Tall Dwarfs were/are Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate. They’ve been making highly influential records for over 40 years. Now Merge Records has announced Unravelled: 1981-2002. Here is Alec Bathgate to tell the story.

Marty Duda spoke to Alec about his (and Chris’) involvement in assembling and curating the 4-LP, 55-track box set and booklet. With the Tall Dwarfs’ catalogue finally available on all your favourite streaming services, its just a matter of time before you can get your hands on the LPs and CDs. The release date in August 19th. Here is Alec Bathgate now to fill in the gaps.