la gloria original surfaced as the debut lp of empirical – aka marcel bear. this was a well-liked drone-piece contructed around bear’s unusual shimsaw – an amplified aluminium saw that creates a streaming, shimmering drone when played with a bow.… Read More »La Gloria
Discography ‘Don’t Deceive Me’/’The Witch’ 7″ Single [1982 Flying Nun Records FN009] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Discography Pictures Of Love EP [2005 Monsterr] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Biography Members Kerri Paton (Bass/Vocals, 1988 -) Chris Fegan (Vocals/Guitar, 1988 -) Mike Fegan (Drums/Vocals, 1988 -) Jeff Betram Steve James Greg James Discography Challenge EP (1988, Do This Records, DTR001) Hope 7″ Single (1991, Messiah Comples, ID002) Hard Way… Read More »Casualty
Biography The most recognized of Bill Direen’s many underground projects, The Builders recordings are as varied as they are numerous, and litter his discography (often with infuriating spelling variations – The Bilders, Bildirene, Die Bilder etc). Check Direen’s Main Entry for… Read More »The Builders
Auckland 5-piece pop-rock group who exploded in 2006 thanks to the annoyingly catchy riff and video placement of their single ‘K’, which was omnipresent through-out the year. The group released their sole album Get in the Club in 2008 before… Read More »The Tutts
aka craig williamson, hamilton psych-hippie front-man of former stoner-psych outfit datura, and now producing blissed out meditations as lamp of the universe Discography picks in bold lotus of a thousand petals lathe cut [love in sunshine]
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
the quintessential kiwi cock-rock band of the late 70s and early 80s (while dragon were spending most of their time causing trouble across the tasman). hello sailor were graham brazier and dave mcartney at the centre, with harry lyon, tony… Read More »Hello Sailor
Biography What makes this album great is the aforementioned brevity of the pieces. Duncan spans all shapes of the volume curve, sliding through landscapes of barren glacial shifts, torn loudspeaker edits and ye olde drone, and letting the feedback go… Read More »Duncan Bruce
terribly titled outfit who put out an ep and an album on ode in the mid 80s. Discography picks in bold you never had it this fresh ep [1985 ode SODEP 216] sound device [1985? ode SODE325]
Graeme, Rachel, Big Ross, Little Ross, Steve and Mark. Discography Lurid [1994 Globule Gr-H-001] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
NOTE: This post probably contains quite a few errors and an inaccurate timeline – there is very little info online about old Christchurch venues, so I welcome all corrections and additions! Also known as: Midday Theatre, Alska Theatre Location: Westpac Lane,… Read More »Lumière Theatre
dunedin psychobilly act from the mid 1980s that released an album and featured on the jayrem compilation weird culture, weird custom (notable for the debuts of jean-paul sartre experience and charlotte yates, along with an appearance from the puddle). Discography… Read More »crawbilly creeps
Biography The Polish-born front-man (birth-name Lukaz Buda) for downbeat Wellington Popsters The Phoenix Foundation, after two albums Luke Buda has really found his feet as a professional pop song-writer, and found time to write and record his own solo debut… Read More »Luke Buda