Biography
Auckland-based independent label formed by Martin Phillips and Benjii Jackson in 2009, with Michael McClelland (previously a writer for The Corner, but that site appears to be AI generated spam now) and Maeve Munro, completing the team.
With a focus on youthful groups and a D.I.Y. ethic, their albums are distributed NZ-wide by RhythmMethod, and the label favors on-line releases through the likes of SoundCloud / BandCamp etc.
The label made a splash in their early days by releasing a series of compilations that featuring primarily ‘All-Ages’ groups, i.e. those under NZ’s legal drinking age – the most visible being Bandicoot and Kitsunegari. More recently, Benji Jackson had a public fall-out with previous label group Sherpa, with the group pulling out before the release of their debut album.
Jackson announced he was taking a break from running the label site as of July 2023.
Label Roster
- Bandicoot
- Cakes
- Craig Elliott
- Dad Jokes
- Dharma Dogs
- Diana Rozz
- Faux Machismo
- Flogging A Dead One Horse Town
- GAMESHARK™
- Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing
- God Bows To Math
- Horror In Clay
- I.E Crazy*
- Internet Death
- Ipswich
- Log Horn Breed
- Murina
- Pairs
- Plastiglomerate
- Proton Beast
- Sunken Seas
- Territorial Gobbing
- The All Seeing Hand
- The Postures
- Tuscoma
- Wilberforces
- Zen Mantra
Compilation Discography
- Fuck These Bands (2009)
- Fuck These Bands Too (August 2009)
- Fuck These Bands III (2011)
Contact Details
- Muzai Records
- info@muzairecords.com