Peter Gutteridge
Peter Gutteridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 1961 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 15 September 2014 (aged 53) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1978–2014 |
| Labels | Flying Nun Records |
| Formerly of | The Clean, Snapper, The Chills |
Peter Gutteridge (19 May 1961 – 15 September 2014) was a New Zealand musician, credited with pioneering the Dunedin sound with The Clean and The Chills.[1]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Gutteridge was a founding member of The Clean in 1978,[2] alongside Hamish and David Kilgour, whom Gutteridge had known from his schooldays.[3] He was a founding member of The Chills in 1980, staying with the band for only a few months.[4] He left because he found the environment "too controlling."[5]
In 1982–83 he was a member of The Cartilage Family, alongside Shayne Carter.,[6] for their two performances.[7] After leaving the band, he rejoined The Clean's Kilgour brothers to form The Great Unwashed in 1983, bringing four songs he had written for The Cartilage Family.[7] The band later performed on the John Peel Show.[8]
Gutteridge later formed the band Snapper, with whom he performed from 1986.[9] Other bands in which Gutteridge has been involved have included the Alpaca Brothers and The Puddle.
Gutteridge released one solo album, Pure, on Xpressway Records in 1989.[10]
Peter Gutteridge died on 15 September 2014, in Auckland, New Zealand.
Legacy
[edit | edit source]SPIN Magazine noted, "the lilting looseness of bands like Yo La Tengo, Ducktails, Beach Fossils, and Twerps owes a fair debt to the sound that Gutteridge helped craft."[1]
Yo La Tengo covered "Gentle Hour" and Wooden Shjips often covered "Buddy" in concert.[5]
Gutteridge did not particularly like being associated with the Dunedin sound. He stated, "People didn't think about the sound of things, people put on guitars and then clanged out stuff. I just got tired of a guitar sound that wasn't thought about. I had my own personal style. I mean, I wrote [The Clean's] Point That Thing [Somewhere Else]' at 17."[5][11]
Michael Hann, writing in The Guardian music blog, indicated that he derived some of his fame from his label: "Whatever Gutteridge's feelings about his peers, he did not exist in a vacuum: part of what drew people to his work was the knowledge of the other Flying Nun bands" but that he was different and influential in his own right.[8]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Album details |
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| Pure |
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See also
[edit | edit source]Awards
[edit | edit source]Aotearoa Music Awards
[edit | edit source]The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Peter Gutteridge (as part of The Clean) | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame | inductee | [12] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Joyce, Colin. "New Zealand Indie Rock Icon Peter Gutteridge Dies".SPIN. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Davey & Putschmann (1996), p. 34
- ^ Eggleton (2003), p. 100
- ^ Davey & Putschmann (1996), pp. 24–25
- ^ a b c Holland, Wes. "Gentle Hour: Snapper's Peter Gutteridge." 14 April 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Dix (1988), p. 286
- ^ a b Colbert, Roi. "The Cartilage Family – Profile". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b Hann, Michael. "RIP Peter Gutteridge, one of New Zealand music's spiky heroes." The Guardian Music Blog. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Davey & Putschmann (1996), pp. 82–83
- ^ Davey & Putschmann (1996), p. 155.
- ^ "Death of underground music legend Peter Gutteridge". The New Zealand Herald. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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Sources
[edit | edit source]- Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) Kiwi rock. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Dix, J. (1988) Stranded in paradise: New Zealand rock'n'roll 1955–1988. Wellington: Paradise Publications. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Eggleton, D. (2003) Ready to fly: The story of New Zealand rock music. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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