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Dimmer: General Info

Member Since	4/10/2006
Band Website	dimmer.co.nz
Band Members	Shayne Carter guitar vocals Dino Karlis drums James Duncan guitar Kelly Steven bass
Influences	wooziness, space, shredding stuff and spooky stuff. good tunes. what to sound like. what not to sound like.
Sounds Like	a whole lot of shaking going on with rests inbetween
Record Label	warners nz longtime listener/inertia aus
Type of Label	Indie

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About Dimmer

(This is Gary Sullivan's bewdy video for "You're Only Leaving Hurt"...)

Dimmer eventually arose from the ashes of Straitjacket Fits -oh god i dunno - some time last century. Our first release was a buzzy little bee called "Crystalator" which Sub Pop put out as a seven inch. It had a cool label and a big dj hole in the middle altho' I don't think djs were too interested at the time. Shortly afterwards - well a long time afterwards actually - we put out another single "Don't Make Me Buy Out Your Silence" on Flying Nun. It had a cool b-side called "Pacer" which is probably the second cousin of "Crystalator". We'll have to play that one live again sometime cos it pretty much blistered. I then retired to my shed and engaged in all manner of Pro Tools tom foolery for what seemed like, and in fact was , an eternity. That resulted in the first Dimmer album "I Believe You Are A Star" released in 2001. It was an attempt to marry the organic with the inorganic which seemed like a new idea at the time. The then Dimmer drummer, Gary Sullivan, carved out these wooden letters G-O-N-E which we propped up behind the speakers as an on going reminder of what we were going for (we couldn't think of any anagrams) - but that probably accounts for that record's woozy vibe. The New Zealand Herald made that their album of the year don't you know ? But I still like that record a lot. We put out our second album - "You've Got To Hear The Music" in 2004.With that album we wanted to make a record you could clap your hands to, kinda like campfire music for warped little scouts. They even gave us some NZ music awards for that one tho' i think the first album's probably better. Last year I toured with my old band Straitjacket Fits in a one off reunion thing. It transcended the tired old fuckerys that usually surround such events and served as a reminder of how direct and pure a four piece can be - especially after years of pushing musical splinters around a screen. Which brings us to the third album "There My Dear" which has just been released . It's pretty good...

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NelLy	Jul 18 2008 4:39 PM SENDING LOVE FROM FAR FAR AWAYXOXO
Robo Distaste	Jul 14 2008 4:02 AM Rock you do, the banshee in the snow
black cat	Jul 11 2008 3:47 PM thanks for the add. fantastic sounds xx
Marea left her urge in the icebox	Jul 3 2008 5:09 AM I still love Dimmer!!!! ♥
IP Neva	Jun 23 2008 9:50 AM Thx for the add Dimmer, interesting, atmospheric music, i like your style! Keep it up and good luck in future! Greets from the rainy Moscow / Russia /Ivan
majestik	Jun 9 2008 11:37 PM thanks for the add! saw u guys in sydney and you blew me away! really dig ya tunes!
Smith the Alien	May 29 2008 9:59 PM please, pleeease don't make me buy out your silence!
Christina	May 20 2008 10:35 PM Hi Dimmer! Luv the tunes, fav song is Dawns Coming In. Come to LA soon!
mmothejr	May 19 2008 3:55 PM Thank you for the add- great music!!! Peace and Love from Berlin, Mmo
Heidi Von Heidi	May 14 2008 12:50 AM Thanx for the add. I love your sound! HEIDI your french band!
The Early Days	May 9 2008 4:01 AM Hello dimmer. Thanks for adding us. Realy cool sound The Early Days
Chilaa	May 5 2008 2:28 AM Hullo ... Kia ora to you All Thank you so much for adding me to your network - I just love your music so much!!! Arohanui - Love, peace, respect Chilaa Wellington, Aotearoa
bench music	Apr 27 2008 2:03 PM
scott	Apr 23 2008 9:13 PM Kelly Steven is the sexiest woman in music.
the black ryder	Apr 16 2008 7:21 PM hey guys! lovely to meet you too, and we're still talking about that show!! really really brilliant to finally see you guys live. as said, please let us know if you plan on being in our neck of the woods again... until then, take care (and we LOVE your music). xxx
Butcher Birds	Apr 15 2008 5:27 PM THANK YOU! It was a pleasure to play with you too... Thanks for the friendship... I will be coming to NZ for a little holiday in January with a few people so i'll keep a look out for any shows you guys are doing... Once again, lovely meeting another left handed guitarist - we are few and far between! Jacinta x
The Lovetones	Apr 15 2008 6:02 PM the pleasure was all ours. great to meet you guys. hopefully we'll do some shows together in the future. all the best. matt
High Dependency Unit	Apr 15 2008 5:22 PM yah mon
Die! Die! Die!	Apr 14 2008 5:35 PM always dweebs!!! We are in AUSTRAAAAAAAAAALIA! how did it go by the way?
BJ (Dee)	Apr 13 2008 5:22 PM Thank you for a BRILLIANT Sydney gig. Please come back again VERY soon!! This time as the Main Act (we still want that encore :) ) cheers, BJ
BJ (Dee)	Apr 10 2008 8:04 PM not long now! can't wait
fictions	Apr 11 2008 6:38 PM hullo dimmer. it was a sweet tweet seeing u in brisbane. despite the oversensitive guest in row A, heh u had a microphone and a good ear- and he didn't)!) you all really ruled to the max! ka pai.
Crude_2008	Apr 8 2008 7:53 PM you shall crystalate them!! (sorry i missed the dunedin show) matt m dunedin
SPECTRUM	Apr 1 2008 6:31 PM
Vesuvian	Mar 31 2008 1:11 AM Thanx for the support. V
Malani	Mar 29 2008 5:17 AM AKL gig - You guys were awesome! Thanks, have fun at the Sawmill.
Kiwistray	Mar 28 2008 1:21 PM cheers for nelson gig.. please excuse the crowd, felt like winton town hall that night. we loved it, whats a few tears to the ocean.. awesome. come back !
Malani	Mar 24 2008 8:35 PM I can not wait for your show at the K.A.!!! Love your work! Peace
Darkslider	Mar 27 2008 1:06 PM can't wait.see ya soon in sydney.maybe some cook strait songs.
Elizabeth	Mar 16 2008 2:39 AM Hello love your music go kiwi! hehe All the best for you x
Gaynor Propsting	Mar 7 2008 2:34 PM Cant wait to see you again at Backstage. It'll be hard to beat your last gig there but Im sure you guys are up to it! Gaynor
Darkslider	Mar 7 2008 6:15 PM good show at the annandale guys.catch ya at the gaelic.
Thee Mr. Ricky	Feb 29 2008 9:25 PM I WISH I COULD BE AT ONE OF THE SHOWS!!! ALL THE BEST TO YOU GUYS!!! ALOHA!!!!
The Bennies	Mar 1 2008 5:24 PM stoked about the Spectrum tour!
Mel Santiago	Feb 26 2008 6:04 PM Hi guys, thank you for your friendship. Hoping all the best to you this year and beyond. Warm wishes from the Philippines. Stay in touch. Rock on! Mel
trina ™	Feb 18 2008 10:54 PM When are you coming back to so. California?
The Lovetones	Feb 15 2008 11:05 PM looking forward to playing with you in australia
Marea left her urge in the icebox	Feb 14 2008 7:11 AM ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ XOXO
Kakiroa	Feb 9 2008 6:01 AM Awesome You Rock Comment Graphics!!
Proudscum	Jan 24 2008 8:58 PM looking forward to melbourne gig.last time i saw you was the lansdowne with SJF a long time ago.
French Rockets	Jan 25 2008 1:04 AM hoping to catch one of the shows on the tour with spectrum... nice one!!
Angela	Jan 17 2008 2:52 AM just heard a Tibetan Buddhist monk with you on his mp3!! a Dunedin person put him onto it..
michael

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