ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Artist Portrait

Dirty Three

Band, *1992 AU, Melbourne
Rock

Dirty Three is an Australian instrumental rock band, consisting of Warren Ellis (violin and bass guitar), Mick Turner (electric and bass guitars) and Jim White (drums), which formed in 1992. Their 1996 album Horse Stories was voted by Rolling Stone as one of the top three albums of the year. Two of their albums have peaked into the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart, Ocean Songs (1998) and Toward the Low Sun (2012). During their career they have spent much of their time overseas, when not performing together Turner is based in Melbourne, White lives in New York, and Ellis in Paris. Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane described them as providing a "rumbling, dynamic sound incorporated open-ended, improvisational, electric rock ... minus the jazz-rock histrionics". In October 2010, Oc

     
Members
PortraitWarren Ellis
vn *1965 AU
PortraitMick Turner
g *1960 AU
PortraitJim White
dr, perc *1962 AU
Popular Tracks   
Great Waves on Cinder by Dirty Three
Sad Sexy on Cinder by Dirty Three
Sirena on Ocean Songs by Dirty Three
Sea Above, Sky Below on Ocean Songs by Dirty Three
Love changes everything I on Love changes everything by Dirty Three
Love changes everything II on Love changes everything by Dirty Three
The Restless Waves on Ocean Songs by Dirty Three
Distant Shore on Ocean Songs by Dirty Three
Rain Song on Toward the Low Sun by Dirty Three
Ember on Cinder by Dirty Three

Track list and 30sec audio provided by


Band Membership
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Dirty Three Live At Sydney FestivalDirty Three2016Album
Tiny Desk ConcertDirty Three2012Album
Toward The Low SunDirty Three2012Album
Live At Primavera Sound 2012Dirty Three2012Single
Ulterior MotivesDirty Three2012Album
Live At ATP-NY'09 w/ Nick CaveDirty Three2009Single
The Dirty ThreeDirty Three2007Album
Doris / I'm So Lonesome I Could CryDirty Three / Josh Pearson2006Single
Great WavesDirty Three2005Single
Live! At MeredithDirty Three2005Single
CinderDirty Three2005Album
She Has No Strings ApolloDirty Three2003Album
A Strange HolidayDirty Three2003Album
In The Fishtank 7Low + Dirty Three2001Album
Whatever You Love, You AreDirty Three2000Album
LowlandsDirty Three2000Album
Ocean SongsDirty Three1998Album
Sharks EPDirty Three1998Album
A Strange Holiday / When The Time ComesDirty Three / Scenic1998Single
UfkukoDirty Three1998Album
Obvious Is Obvious / No NeedDirty Three & Low1997Album
Horse StoriesDirty Three1996Album
Dirty ThreeDirty Three1995Album
Sad & DangerousDirty Three1994Album
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Dirty%20Three
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo