We’re absolutely delighted to present Mashed, a live album from one of NZ’s most influential bands, The Clean!
Featuring cuts from the band’s March ’07 Bangers & Mash Tour with several thousand keen “Cleaners” in attendance, Mashed captures all the triumphant madness – so whether we were there or not, we can all enjoy David Kilgour’s reverberant guitar echoing above the furious and distinctive rhythm section of brother Hamish and bassist Bob Scott.
Mashed was recorded and mixed by Tex Houston, and features classics like Point That Thing and Anything Could Happen, along with a brand new song and even a cover of the Lou Reed track I Can’t Stand It!
The brilliant cover artwork for Mashed is provided by none other than Hamish Kilgour.
One of Dunedin’s more influential first-wave punk bands, The Clean formed in ’78, carving out a unique, noisy but melodic sound with the line up of David Kilgour (vocals, guitar), Hamish Kilgour (drums) and Bob Scott (bass, organ).
In ‘81, a fan of The Clean founded the Flying Nun label to release their first single, Tally Ho. In the early ‘80s the band released 2 EPs and two singles: Tally Ho, Boodle Boodle Boodle and Great Sounds all charted in the top 20 in NZ.
Since the late ‘80s the band has occasionally reformed and recorded new material, releasing 3 more LPs on Flying Nun in NZ and Merge Records in the USA. The Vehicle LP was engineered by Alan Moulder (later to produce The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and My Bloody Valentine) and released in Europe and the USA by Rough Trade.
In ‘97 a Clean Tribute album called God Save The Clean was released featuring international artists such as Guided By Voices, Barbra Manning, Calexico and Pavement. In ‘02 a 2CD Anthology was released by Flying Nun and Merge.
In ‘08 The Clean played a series of sold out shows in New York and other US cities, played at the NZ Big Day Out – and are now putting the finishing touches on their new studio album, to be released later this year, also on Arch Hill!
Revered in NZ, their influence is far-reaching: they were a staple of ‘80s US college radio, Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) cites them as a major influence and their droney ‘80s output is a direct forerunner of bands like Yo La Tengo. |
