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Chad's Tree is an Australian rock band, formed in Perth in 1983. The band's brittle, off-kilter sound evoked the sense of distance, desolation, harshness and loneliness of the Nullarbor Plain (but also its fragile nature), much in the same fashion as fellow Perth outfit The Triffids. ==Biography== The Snarskis were born in London, to Polish refugee parents, and grew up on a 36 hectare farm on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia. Their teenage musical passions were shared - ''Explosive Hits '77'', the Doors, the Velvet Underground, Television.〔 The band relocated to Sydney in 1984, the remainder of the band followed some months later in James Hurst's kombi. In 1985 Amanda Brown (The Go-Betweens) was asked to record with the band (she appears on two tracks on the band's debut album ''Buckle In The Rail'') and was invited to join the band. In the end she rejected the offer and became a permanent member of The Go-Betweens. Chad's Tree supported not only John Cale in their first year, but also Nico, at the Prince of Wales in St Kilda, shortly after they moved east in the mid-1980s Chad's Tree issued its debut 7-inch single "Crush the Lily"/"Toll for Josephine" in November, 1985 on the Hot label.〔 They released subsequent singles, "Sweet Jesus Blue Eyes"/"To the Highest Bidder" in February, 1987 and "Stroller in the Attic"/"The Orchard" in March, 1988, as well as their debut album ''Buckle in the Rail'' in January, 1987 on the Nude label.〔 The "Crush the Lily" and "Sweet Jesus Blue Eyes" singles were also combined on the four-track, 12-inch EP ''Chad's Tree'' for release in the United Kingdom through Rough Trade Records.〔 There were a number of different line-ups over the course of six years. As well as Kim Bettenay, the band's bass players included Mark Hemery, Peter Michael, Barry Turnbull and Simon Kain. Susan Grigg joined on piano and violin in 1987, and was replaced by Kathy Wemyss in 1989. Jason Kain (lead guitar, ex-Wet Taxis) also replaced Robert Snarski, who returned to Perth in October, 1988 and went on to form The Blackeyed Susans The band issued a second album, ''Kerosene'', in March 1989.〔 After the band broke up Mark Snarski and Weymss formed the Jackson Code.〔〔 After touring with American crime writer James Ellroy in 1996, Mark left Australia for Europe finally settling in Madrid. Rob Snarski lives in Melbourne, where he joined and is a pivotal member of The Blackeyed Susans. In March 2010 Memorandum Records released a compilation album, ''Crossing Off the Miles'', which included both studio albums, all the band's single and B-sides, together with eleven early demos and live recordings. The release also included a 32-page booklet with photos and liner notes from eight contributors including both Rob and Mark Snarski, authors Niall Lucy and David Nichols and band insiders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chad's Tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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