| The Renderers | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Genres | Experimental, psychedelic folk, country |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Ba Da Bing Records, Drag City, Flying Nun Records, Last Visible Dog Records, Merge Records, Siltbreeze Records, Three Beads of Sweat Records, Tinsel Ears Records, Ajax Records |
| Members | Brian Crook Maryrose Crook |
The Renderers are a New Zealand band from Christchurch formed in 1989 by Maryrose Crook and her husband Brian (of The Terminals).
History
The Renderers released their debut album, Trail of Tears, in 1991 on Flying Nun Records. They produced seven further albums. Brian Crook also recorded a solo album in 1999 (Bathysphere). Their eighth album, In the Sodium Light, was released in January 2016.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Trail of Tears |
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| That Dog's Head in the Gutter Gives Off Vibrations |
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| The Surface of Jupiter |
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| A Dream of the Sea |
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| Ghosts of Our Vegas Lives |
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| Monsters and Miasmas |
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| A Rocket into Nothing |
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| Measured Strychnine Invitations |
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| In the Sodium Light |
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Singles
- "Bigger than Texas" (1990), Flying Nun
- "Touch of Evil" (1992), Flying Nun
- "Million Lights" (1993), Merge
References
- "Maryrose Crook: From the desert to dreamland". Stuff. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 941
- http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=21403 Review 'A Rocket into Nothing' Foxy digitalis
- "The Renderers - Person - AudioCulture". audioculture.co.nz.
- — Elizabeth Nelson (2 January 2012). "The Renderers' 'Rocket into Nothing': Strange but entrancing psychedelia". The Washington Post.
- "Rob Mazurek, Sir Richard Bishop, the Renderers". Chicago Reader. 23 September 2009.