[{"id":211729318039,"handle":"dribbling-darts-of-love","title":"Dribbling Darts","updated_at":"2021-09-09T14:16:09+12:00","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"}}]
["1993","Dribbling Darts","Dribbling Darts Of Love","Flying Nun"]
Artist: Dribbling Darts Title: Present Perfect Label: Flying Nun Records Year: 1993 Cat #: FN247 Formats: Digital Recorded: Recorded at Lab Studio, Auckland, 1992-93, mixed by Victor Gribic and Dribbling Darts, except 'Let Me Be Mean', recorded at bFM 1989, mixed by Matthew Heine and Dribbling Darts.
Band Members: Matthew Banister, Alice Bulmer, Alan Gregg, Ross Burge
