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The Hi-Band

Biography Discography picks in bold the good & the bad cassette [root don lonie for cash rdl065] Members Links

Dellburgoes

Biography west-coast based (though containing christchurch and wellington located members) rock’n’roll revivalists with a surf-edge. the real stuff – short on distortion, high on shadows-style guitar licks and genuinely fun. i once went to a gig they played were i… Read More »Dellburgoes

Fat Mannequin

Biography william hickman, leon dahl, jeremy scott, daniel kennedy and jacob van hulst. Discography picks in bold bigger than budha ep [1994 red cloud RC1001] Members Fat Mannequin Links

Stayfree Carefree

Biography Terribly-named Auckland rock power-trio from the guitar of Julian Reid (who released a single on Wildside with his first band Braintree), along with his twin brothers A.B. and Cymon Reid (both formerly of Garden Shed) – who both joined… Read More »Stayfree Carefree

Eso Steel

Biography aka richard francis – half of small blue torch, a new zealander now living in japan who deals in experimental electronic manipulations. Discography picks in bold sandpaper cassette [1996 20 city] split lathe-cut 7″ [1996 w/ three 20 city]… Read More »Eso Steel

Angel Hammer

Biography Mysterious pseudo-metal outfit on Hawkes Bay based Hit Your Head Music. Their details and album names all seem to be written / described in rune-style letters – not exactly documentation friendly. The Hammer has crafted a live set which… Read More »Angel Hammer

Bailter Space

Biography Starting life as the Gordons, Bailter Space were one of the most abrasive aggressive and (primarily) loudest bands to ever emerge out of Christchurch and the Flying Nun Records scene of the early 80s. Comprised of Alister Parker on… Read More »Bailter Space

G-Frenzy

Biography Discography picks in bold rock 7″ lathe-cut [w/ cja root don lonie for cash] down with kids cassette [1999 a stabbies and the rocket recording] nice world cd-r [root don lonie for cash rdl031] rock lathe cut 7″ [w/… Read More »G-Frenzy

Catherine Wheel

Biography No relation to the UK band of the same name, this one was formed in 1988 if it makes any difference. Following on from Genie and the Wild Children‘s Dave Hunt, Brett Lupton and Mark Tyler and with Paul… Read More »Catherine Wheel

The Puffins

Biography these guys were my band. during my formulative years of establishing an avid interest in new zealand music, no band were more important than the startling christchurch band, the puffins. i’d sneak into the dux (at age 15, whilst… Read More »The Puffins

Froithead

Biography one of palmerston north’s huge catelogue of dark industrial bands from the mid 90s, featuring claire pannell, rob williams, royce rees and blair wotten. Discography picks in bold pseudopodia [1992 split w/ rake / sausage roll / ethiopian land… Read More »Froithead

Bruce Russell

Biography The man behind Xpressway, corpus hermeticum, and a significant part of the Dead C, Russell finally (after years of eclectic collaborations with a broad selection of New Zealand and international artists) released his solo album on his own Corpus Hermeticum… Read More »Bruce Russell

Fever Hospital

Biography totally unheralded collective behind 8 dec records. vocals by brisbane-born lissa mitchell, with possible contributions from douglas bagnall and paul solly (the only other contributors to this mysterious label), most probably recorded in wellington in line with mitchell and… Read More »Fever Hospital

Francis Sect

Biography ultra obscure band i know nothing about except for their sole album release and a track featured ont he pagan records ‘spins and needles’ compilation. Discography picks in bold son [1989 oberon records OB001] Members Links