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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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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John Robins, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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World Without End, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
Peter Fears, Twitter
Peter Fears, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
Frankie Boyle, Comedian
Frankie Boyle, Comedian