RIP Peter Gutteridge

This is absolutely wrenching news.

Peter Gutteridge's role in NZ music was crucial. The Clean, the Chills, the Great Unwashed, Snapper, his own work and there's much more than that. And he only just played his first American solo show the other week.

http://instagram.com/p/sbfjJ3mGrM/

that's terrible news, rip

awful, rip

aw man, what a loss. that solo record is great. RIP

what the hell! RIP...

Oh jesus, RIP. Feel pretty lucky to have seen him play a few times in the last few years.

RIP. This sucks.

Ugghhhhh... death blows.

sad :(

I can't get that link to work on my phone. What happened?

Incredibly sad. He's been on my mind lately because Peter Jefferies is coming to town, but my brain kept telling me it was actually (no offense to Jefferies) Peter Gutteridge coming.

Huge interview with him from just last year.

http://messandnoise.com/articles/4575411

There has been further confirmation:

https://twitter.com/gemmagracewood/status/511318998026555392

Ms. Gracewood hosted Peter in NYC the other week.

I think about a lot of the Flying Nun acts all the time, actually. This absolutely vital music stemming from this tiny, remote country dense with great musicians, none of whom likely made a real living from music that has meant so much to so many. When you're younger modest indie level success might not hurt as much, but these brilliant artists are all well into middle age, and cult fame or even obscurity can't be a satisfying reward for so much genius.

Flying Nun has released a statement.

http://flyingnun.co.nz/stories/159

Normally ('normally'), when I hear the sad news of the passing of a musician whose work I admired greatly, I do what so many usually do, dig out old songs, remember the feelings. And of course I've shared plenty of links already tonight, because the music was that good and the feeling that deep.

But aside from a relisten to "Point That Thing..." itself, I can't seem to bear to go to his music right now. I was already fixing myself some dinner, then I sat and ate it, and checked the news some more, and shared more links, and now I'm typing this.

If I was younger, less aware than I am now -- it took me a while, I think -- I might have been more angry at the news. I'm not angry, though. I'm pretty numb. And mostly I'm just sad.

I'm just sad.

Such a bummer.

Terrible news. RIP

RIP, Shotgun Blossom is one of those albums I've kept returning to over the years and it always holds up

I should get Shotgun Blossom, I only have the first Snapper EP, which I love dearly. RIP, terribly sad.

Really lovely, moving piece from an NZ writer who knew him:

http://publicaddress.net/9465

Also a brief piece from Wes Holland, who did the extensive interview last year that I linked above

http://slightlydelic.com/post/97554864141/rip-snappers-peter-gutteridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ZUFXrhi04

Dunedin's Radio One with a Peter Gutteridge special:

http://www.mixcloud.com/Radio_One_91fm_Dunedin/the-odditties-show-15914-with-spencer-hall/

Good stuff. I gather the memorial service is Tuesday.

A new story with some more information and thoughts from many familiar names.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10524939/The-rise-and-fall-of-a-music-legend

Just came here to post that, Ned.

A tough read at points. Obviously something happened on the flight back, but I feel knowing any more than that won't help.

there was a tribute on radio nz yesterday, not sure if it's archived or not.

and here's ian henderson's memories of peter: http://poplibnz.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/universe-of-love-by-peter-gutteridge/

will miss seeing him around the valley :-(

Is there a source for the full live version of "Can't Find Water"?

Here's the Radio NZ segement; can d/l as an mp3 or ogg.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/20150339/peter-gutteridge-tribute

Some of the people who'd been playing/jamming with Peter have been putting some tracks online, e.g.

https://soundcloud.com/danny-creature/gutterman-mother

Oh, that track via Danny was linked in the Ian Henderson blog post.

http://www.countingthebeat.gen.nz/2014/09/peter-gutteridge-special-20-sept-2014.html

Very curious about what happened on that flight. Not sure why this wasn't included in that article. Sort of irresponsible.

There could be a variety of reasons. Possibly having to do with NZ law?

True Ned. But I would love to know those reasons. That article is a big tease.

More jams/&c surfacing online:

https://iso12.bandcamp.com/track/working-tittle-atlas-sunflower-peter-gutteridge

Saw the Axemen on the weekend; they covered "Point That Thing..." as a tribute to Peter.

For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure "Buddy" is the most-covered Flying Nun song post-2000 - probably seen a dozen different bands cover it live over the years, from garage rock to country to electroclash to goth &c&c.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6smGN9BdF74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_IsZesp9Jo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV9y76C26gg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de1gSLXnm6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzow_b-ob1U

Saw the Axemen on the weekend; they covered "Point That Thing..." as a tribute to Peter.

's on Bandcamp now:
https://axemen.bandcamp.com/

:(

https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/106323978/musican-peter-gutteridge-was-failed-by-mental-health-services-coroner-finds