Category Archives: t artists

john howell, richard fitzpatrick, andrew barsby, mark orbell and tane griffin.discographypicks in bold the tin syndrome ep [1983

Young, exciting and eclectic christchurch indie-pop group that emerged during 2006 to dominate the local scene alongside popular screamo act Not So Experimental. Led by talented guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Mark, the group have a funky, dancy rhythm section in Ashlin Ross (bass … Continue reading →

the strange and confusing career of throw has spawned some of the more successful and impressive releases for the failsafe label. the band sprung from failsafe boss rob mayes desire to create a studio based song writing ensemble which would … Continue reading →

auckland revivalist pop-rock outfit. part of the nudie suits / brunettes scene of the early 00s.discographypicks in bold kurt cobain king dat: ‘pillar of state’/’crooked’ lathe-cut 7″ [self-released] rn

a highly influential christchurch outfit from 1991 to 1994 and comprised of krkrkrk founders peter wright, j-mz robinson & richard calder. the music was a kind of post-industrial, punk-pop-cabaret thingy with a good dose of self-deprecating humour. tma-1 released numerous … Continue reading →

discographypicks in bold when the moon is strong [w/ the bottletops 1985 onset/offset PR2305] gaylene’s tape cassette [1985 onset/offset TR001] sing along cassette [1985 onset/offset TR002] live at woodstock cassette [1986 onset/offset TR003] vitamin e [w/ the brothers gorgonzola 1986 … Continue reading →

auckland-based industrial outfit that featured a young michael hodgson, along with audio pruction assitance from angus mcnaughten (unitone hi-fi). their sole flying nun release was a retrospective from over a decade of multimedia performances that had seen release in extremely … Continue reading →

john howell, richard fitzpatrick, andrew barsby, mark orbell and tane griffin.discographypicks in bold hell of a time [1993 pagan PACD1109]

discographypicks in bold tigers [1981 emi EMX109]