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Spatula Death formed in Hamilton in 1991 and released a cassette entitled "[[We Are Spatula]]".  The band's members were [[Justin Harris]] (vocals, guitars, drum programming, noise), [[Scott Schneebeli]] (guitars, vocals, noise) and [[Scott Brodie]] (production, noises).<br>
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[[image:Spatdeath.JPG|right|thumb|"We are Spatula" cover art]]
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Spatula Death were formed in Hamilton in 1991 by [[Justin Harris]] (vocals, guitars, drum programming, noise) and [[Scott Schneebeli]] (guitars, vocals, noise). [[Scott Brodie]] (production, noises) joined soon after, and while initally acting in a production role, quickly became a fully fledged member.<br>
  
Post-1993 they often performed as a five piece, including [[Gary Clare]] and [[Matt Gould]], although had enough "peripheral" members to potentially perform as an eight piece.  For a number of years they organised annual music events, under the guise of the [[Spatula Death Battle of the Bands]], which was started when Spatula Death didn't win the 1995 [[Contact 89FM]] BOB and started their own competition which they would win. Spatula Death won every year. The scoring for the competition was based on how many members of Spatula Death were in a band, with 1 point being assigned for any member. The closest another band got to winning was Groll in 1996, who shared two members with Spatula Death and therefore got two points. <br>
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In 1993 Spatula Death released a cassette entitled "[[We Are Spatula]]".  Three songs recorded "live-to-air" on [[Contact 89FM]] can also be found on [[Inside the Wireless]].<br>
  
Three songs recorded "live-to-air" on [[Contact 89FM]] can be found on [[Inside the Wireless]]<br>
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Post-1993 they often performed as a five piece, including [[Gary Clare]] and [[Matt Gould]], although had enough "peripheral" members (including [[Ian Duggan]] and [[Gordon Bassett]]) to potentially perform as an eight piece.  For a number of years they organised annual music events, under the guise of the [[Spatula Death Battle of the Bands]]. <br>
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[[image:Spat.jpg|left|thumb|Justin and Scott S, Merry Moley Christmas Party, 2007]]
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Spatula Death ceased playing in 1995, with their last gig at the 1995 [[Spatula Death Battle of the Bands]].  Justin and Scott B had turned their primary attention to [[Inchworm]], formed with [[Rob Talsma]] in 1993, with the bands existing concurrently for some time. <br>
  
Spatula Death ceased playing in 1995, with their last gig at the 1995 [[Spatula Death Battle of the Bands]].  Justin and Scott B later formed [[Inchworm]] with [[Rob Talsma]].
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In 2007, after a long hiatus, ''Spatula Death'' began recording new songs via the internet, with ''Harris'' in Japan, ''Schneebeli'' in Auckland and ''Brodie'' in England. That year, ''Harris'', ''Schneebeli'' and ''Duggan'' gave a one-off performance in Hamilton (with [[Greg Page]] and [[Scott Newth]] guesting on two songs) at the [[Merry Moley Christmas Party]] event at [[Yellow Submarine]]. <br>
  
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[[The Shrugs]] covered ''Be My Nur'' at [[Circle Jerk 2005]].
  
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In 2020, the song ''Spatula Death are Coming to your House'' appeared on the compilation [[In Thrust We Trust]].
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==Published Articles==
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*''"We Are Spatula" Review'', [[Nexus]], 27 September 1993, P27<br>
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*''An Interview with Spatula Death'', [[Nexus]], 15 May 1995, P24-26<br>
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==External Sites==
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*[http://www.myspace.com/wearespatula ''Spatula Death'' MySpace page]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 8 November 2020

"We are Spatula" cover art

Spatula Death were formed in Hamilton in 1991 by Justin Harris (vocals, guitars, drum programming, noise) and Scott Schneebeli (guitars, vocals, noise). Scott Brodie (production, noises) joined soon after, and while initally acting in a production role, quickly became a fully fledged member.

In 1993 Spatula Death released a cassette entitled "We Are Spatula". Three songs recorded "live-to-air" on Contact 89FM can also be found on Inside the Wireless.

Post-1993 they often performed as a five piece, including Gary Clare and Matt Gould, although had enough "peripheral" members (including Ian Duggan and Gordon Bassett) to potentially perform as an eight piece. For a number of years they organised annual music events, under the guise of the Spatula Death Battle of the Bands.

Justin and Scott S, Merry Moley Christmas Party, 2007

Spatula Death ceased playing in 1995, with their last gig at the 1995 Spatula Death Battle of the Bands. Justin and Scott B had turned their primary attention to Inchworm, formed with Rob Talsma in 1993, with the bands existing concurrently for some time.

In 2007, after a long hiatus, Spatula Death began recording new songs via the internet, with Harris in Japan, Schneebeli in Auckland and Brodie in England. That year, Harris, Schneebeli and Duggan gave a one-off performance in Hamilton (with Greg Page and Scott Newth guesting on two songs) at the Merry Moley Christmas Party event at Yellow Submarine.

The Shrugs covered Be My Nur at Circle Jerk 2005.

In 2020, the song Spatula Death are Coming to your House appeared on the compilation In Thrust We Trust.

Published Articles[edit]

  • "We Are Spatula" Review, Nexus, 27 September 1993, P27
  • An Interview with Spatula Death, Nexus, 15 May 1995, P24-26

External Sites[edit]

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