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Dirty Three
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Post-Rock, Instrumental Rock
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Touch and Go, Bella Union, Anchor & Hope Records
Associated acts Nick Cave, Grinderman
Website www.dirtythree.com
Members
Warren Ellis
Jim White
Mick Turner

Dirty Three is an instrumental rock band, formed in 1993, in Melbourne, Australia by Warren Ellis (violin), Mick Turner (electric guitar), and Jim White (drums). Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Instrumental rock is a type of Rock music which emphasizes Musical instruments, and which features no or very little Singing. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing Bella Union is an Independent record label that was started up by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde in 1997. Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author Grinderman is a Garage rock band formed by Nick Cave (vocals electric guitar organ piano Warren Ellis (electric Bouzouki, Fendocastor Warren Ellis (born 1965 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Multi-instrumentalist and composer most famous for his work Jim White is an Australian drummer and the longtime drummer for the musical group Dirty Three. Mick Turner is an Australian Musician and painter best known as the guitarist for Dirty Three. Instrumental rock is a type of Rock music which emphasizes Musical instruments, and which features no or very little Singing. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Warren Ellis (born 1965 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Multi-instrumentalist and composer most famous for his work The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Mick Turner is an Australian Musician and painter best known as the guitarist for Dirty Three. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Jim White is an Australian drummer and the longtime drummer for the musical group Dirty Three. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Though each of the musicians has remained dedicated to the band since its inception almost fifteen years ago, Warren, Mick and Jim have contributed their respective talents to a multitude of artists over the years.

Their music has elements of folk melody, rock energy, and 20th century classical music. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style while at the same time the Impressionist movement spearheaded by Claude Debussy Their early albums offered many aggressive, ferociously emotional songs, but since their fourth album, Ocean Songs, Dirty Three have gradually shifted their focus towards a slower, arguably more melancholic, style of playing. Ocean Songs is the fourth major album by Australian trio Dirty Three.

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History

Ellis' musical history prior to the Dirty Three is cloudy; he worked as a schoolteacher in regional Victoria. Turner and White played in a number of Melbourne bands in the 1980s. Turner was a member of The Moodists for a few months prior to, and including the length of, their first European sojourn (1983-5), and was also a member of the Sick Things (as Mick Sick), Fungus Brains and Venom P. The Moodists were an Australian Post-punk band that formed in 1980 when Dave Graney, Clare Moore and Steve Miller of punk group Stinger. White was also in Venom P. Stinger and played on some tracks recorded by Fungus Brains. He has also been a member of People With Chairs Up Their Noses, Feral Dinosaurs (this group also featured Conway Savage, later a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and the Blackeyed Susans. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. He has also played on records by Hunters and Collectors and Tex, Don and Charlie. Hunters & Collectors were an Australian Rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1981 led by principal songwriter Mark Seymour.

Dirty Three have released albums on Touch & Go Records and have toured with Sonic Youth, Pavement, Throwing Muses, Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Devendra Banhart and Shannon Wright to name just a few. Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Pavement was an American Indie rock band in the 1990s Although they experienced only moderate commercial success they achieved a significant cult Throwing Muses are an Alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997 when its members began concentrating Cat Power is the stage name of American Singer/songwriter Charlyn "Chan" Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (born 24 December 1970 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Devendra Banhart (born May 30 1981) is a Venezuelan - American Folk rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Shannon Wright is a singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, Florida, who was once the lead for the band Crowsdell.

Since 1996, Ellis has been a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. Ellis and Turner have both released solo albums. In addition, Turner and White have released several EPs as The Tren Brothers, and appear as backing musicians on albums by Cat Power, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and PJ Harvey (White drums). The Tren Brothers are an Australian Instrumental rock duo consisting of guitarist Mick Turner and drummer Jim White. Cat Power is the stage name of American Singer/songwriter Charlyn "Chan" Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (born 24 December 1970 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Turner is also an internationally exhibited painter with his own work gracing the covers of all of their major albums except Sad & Dangerous. Sad & Dangerous is the first major release by the Australian trio Dirty Three. He also runs the band's own record label Anchor & Hope. In 1999, Dirty Three joined forces with Low to record an In The Fishtank session for Konkurrent records; the result has been called "some of the best material either unit has produced. Low is an American Indie rock group from Duluth Minnesota. The group was formed in 1993, by Alan Sparhawk ( Guitar "[1]

In late 2005, the band released their seventh major album, Cinder, which, though following in the spirit of Ocean Songs, diverges from all of their previous works on several points. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cinder is the seventh major album by Australian trio Dirty Three. Ocean Songs is the fourth major album by Australian trio Dirty Three. It was the first Dirty Three album to feature vocals (those of Chan Marshall aka Cat Power and Sally Timms of The Mekons), though only on two of nineteen songs. Cat Power is the stage name of American Singer/songwriter Charlyn "Chan" Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January Cat Power is the stage name of American Singer/songwriter Charlyn "Chan" Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January Sally Timms (born 29 November 1959 in Leeds, England) is a Singer and Songwriter. The Mekons are a British rock band Formed in the late 1970s they are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British Punk rock The songs are also generally much shorter and more concise than their early work, which allows for the rather large number of tracks. Perhaps most notably, instead of the usual recording live technique, they opted, for the first time in their career, to record in the studio individually.

In May 2007 the band curated a weekend of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, choosing bands they admired and loved to play, and performing twice themselves. All Tomorrow's Parties is a Music festival which takes place in England at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday 2007 also saw the release of a live concert on DVD, shot in Tokyo in HD by Taiyo Films with a multi-track sound record. Film director Darcy Maine also has completed a feature length documentary on the bands history to be released worldwide. Outtakes and clips from this forthcoming release can be seen at[http://www.myspace.com/dirtythreedoco

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Compilations and soundtracks

External links and sources

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