Venom P Stinger offered an indifferent Australia unwanted acres of tricksy, lurching, tempo-shifting, art rock sea-shanties, doubtless as difficult for the band to play as they were for the merely curious to tolerate.
The guitarist Mick Turner and the drummer Jim White went on to supply tastefully distressed licks and off-beat percussive flourishes to Warren Ellis’ post-rock gypsy fiddle trio The Dirty Three, but here’s a complete document of the five years they spent turning spit-flecked rock filth into free punk noise silver.
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Brighton Argus
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
Peter Fears, Twitter
Peter Fears, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
World Without End, Twitter
World Without End, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Bosco239, youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
Zombie Hamster, Twitter
Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Etienne, Chortle.com
Etienne, Chortle.com