Russell: The Dead C is very much a part-time engagement, because opportunities are occasional. ... bruce russell; the dead c… Bruce Russell on The Fall & my general musings on The Dead C March 27, 2007. BRUCE RUSSELL of The DEAD C: Underground Improvisation Of Sound. An interview by Sarah Kidd.. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is one of their biggest fans and yet many New Zealanders have never heard of The Dead C, a three-piece music/art trio who hail from Dunedin and have as many albums as they have years of performing to their name. Russell plays electric guitar, Morley sings and plays electric guitar or laptop, and Yeats plays drums. Robbie Yates, Bruce Russell and Michael Morley endures, partially because their errant sounds, once so alienating, now feel like they’ve been made flesh in a large part of the modern day world. Visceral Realists is a high-concept commentary on the state of vinyl, analogue recording, music culture, art, etc. Visceral Realists is a high-concept commentary on the state of vinyl, analogue recording, music culture, art, etc. Although both Michael Morley through his Gate project, and Bruce Russell with what seems like a million collaborations, have been keeping busy, it’s taken a whole three years for them to get together and make a new Dead C … I have a full-time job—I manage an art school in Christchurch. He is a founding member and guitarist of the noise rock trio The Dead C and the free noise combo A Handful of Dust (with Alastair Galbraith).He has released solo albums featuring guitar and tape manipulation, and has contributed articles to British music magazine The Wire.. Yes, I know now that it is one of the holy grails of Dead C fandom and admit to an embarrassing lapse of taste. Early this week I caught up with Bruce and quizzed him on … Continuing to delve inwards for inspiration with tin ears towards trends, styles and technique, The Dead C forge onward. A 45-rpm bullet of short bursts of free electric sound, the … The Dead C. are made up of three stalwart individuals; Michael Morley, Bruce Russell and Robbie Yeats. The music of Mssrs. Bruce Russell (born 1960) is a New Zealand experimental musician and writer.. Debut LP by the New Zealand duo of Bruce Russell (Dead C, Handful of Dust, etc) and Luke Wood. Michael Morley performs and records as Gate. Huffable, scuzzy, Kiwi rock potency from The Dead C’s Bruce Russell plus guitarist and Llam Press Records owner, Luke Wood “Debut LP by the New Zealand duo of Bruce Russell (Dead C, Handful of Dust, etc) and Luke Wood. The Dead C are a New Zealand based music and art trio made up of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats. Engineer – Dead C.* (tracks: 9) Performer – Bruce Russell , Michael Morley , Robbie Yeats The Dead C: Bruce Russell, Robbie Yeats and Michael Morley The Dead C live, Naval Point Yacht Club, Lyttelton, 2014 Trivia: Robbie Yeats was the drummer during The Verlaines’ peak mid-1980s period. Armed Courage is the first The Dead C record since the release of Patience in 2010.