Noel Crombie (born Geoffrey Noel Crombie on 17 April 1953)
is a New Zealand singer and former member of the band Split Enz. He fulfilled
multiple roles including costume and hair designer, percussionist, album cover
designer, and music video director. Prior to Split Enz, Crombie worked as a postal
assistant and was also an artist. For the album Time and Tide, Crombie took
over the role of drummer, though a year later returned to percussion, with Paul
Hester becoming Split Enz's drummer. He is particularly remembered for playing
spoon solos during Split Enz live shows. After Split Enz disbanded, Noel formed
the band Schnell Fenster with Phil Judd, Eddie Rayner and Nigel Griggs, also
Split Enz alumni, and Michael den Elzen. Rayner left before the first album was
released.In 1988 the members of Schnell Fenster collaborated with Wendy
Matthews, Michael Harris, Louis McMannus, Vika Bull and Lisa Edwards under the
name 'Noel's Cowards' for the movie “Rikky and Pete”. Crombie has released one
solo single, "My Voice Keeps Changing on Me" b/w “Ninee Neezup”
(K9000) , in 1983 while Split Enz took a break. Tim Finn was the only other
band member to have a solo release during this break. According to Crombie he
had to either release the single or pay for the studio time. In 1996, Crombie
assisted Crowded House by designing the stage set design for their final
concert, Farewell to the World at the Sydney Opera House. Crombie currently
lives with his daughters Hedwig, Griselda, and his wife Sally whom he works
with as a freelance designer. They designed the set for ABC-TV's musical quiz
program Spicks and Specks. The single was released on Mushroom Records in 1983
and was produced by Noel and engineered by Jim Barton. Occasionally, Noel gets banned from playing music in the house.
He doesn't blame his wife, Sally, for getting annoyed. Crombie's hobby is
making instruments out of recycled materials. "Weird, awful things that
give you tingle-up-the-spine sorts of noises," he says "Sally will
say, 'You can't play that - it's like fingers up a blackboard'." Flac
Saturday 18 March 2017
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