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A Handful of Dust

Lyttelton, New Zealand

A Handful of Dust are an improvised noise group consisting of a core duo of Bruce Russell and Alastair Galbraith. Formed originally in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1984, they have released a number of full-length albums on labels such as Corpus Hermeticum, Thin Wrist and Freeway Sound. From 1993 to 2020 they were also frequently joined by the late Peter Stapleton playing percussion and electronics.