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Charlotte Sometimes
Biography Solo alias of Wellington based singer songwriter Charlotte Yates. After debuting with Jayrem group Putty In Her Hands in 1987, Yates released the first recordings…
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The Black Sheep
Biography Not to be confused with the U.S. hip-hop outfit, Black Sheep A Wellington-based Avante Garde Jazz Trio, based around the Donaldson brothers rhythm…
Record Labels
Lil Chief
at the forefront of new zealand independent pop in the 00s is lil chief records, a small, but firmly established label maintained by [the…
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Royce T Doyster
Biography ..A loose cowpunk outfit that played a mixture of originals and country covers. Royce T Doyster got compared to the Violent Femmes a…
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Kimo
Also known as Eskimo Biography Formed in 2004, Eskimo marked Dave Mulcahy‘s return to the Christchurch music scene, after playing in Superette and solo…
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Delphy
Biography delphy sprung into existence after members kevin stokes – guitar/vocals, rob mayes – bass/guitar, and tracy thompkins – drums, decided to change their…
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Paranymph
Biography spooky punky pop from defunct palmerston north outfit on spotty dog. Discography picks in bold hard of hearing no. 3 cassette [1995 w/…
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Nova Echo
Biography Auckland based post-punk outfit. After the group dissolved in 2005, 4 of their original members reconvened with guitarist Nick Johnstone now on vocals…
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Room Noir
Biography Dark and electronic flaboured studio recordings from Hadley Cylkk and Geoff Ljiraq. With Ljiraq’s vocals, synth, piano, electronic and guitar textures, the duo…
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Cornelius Brothers
Biography Discography picks in bold homunculus lathe cut ep [blunt instrumentals bint006] Members Links
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Marineville
Biography partially improvisational rock outfit out of wellington comprised of foundation member mark williams, and currently joined by geoffrey trail and stephen clover. naming…
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Mary Briefcase
Biography Electronic artist who put out a low-scale album and EP on their own label in 1982. Members Mary Briefcase Discography Jupiter by…
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Kara McKinney
Biography Discography picks in bold they rest not double cdr [w/ witcyst, hauraki root don lonie for cash rdl094] Members Kara McKinney Links
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Alphaplan
Biography Formed in Dunedin in 1996, later moved to Auckland – but with members moving overseas they split in 2003. A couple of albums,…
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The Enemy
Biography Young Dunedin guitarist Alec Bathgate and drummer Mike Dooley lined up Invercargill-born record store employee Chris Knox as a bassist in mid 1977,…