[{"id":211729318039,"handle":"dribbling-darts-of-love","title":"Dribbling Darts","updated_at":"2021-11-15T09:12:02+13:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/A-470514-1356602709-4228_jpeg_1024x1024.jpg?v=1600760574\" width=\"520\" height=\"303\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDribbling Darts were originally a \"bedroom\" band. They didn't have a practice room or a drummer. The original line-up was Matthew Bannister on songwriting, guitar and vocals; Alice Bulmer, violin; and Alan Gregg bass. Alan comes from Palmerston North and was originally a keyboard player. Alice was classically trained but also plays bluegrass. Matthew first recorded in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/19990202210529\/http:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/archive\/sneaky.html\"\u003eSneaky Feelings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They made an EP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eShoot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that came out in 1990, and was mostly acoustic and drummerless. They combined it with their second EP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorid Dabblers Voting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (an anagram of the group's name) for their first, eponymously titled CD. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorid Dabblers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featured Richard Foulkes Junior on drums. He subsequently left the group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent Perfect \u003c\/b\u003ethe group's second CD (1993), was a departure for the band. Drummer Ross Burge (who also played with Sneaky Feelings) played on some tracks - by that time he was also playing with Alan Gregg in the Mutton Birds. But the main difference was that about half the album was recorded at home by Matthew Bannister, backed by his sequencer\/sampler. This made for some unusual sounds and arrangements, although the songs are still accessible. The album sold poorly, which is unfortunate, as the composer feels it his best work.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-08-09T19:09:44+12:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Dribbling Darts"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2020-09-22T19:43:32+12:00","alt":null,"width":1000,"height":1000,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/collections\/hero_thumb_ddol.jpg?v=1600760612"}},{"id":392313798900,"handle":"flying-nun-catalog","title":"Flying Nun Catalog","updated_at":"2021-12-08T22:30:47+13:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-12-04T16:32:39+13:00","sort_order":"created","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Flying Nun Catalog"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Flying Nun"}],"published_scope":"global"}]
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When Dunedin's iconic Sneaky Feelings met its demise in the late 1980s, frontman Matthew Bannister founded folk-pop act Dribbling Darts Of Love (later known as Dribbling Darts). Bringing Alice Bulmer and Alan Gregg on board, the trio released their first album, Florid Dabblers Voting/Shoot in 1991. The group's second album, Present Perfect - featuring top 40 hit 'Hey Judith' (1994) - enlisted former Sneaky Feelings drummer Ross Burge, who was playing with Gregg in the Mutton Birds at the time.
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Artist: Dribbling Darts Title: Present Perfect Label:Flying Nun Records Year: 1993 Cat #: FN247 Formats: Digital Recorded: Recorded at Lab, Incubator and Truro Rd Auckland. Mixed at Lab and Incubator, January-June 1993.
Band Members: Matthew Banister, Alice Bulmer, Alan Gregg, Ross Burge
