Diatribe


When Diatribe formed in 1983, they played in most of the same venues that other indie bands of the time did – but the music was very different.

It looked at first like it might have been a little too different.

Diatribe - Too Lazy EP (1983, Warrior)
Diatribe, with Greg Johnson in the top centre and Fiona McDonald at the top left. Taken at the old Auckland railway yards, 1986.
Dangerous Game
Merata Mita and Diatribe - Treaty Song from the documentary Patu! (1983) about the 1981 Springbok tour protests
Diatribe - Side B of the Too Lazy EP features Dangerous Game, penned by Rafer Rautjoki and later covered by Jules Issa.
The 1984 Jayrem compilation Songs From Banana Dominion included Diatribe's Dangerous Game.
Diatribe - Too Lazy EP, 1983
Book of Bifim reviews the Sweet Soul Music show, 9-10 May 1986 at the Galaxy, Mt Eden Rd, Auckland. Pictured are Rafer Rautjoki and Fiona McDonald from Seven Deadly Sins, which evolved from Diatribe.
Diatribe, from left: Rafer Rautjoki, Ross France, John Berkley, Peter Kirkbride, Chris Whyte.
Diatribe, 1983: Ross France (lower left), Peter Kirkbride, Rafer Rautjoki, Chris Whyte, John Berkley.
Photo credit: Simon Grigg Collection
Back cover of Diatribe's 1983 EP Too Lazy.
The 1984 Jayrem compilation Songs From Banana Dominion included Diatribe's Dangerous Game.
Herbs - Azania (Soon Come), 1981, written by Ross France (from Merata Mita's Patu!)
Merata Mita and Diatribe - Treaty Song.
Seven Deadly Sins: Ross France, Wayne Baird, Fiona McDonald, Manu, Dennis “Choc” Tuwhare, John Scott, Rafer Rautjoki.
Sweet Soul Music, 9-10 May 1986 - two nights of live music promoted by Montage Studios and bFM at the Galaxy in Mt Eden Rd, Auckland before the venue became the Powerstation. The line-up included Seven Deadly Sins, which evolved from Diatribe.
Labels:

Warrior Records

Members:

John Berkley - bass, backing vocals, percussion

Chris Whyte - drums, percussion

Peter Kirkbride - guitar, vocals, percussion

Ross France - saxophone, organ, percussion, backing vocals

Rafer Rautjoki - saxophone, vibes, percussion

Greg Johnson - trumpet, vocals, keyboards

Fiona McDonald - vocals

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