Category Archives: l artists

the international telepaths di smith (who also goes by the name lucy lurex) released several cd-r’s on the root don lonie for cash label in a solo capacity.discographypicks in bold untitled cdr [root don lonie for cash rdl068] die cdr … Continue reading →

wellington sextet with a long history in jazz and rock circles, ex-mutton bird david long, six volts steve roache and brotherly duo david and anthony donaldson, and the new wave of ricki gooch – trinity roots and toby laing of … Continue reading →

la gloria original surfaced as the debut lp of empirical – aka marcel bear. this was a well-liked drone-piece contructed around bear’s unusual shimsaw – an amplified aluminium saw that creates a streaming, shimmering drone when played with a bow. … Continue reading →

wellington based 4-piece formed in 1996, the letterbox lambs were paul trigg, anton wuts, julian desmond and oscar wuts – a power-rock outfit from wellington, sharing some of shihad’s spotlight (they shared ep releases and constantly toured with their older … Continue reading →

late 1980s jangly-pop out of christchurch from richard james, david ford, martin kean [the chills, stereolab etc), andrew brice, campbell taylor, blair parkes (all fall down, range), damian delas, andy moore and john pitcairn.discographypicks in bold you are here 12″ … Continue reading →

caroline easther, alan galloway, murray costello, ben stewart and helen cairney.discographypicks in bold favours [1990 pagan PAL1065] loving tongues [1993 pagan PACD1107]

christchurch 4-piece with a heavy birthday party flavour and nick-cave look-alike guitarist, comprised of janus currie (vocals), herbert palmer (guitar / accordian), kris taylor (drums) and rush jopson (bass). these guys exploded onto the local scene in late 2004, claiming … Continue reading →

the band that came to represent the krkrkrk label in the mid 90s, leonard nimoy were a high profile christchurch experimental, but essentially rock outfit comprised of label founder david khan, apoplexy founder and major krkrkrk contributor peter wright, tracey … Continue reading →

unsigned but productive auckland rock outfit (named after the fridge!) comprised of james clark (vocals), mark stebben (bass / vocals), matt barnett (guitar / vocals), erik johansen (guitar – recently departed for spain) and andrew parkin (drums). been around since … Continue reading →

napier based indie-rock / garage outfit comprised of martian selman (drums) and deanne taumata (guitar , vocals).discographypicks in bold ld3 [2001 self-released]