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Wonderful home-brewed recordings from Annabelle Alpers. Guitarist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter formerly of the supremely under-recognized Christchurch troop Hawaii Five-0. Her solo recordings are infused with electronic flourishes and wispy, emotive lyrics - but with a distinct and almost robotic approach to harmonic vocals.
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Young early Flying Nun 5-piece out of Christchurch. With 2 bass players the group had an 'edgy post-punk sound'.
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Alec Bathgate's always kept a couple steps back in his fellow Enemy, Toy Love and Tall Dwarfs shadow, but released a lovely little Byrds-jangle-pop album (with heavy Beatles and Beach Boy flourishes) in 1996. More technically competent than Knox, and somewhat reserved (in comparison at least), Bathgate is a reflective, precarious song-writer of great talent.
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Between stints in King Loser, Snapper and a million other bands, Cameron Bain released a 7" release on Stella Corkery and Alan Holt's excellent Pink Air label. One-half of the oft-referenced, seldom heard Constant Pain. Bain passed away in 2014.
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Kim Blackburn is a poet and singer-songwriter who put out the 'Lizards In Love' album on Flying Nun Records, using acoustic guitar and digital effects to give the album an unusual edge. Her voice has a deep, haunting quality - reminiscent of Nico. She had previously been associated with underground labels such as Industrial Tapes, performing alongside Sandra Bell on the cassette only release 'Two Metallic Hearts'.
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Two-piece Rock'N'Roll duo from Auckland. They were tremendous on A Low Hum's 2nd to last tour, with drummer Zoe Fleury belting it out (and singing too) from behind the kit while Maeve Munro played feedback-drenched guitar and sang from up front. Very cool. Only release was a split single with The Lover Haters.
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Auckland guitar and drums duo who have put out a couple releases adorned by excellent 60's hard-rock styled artwork (coming from guitarist John Appleton's pen) to match their bluesy minimalist rock. Drummer Martinengo would go on to form similar garage rock groups Los Hories and Gaytime, whilst also running 1:12 Records.
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Biography Lower Hutt rock via punk quartet who formed in 1997, but split in 2001 after releasing a split album with Discenter. The members…
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Biography Brian Crook spent 1997-2000 in Port Chalmers with his partner / Renderers band-mate Maryrose in a lovely house on the hills above Port…
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Biography The Surf-Guitar styling of Biff Bangle (aka Adrian Ganley), some-times on the always cryptic Root Don Lonie For Cash label. Comically titled CDr’s,…
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Biography Starting life as the Gordons, Bailter Space were one of the most abrasive aggressive and (primarily) loudest bands to ever emerge out of…
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Biography One of Campbell McLay’s original Onset/Offset groups, fronted by Sarah Richards. The Bottletops put out an EP in 1983, then took 2 years…
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Biography Members Jonathan Harverson Armstrong (drums / vocals, Book of Martyrs) Stan Jagger (guitar, Book of Martyrs) Justine Francis (violin, Book of Martyrs)…
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Biography Another in the long line of jangle pop outfits that optimized the Dunedin sound (though they originated from Auckland). They never quite hit…
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Biography Studio-based out fit created by Michael Weston (Crystal Zoom) with contributions from John Payne (Hallelujah Picassos), James Pinker (latter-era Gordons) and Johny Fleury…
