NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE: The Stumps Split Fleet Dodge LP

We now have available our first release and the debut LP by The Stumps, Split Fleet Dodge (PALP001).


The Stumps are an improvising psych/noise/rock band from Wellington, New Zealand. They have been described as a NZ underground "super-group" by one writer; a "power-trio" by others. Although no-one is completely sure what these terms actually mean, what is certain is that The Stumps bring a wealth of talent and experience, and a certain heavyweight clout, with them to the table.

"These are musicians putting their best foot forward.. the trio unleash a sonic landscape of epic proportions." - Brad Rose, Digitalis.

The core lineup of The Stumps features Antony Milton (A.M., Mrtyu!, Nether Dawn, PseudoArcana label, etc), Stephen Clover (seht), and James Kirk (Sandoz Lab Technicians, Gate, Black Boned Angel, etc). The band also regularly collaborates with other improvising musicians; on Split Fleet Dodge the trio team up on one side of the LP with Campbell Kneale (Birchville Cat Motel, Black Boned Angel) on keyboards and electronics.

"..huge shambling blissed-out spacey rock swell and sprawl.. deep space exploration." - Anthony Milton

The Stumps have played extensively in New Zealand, including support for the Grey Daturas; two brief tours in Australia have been very well received, and plans for tours of Europe and the USA are underway. The Stumps also performed recently at the 2006 Lines of Flight festival in Dunedin, New Zealand, alongside the likes of Gate, A Handful of Dust, Omit, Birchville Cat Motel, Eso Steel and Lovely Midget. A CD release on Last Visible Dog records is also scheduled for early-2007.

Discography

• Dry eyed twitch (cycle) (Diagnosis...DON'T! CDR-EP, 2006)
• Lost Weekends (Foxglove CDR, 2006)
• At Murder Shed (Paha Porvari CDR, 2005 - billed as The Stumps vs. Ohm, featuring Campbell Kneale and Pumice’s Stefan Neville)
• If I gave you some concrete slippers, would you wear them when you jump off the pier? (PseudoArcana 3" CDR, 2003)

Taster

As references and influences, The Stumps cite Cream, The Dead C, Les Rallizes Denudes, Fushitsusha, Boris, Pharoah Overlord, and the aforementioned Grey Daturas. For a preview of two of the tracks on the forthcoming Split Fleet Dodge, please visit The Stumps’ myspace page.

Distribution

Split Fleet Dodge will be available to distributors at wholesale rates. If you’re interested in purchasing copies of this LP for your distribution, please contact Stephen Clover.