Biography
Australian avant-medieval improvised drone combo The Gruntled started when asked to contribute a cover of a '60s Australian garage punk song to Melbourne radio station 3CR's "Wild About You" - a book and cd paying tribute to that scene. The Gruntled chose to do The Missing Links' "Drivin' Me Insane". This recording was made by Nick, Ricarda, Matt on drums and some hired help. You can read the book and more about the project here:
They then drafted in Richard on guitar and an array of talented & charismatic losers including regular cohorts Matt Gleeson (Stabs, etc) on drums & bass, Craig 'Skull' McPeade (northatlantic, 2 Litre D@!by) & John Fenton (Crow) on drums. and this is the lineup which gruntles on to this day.
Nick Potts - Crumhorn, bagpipes, shawm, Jew's harp, harmonicas, Vox Jaguar organ, looping, droning, squeals, skronks and squinks
Ricarda Reeck - Hurdy gurdy
Richard Walsh - Guitars, more looping, droning and feedback
John Fenton, Craig Darryl "Skull" McPeade - The drums
Matt Gleeson - Bass and drums
Occasional vocalists have included:
- Paul Kidney (from Southern Fried Kidneys and Melbourne's Blow Up nightclub, on a particularly shambolic version of "Inna Gadda Da Vida" and a note-perfect (ha) version of "Tomorrow Never Knows");
- Alan Hislop (from The Moffs et al on a live version of "Drivin' Me Insane" which climaxed with a stage dive to the ground over 10 feet below);
- Daisy Buchanan "extemporaneously pontificating" over a loop based on Flipper's "Sex Bomb".
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