Over the course of a quarter of a century, Wedding Present and Cinerama auteur David Gedge has consistently documented the intricacies of interpersonal communication, mostly of the romantic kind. While currently writing new tunes in his tradition of celebrating romantic bliss and bemoaning lost love, Gedge is also revisiting some old flames. His label, Scopitones, last week released Live 1988, a double album of concert recordings from—you guessed it—1988, the second in a series of LPs collecting live cassettes that were sold at gigs and through their fanzine in the late ’80s. The band is also playing Bizarro, arguably the best Wedding Present effort, in its entirety during a tour that kicked off April 1 in San Diego. Gedge will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him and our 2005 career overview of the Wedding Present.
Gedge: Tim Fite and his “brother” Greg toured with us in North America a few years ago. On paper, it didn’t seem like an obvious mix; they were described as country/hip hop from Brooklyn. But Tim’s lyrics are extremely witty, and he has some fabulously catchy tunes. Before his show started, he walked around the audience introducing himself to everyone with, “Hi, I’m Tim Fite. I’ll be playing later.” With their ingenious use of film, samples (Tim apparently only uses samples from records he bought for less than $1) and audience participation, they completely enthralled the crowd, and the Wedding Present fans loved them. It reinforced my long-held belief that we shouldn’t just have bands that sound like the Wedding Present supporting us!
Video after the jump.
One reply on “The Thing The Wedding Present’s David Gedge Likes Best: Tim Fite”
Tim Fite is one of the most brilliant and underrated musicians out there.
the world is a better place with him creating music in it