Bruce Russell

As a founding member of epochal noise rock band the Dead C as well as head of obscure but essentially important indie labels Xpressway and Corpus Hermeticum, Bruce Russell was an essential player in New Zealand's indie scene throughout the late '80s, '90s, and beyond. Loosely connected with friends' bands on the Flying Nun label, Russell and the Dead C were far more fringe and obtuse than the dark jangle of acts like the Clean, the Bats, or the Chills, but proved no less influential. Russell worked as a producer, but with his labels he offered a platform for more experimental ...