The 3Ds
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| The 3Ds | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock Pop Indie |
| Years active | 1988–1997, 2009-2010 |
| Labels | Flying Nun Records |
| Associated acts | Ghost Club |
| Members | Dominic Stones Denise Roughan David Saunders Dave Mitchell |
The 3Ds were an alternative pop/rock band based from Dunedin, New Zealand, together from 1988 to 1997. They recorded three albums and several EPs, the best known of which is The Venus Trail (1993). Have achieved success worldwide commercial and critical in the period 1992-95.[1]
Contents
History
The band was formed in May 1988 by Dominic Stones, Denise Roughan and David Saunders. The band's name referred to the members names all starting with "D". In 1989 they were joined by David Mitchell who introduced the twin-guitar attack which became the defining feature of the group. In addition he also made some of the cover of the albums. Among their inspirations, in addition to the Pixies, consider Black Sabbath and Fairport Convention. Their first recordings were a bunch of demos, one of which, Meluzina Man became their first release on the 1990 compilation Xpressway Pileup. The band made its debut for the label Flying Nun with the EP Fish Tales at the beginning of 1990, beginning a long collaboration with the label of Dunedin. Their second EP, Swarthy Songs for Swabs, and the debut album, Hellzapoppin', followed over the next two years.[1]
The first tour in the United States was in 1992, followed by an Australian tour with the Lemonheads.[2]
In 1992 the band played with Nirvana in New Zealand.[2][3]
Their second album is The Venus Trail released in 1993. This included their best known singles Hey Seuss and Beautiful Things.[3]
In 1994 they returned in U.S. for three months tour.[3]
The 3Ds touring with Pavement in NZ and Australia. Following this, The 3Ds played two stadium shows supporting U2 on their Zoo TV tour in New Zealand.[3]
In 1997 the band released its third album, Strange News from the Angels.[4]
The band announced their split in early 1997.[1]
In July 2009, the 3Ds got together to play two shows at the Merge Records 20th anniversary festival, held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[5]
In 2010, the 3Ds toured New Zealand, including the inaugural Laneways festival in New Zealand.[6]
This was followed by an invitation to play the Pavement curated All Tomorrows Parties festival in the UK.[7]
Discography[8]
Albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| NZ[9] | |||
| 1992 | Hellzapoppin' |
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| 1993 | The Venus Trail |
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12 |
| 1996 | Strange News from the Angels |
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EPs
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[9] | |||
| 1990 | Fish Tales |
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| 1991 | Swarthy Songs For Swabs |
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| 1994 | Caterwauling |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Compilations
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[9] | |||
| 1991 | Fish Tales/Swarthy Songs for Swabs |
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| 2011 | We Bury The Living: Early Recordings 1989-90 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Featured appearances
- (1995) Abbasalutely (Flying Nun Records) - "Mama Mia"
- (1997) Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (Flying Nun Records) - "Hey Seuss", "Animal" and "Spooky"
- (1999) Scarfies (Flying Nun Records) - "Outer Space"
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[9] | |||
| 1992 | "Outer Space" | — | Hellzapoppin |
| 1993 | "Beautiful Things" | 49 | The Venus Trail |
| "Hey Seuss" | — | ||
| 1996 | "Dust" | — | Strange News from the Angels |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Members
- Dominic Stones — drums
- Denise Roughan — bass, keyboards, tambourine, vocals
- David Saunders — guitar, vocals
- David Mitchell — guitar, mandolin, vocals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The 3Ds on Flyingnun.co.nz
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The 3Ds on Fasterlouder.com.au
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The 3Ds on Messandnoise.com
- ↑ Strange News from the Angels on Discogs.com
- ↑ The 3Ds on Flyingout.co.nz
- ↑ The 3Ds on Auckland.lanewayfestival.com
- ↑ The 3Ds on Atpfestival.com
- ↑ The 3Ds on Discogs.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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