As I understand it, small blue torch is the duo of [Campbell] Kneale and Eso Steel‘s Richard Francis (though line-up changes in this scene are not uncommon). Both are among the finest of new zealand’s current sound artists. Offering an… Read More »Small Blue Torch
Fucking horrible pop/formula-rock outfit based around Boh Runga (sister of the gracious and supremely talented Bic). Flanked By Kurt Shanks, Chris Van De Geer and Andrew Mclaren. Discography Mix [1999 Epic 4948842] Magic Line [2001 Sony Music Nz 5049742000] Awards… Read More »Stellar*
Sean James Donnelly – production whizz, class bass-player, and thoroughly uneven song-writer. In 2003 Sjd was thrust into the spotlight after years of touring support and assisting production for the likes of Shayne Carters’ Dimmer with the debut of his… Read More »SJD
David Kilgour’s post 2nd break-up of the Clean band – a more laid-back attempt at West-Coast psychedelia-influenced pop-rock outfit. Joined by Flying Nun Records long-stayers Stephen Kilroy and Alf Donaldson, along with Geoff Hoani, Stephen put out a well liked… Read More »Stephen
Andrew Bell, Ken Chung, Chris Daly, Pat Roxburgh and Nick Scott. Discography Sing Sing Ep [1985 Ode Sodep217] Owning The Sharks Ep [1986 Ode Sodep247] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Auckland based outfit started their time at the end of the eighties with a post shoe-gazey british sound. The band featured Tosh Graham – vocals, Rob Young – bass, Deryck Hunt – drums, Gareth Price – guitar. The band have… Read More »Semi Lemon Kola
Formed by Nick ‘Harte’ Hodgson in mid-2003, The Shocking Pinks are one of the most exciting and memorable bands to spring out of Christchurch in the last 5 years. New Zealand’s exponent of the dance-punk revitalisation – The Shocking Pinks… Read More »Shocking Pinks
Stephen Clover – who also released lathe cut albums under the names Logstore and the Longshoremen. Yet another of the post H-Corp NZ bands that have risen in the aftermath of the mid-90’s free noise frenzy. Seht is much more… Read More »Seht
The Stumps are the New Zealand superspawn of Antony Milton (Pseudoarcana, The Nether Dawn, Etc), Stephen Clover (Seht), and James Kirk (Sandoz Lab Technicians, Gate etc). With a laundry list of individual accomplishments preceding them, “Lost Weekends” brings high expectations.… Read More »The Stumps
The very definition of ‘I like your old stuff better than your new stuff’, Salmonella Dub started out creating bass and horn-heavy dub ready to get down too, but slowly (well, more like immediately after former sound-man Tiki Tanae joined… Read More »Salmonella Dub
Originally a three-piece from Featherston in the Wairarapa district – Strikemaster were a rock outfit with a grounding in the blues and were initially comprised of Paul Cullen (Lead Guitar/Vocals), Steve Elliott (Bass Guitar/Lead Vocals), John Prentice (Drums) and later… Read More »Strikemaster
Blair Parkes (All Fall Down, Creeley). Discography Orange Tape Cassette Ep [1989 Self-Released Swim001] Green Tape Cassette Ep [1989 Self-Released Swim002] Last Hexit 7″ Lathe-Cut [1995 Self-Released] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Robbie Ans Simon Kay, Kieren Cooney, Luke Casey and Miles Gillett. Discography Gib Ep [1991 Sting Sd2] ‘Pulling The Strings’/’It’S In My Mind’/’Intrusion’ Lathe-Cut 7″ [Self-Released] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Back in the early 00s, Scribe was a Christchurch lad, struggling to make his name on the local hip-hop scene. Tied to student radio station RDU and their various hip-hop shows and events along with buddy and Christchurch turntablism long-stayer… Read More »Scribe
Jason Hill, Richard Craven And Lyndon Gill. Discography Static Black [1996] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr