The Soundlaydee
Jewl Of Bessamoocho and Goldifox‘s Penny Collins in an 80s flavoured solo guise. Casio-Tone punk from Kerikeri, South Auckland. Discography 8″ Lathe-Cut Ep[Pink Air Pink Air010] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
s artists
Steroids
Short-lived Wellington punk outfit (originally known as Johnny Mono And The Steroids) that featured on the Wellingtonzone compilation – a not quite as successfull follow-up to the acclaimed **** release from the previous year. Forming in April 1979, The Steroids… Read More »Steroids
Soluble Fish
One of Bill Direen‘s more productive early 1980s outfits. Discography High Thirties Piano EP [1982 Self-Released] Dance Of Death EP [1982 Self-Released] Sound Cues [1987 South Indies] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Starlight Faggot Feast
Brilliant Auckland based extreme power electronics project using harsh Merzbow style noize and crass, and often disgusting sexually bizarre undertones in the tracks. Sick and twisted listening for the unstable of mind. Highly recommended – Club Bizarre Discography Rectal Holocaust… Read More »Starlight Faggot Feast
Salon Kingsadore
Ultra-mellow surf-instrumental act out of auckland. Very soundtrack-like atmospherics (described as Ennio Morricone meets Milton Nascimento) from this band, originally comprised of John Howell (Guitar), Billy Squire (Rhodes Keyboard), Matt Sandford (Drums), Hayden Sinclair (Bass) And Gianmarco Liguori (Guitar). Howell… Read More »Salon Kingsadore
Slavetrader
Pure rock’n’roll from the now-auckland based ex garden-city native Matt Alien (Ex Hi-Tone Destroyers etc) and his troup – including fellow Christchurch’er James Jett (bass), plus Paul Pablo (drums), and Andy Halford (replacing Rob Ting on guitar). A bit slicker,… Read More »Slavetrader
Slim Volume
Ex-Six Volts / Mutton Birds guitarist David Long, along with a bevvy of contributors – Peter Daube, Steve Roche, Janet Roddick, Neill Duncan, jazz supremo Chris O’Connor and Fur Patrol vocalist Julia Deans. Discography Come On In [2003 Braille Bra117]… Read More »Slim Volume
Stuff
Live recording of a fifteen minute performance in February ’98 by a one-off line-up featuring members of the Ashvins, Dog Tooth Violet and Polio. Yeah ok, so it’s got a different catalogue number on the cd, but uh, we’re superstitious… Read More »Stuff
Jason Sad
Discography Saduction EP [1982 Jsa2] Lilac Dan And The Underworld Ep [1983] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Swagger Jack
‘Swagger Jack’ is something else entirely. Jacks my hillbilly-punk songwriting character (a hard-drinking embittered feral/hippy idealist who records occasionally ‘rattly’ and violent, but often ‘pretty’ (in a melancholy way) acoustic numbers on battery powered 4-trks in doc huts and hardly… Read More »Swagger Jack
The Shrugs
The Shrugs originally got together as the Hamilton trio of Richie Ranum, Neil Ramsey and Geoff Doube in 2000, after several line-up changes (cHris Metcalfe came and went after replacing Ranum, and Ramsey’s replacement Rob Smith eventually gave way to… Read More »The Shrugs
School Of Meat
Wellington punk hardcore with Aidan and Nathan (both ex-Killtrain), Ryan and Simon. Discography Enrol Today EP [2000 Day Job Records Djrcd001] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Sunship
The New Zealand band voted ‘most likely to die from a dog attack’ – Campbell Kneale Discography Destroyer Cd-R [Celebrate Psi Phenomenon] Everythings An Omen Cd-R [Celebrate Psi Phenomenon] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Squirm
Brilliant 90’s Christchurch sludge-rock outfit comprised of Brett Lupton, Daryl Kirk and Mike Brassell (Hiss Explosion).
Took a thoroughly DIY, low-budget approach to release a series of warped, discordant guitar albums, based around excellent guitar-work and an inventive, lo-fi and somewhat sloppy (in a good way) approach to recording songs.
Spotty Dog
The first of a trio of labels (along with Secret Safari and the more recent Headshy) that have been releasing material by underground Palmertson North artists (usually of a rock nature) since 1994. Initially releasing a series of compilation tapes… Read More »Spotty Dog