflected geographical and technological isolation.
But contemporaneously, in bedrooms from Bristol to London, and within earshot of pop cultural civilization, a young Stefan Jaworzyn plugged whatever sounds he could source into cassette recorders and carved his own archipelago of clattering loops, psychedelic guitar squalls, and brain-fizzing organ drones.
Now your laptop conceals more kit than Abbey Road, these analogue aural hallucinations seem positively Arts and Crafts.
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Tin Frog, Twitter