Led by former Gordons guitarist Alister Parker, noise rock unit Bailter Space emerged from Christchurch, New Zealand in 1987. Originally comprising former Clean and Great Unwashed drummer Hamish Kilgour, Pin Group alum Ross Humphries on bass, and Glenda Bills on drums, the group issued their debut EP, Nelsh, on the famed Flying Nun label later that year; both Humphries and Bills departed soon after, resulting in the addition of former Gordons bassist John Halvorsen in time to record the 1988 full-length Tanker. A tour followed, but when the Clean re-formed, Kilgour joined them on a permanent basis; his replacement in Bailter Space was Brent McLachlan, also the drummer in the Gordons. In 1993, they dropped Robot World, what I consider their best.
Paradoxically enough, this album is really pretty yet completely jagged hard, droning, unforgiving guitar music with occasional lapses into verse/chorus regularity. Wikipedia says it's Beatles harmony blended with Velvet Underground's dissonance. My $0.02 - this is one of the coolest pure noise experiences you'll have with pop music. Full volume with some good headphones is really recommended.
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