Biography
A ‘dirty Palmy low-fi punk sludge band’ from the ever-talented Ross Harkness and a crew of The Stomach regulars. Released the majority of their material on their own DIY cassette and lathe cut imprint Lizard Mull Records. Their recordings have an endearing shambolic nature and some blistering guitar:
Foisemaster – Geriatric Lovers (from the 1994 7″ EP ‘Bad Offal Vegan King’)
Foisemaster was active from the mid to late 1990s – formed by Harkness, who was a well-loved character in Palmerston North music circles. He hosted the ‘Hit’s and Myths’ radio show on Manawatu People’s Radio and was known as a warm, intelligent person with a depth of knowledge about all kinds of music.
Appeared on ‘Swamp MUSAK’, a compilation of local groups compiled and distributed by Radio Control 99.4 (Massey University’s student radio station):
Zane Hookham passed away in 2017 and Ross Harkness passed away in May 2020.
Members
- Ross Harknes (Cancer Maidens, Froit Head, Motor Sheep, vocals / guitar / organ / alto sax)
- John Hicks (State of Hate, bass / vocals)
- Zane Hookham (Blunt, Smut, State Of Hate, Surplus Sons Of A Factory Nation, Zenith Street Cleaner, bass)
- Rob Thorne (The Bilders, Black Pudding, Brickshithouse, The Neckstretchers, Man Alone, guitar)
- Graeme Slimin (GMC, guitar)
- Mardy Streater (Vortex Victims, The Flamin’ Werepigs, bass)
- Stuart Hubbard (Screaming Orgasms, saxophone)
- Matt Sanko (Old Man Pine, Blunt, drums)
Discography
- My dad goes to work sometimes (1994, Lizard Mull Records)
- Bad offal vegan king 7″ EP (1994, Lizard Mull Records, LM001)
- Hard of hearing no. 2 cassette (w/ The Ashvins / Meat Market, 1994, Spotty Dog, 03 spots)
- More sex, more drugs, more foise 7″ EP (1995, Lizard Mull Records)
- Afterbirth volume 2 (1996, Lizard Mull Records, LM006)
- Final Solution cassette (1997, Lizard Mull Records, LM023)
- Foisewomb Leakage (1999, Foisewomb Records, P801)