Biography Skin-hitter, accordionist, synthersizist, guitarist, bassist, trombonist, harmonica-player, musical saw-player, singer, songsmith, chef, painter & explorer…Delaney Davidson is not very well known in his homeland of New Zealand. This eccentric world traveling troubadour left our shores as a teenager, came… Read More »Delaney Davidson
The independent label that put New Zealand Music on the map. From Roger Shephard’s formation of the label in 1980 through to now, Flying Nun has been a mark of creative, quirky, inventive music with a distinct kiwi flavor.
black metal hardcore act from the pits of paeroa. noisey, gritty and very rawrn- club bizarre Discography picks in bold eternal antichrist cassette [self-released] nothing is forever [self-released]
Biography Another fantastic release from Splash (ex Vext) delivering us another fine and deafening slab of hardcore attitude and brutal noise sculpting and angst ridden sickness. second track in has the main man himself in full frightening vocal form a most wicked… Read More »Bloodbox
Over the last 20 years The Bats have garnished a label of dependability – and with good reason. Though now taking a little bit of time between releases (one might jump to the conclusion that ‘At The National Grid’ is… Read More »The Bats [February 2006]
Biography Blenheim-based underground experimental musician of notorious repute: Outdated synthesizers, delay pedals and tape loops to shape plastic signal patterns and oblique modulations to evoke sprawling voids of nightmarish emptiness Jim Haynes in the Wire issue 223 Has recorded on… Read More »Omit
2001, Columbia, 5024222000 The Straitjacket Fits were an unusual, charismatic, and somewhat untrustworthy rock band. Over the course of ten years Shayne Carter proceeded to claim authoritarian command of one of New Zealand’s most popular bands, releasing three albums. This trilogy… Read More »Dimmer – I Believe You Are A Star
Biography Marlborough born singer songwriter Sarah Brown released her self-titled debut album in 2006. Her first single “hands” marionette like music video received plenty of airplay on local music television. The album was recorded at the same DIY Shed used… Read More »Sarah Brown
popular up-and-coming wellington hard rock band. Discography picks in bold reset speed [2002 hey harry HHR02]
Wonderfully named Dunedin indie-pop outfit. Formed in 2002, the band features the comically named members Sifty Chris, Angry Antwon, Slammin’ Stu, and Logan Valentine. Discography What To Do? Ep [2004 Extremely Loud Productions Elp01] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on… Read More »Sifty Chris And The Gladeyes
long-standing christchurch singer / song-writer, blair parkes has been a fixture in local indie-pop bands, from all fall down in the early 1980s, through little dead things, the letter 5, swim everything, creeley, and range. these bands saw releases through… Read More »Blair Parkes
The Sneakies were a young and naive pop band discovering the world of music from a distinctly dunedin perspective. In original member Matthew Bannisters’ Positively George Street book, which describes their experience and neglectance to accept the ‘Dunedin Sound’ that… Read More »Sneaky Feelings
forming in 1996 but taking (an appropriate) 8 years to get their debut out, eight none the less have been courting major-label interest for a couple of years, since the release of the shift ep back in 2003 (which included… Read More »Eight
…nz underground solo artist shay j klink, combining hard hitting well composed drum machine programming, some well structured dark experimental mood intensities and pounding death/dark metal guitars – sampled and played. check it out – club bizarre Discography insainium [self-released]… Read More »Offline
Biography Palmerston North 4-piece with a single EP to their name. Vocalist Boekman would go on to the Bananamen. Members Leonard Carney (Drums, 1986) Elenaor Boekman (Vocals/Bass, 1986) Sean O’Conner (Guitar, 1986) Jonathan Collins (Guitar/Saxophone/Vocals, 1986) Discography The Only One EP… Read More »The Cement Garden