A Handful of Dust (band)

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A Handful of Dust
Origin New Zealand
Genres Free noise
Years active1988–present
Members Bruce Russell
Alastair Galbraith
Peter Stapleton

A Handful of Dust are a New Zealand free noise band featuring guitarist Bruce Russell, violinist Alastair Galbraith and drummer Peter Stapleton. [1]

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Discography

Date of ReleaseTitleLabelChartedCountryCatalog Number
1993 Concord LP Twisted Village/Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes001
1994 The Philosophick Mercury Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes002
1994 The Eightness of Adam Qadmon Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes003
1994 Musica Humana Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes004
1994 The Seventhness Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes005
1994 Three Dances in Honour of Sabbatai Sevi, The Apostate Messiah Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes006
1995 From a Soundtrack to the Anabase of St. John Perse Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes009
1996 Now Gods, Stand Up For Bastards Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes013
1996 Topology of a Phantom City Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes020
1997 Spiritual Libertines Crank Automative --
1998 Jerusalem, Street of Graves Corpus Hermeticum --Hermes029
2000 From a Soundtrack to the Anabase of St. John Perse
(reissue)
Bluesilver --
2002 For Patti Smith FreewaySound --
2003 Mares' Milk Mixed With Blood Non Mi Piace --07
2008 Now Gods, Stand Up For Bastards/The Philosophik Mercury
(reissue)
No Fun Productions --NFP34
2009 Panegyric Next Best Way --NBWAY08

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Handful of Dust Biography by Ned Raggett". Allmusic . Retrieved 19 November 2024.