Baterz
Baterz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Barnaby Charles Ward |
| Born | 3 July 1969 Canberra, Australia |
| Died | 22 July 2002 (aged 33) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1989–2002 |
| Labels | Round Records Army of Nerds |
| Formerly of | The Bedridden |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/baterz |
Barnaby Charles Ward, aka Baterz, was an Australian musician born in Canberra on July 3, 1969.[1] He was a founding member of cult band The Bedridden and garnered an enthusiastic following as a solo performer.[2] Baterz was born with haemophilia, a hereditary disease which affects the ability of the blood to clot. In 1984 Baterz was diagnosed with HIV, contracted via a routine blood tranfusion a year earlier.[2] In 2002 he was diagnosed with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy; he died that year in Adelaide on Monday July 22.[3]
A tribute album in 2009, Great Big Squiddy Fun, included recordings by Deborah Conway and Tex Perkins.[4]
Discography
[edit]With The Bedridden
[edit]- It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye album (1990, Round Records)
- Big Scary Cow album (1992, Round Records)
- I Told You It Wouldn't Work album (1998, Army of Nerds)[5]
As Baterz
[edit]- Get Me a Fork cassette 1997
- Live at The Annandale cassette 1997
- Evil Stench cassette 1999
- The Blue Single (Target) CD 1999
- The Red Single (Darling) CD 1999
- The Yellow Single CD 2000
- Out Of Hell CD album 2000
- Goth CD single 2001
- Live and Well CD album 2001
- Armed Hold Up Song CD single[5]
References
[edit]- ^ http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ward-barnaby-charles-13976
- ^ a b https://www.scratch.com.au/archive_html/baterz.html
- ^ https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ward-barnaby-charles-13976
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/4159938-Various-Baterz-Great-Big-Squiddy-Fun-A-Baterz-TributeBaterz-For-Beginners?srsltid=AfmBOorqzLM7GIgx3CaxvplqAupvRBnlLFLBwpw8ecRuFF8SisLGS1hz
- ^ a b Army Of Nerds discography page from the archived version of Baterz's website