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The Offbeats

Biography Wellington based 7-piece ska band with a fairly large following, after a number of tracks on a variety of ska compilations, along with their own self-titled album and an ep. Discography just begun ep [1996] the offbeats [2000] Links… Read More »The Offbeats

E.C.F.

Biography chris and shayne mason, ljinon mihell and brett frazer. put out an ep on new future (with the lovely title of ‘radio w.a.n.k.’) that seems to pop up everywhere. Discography picks in bold radio w.a.n.k. [new future NOUVEAU001] Members… Read More »E.C.F.

Malchicks

Biography The Malchicks formed in the late eighties in the Auckland guitar scene, and rose to prominence with substantial radio play for an early recording of the song ‘Vanilla’, which was eventually released on one of the bFM Freak the… Read More »Malchicks

Hauraki

Biography Discography picks in bold rest not/they come when you sleep cassette [w/ witcyst root don lonie for cash rdl045] they rest not double cdr [w/ witcyst, kara mckinney root don lonie for cash rdl094] Members Hauraki Links

The Wild Poppies

Biography Alan Carter, Andrew Young, Nick Taylor, Ian Hopkins, Robert Axford and Richard Geismar. Discography Heroine [1987 Poppie Pr02] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members

Pasica

Biography recorded in one night during november 1998 in palmerston north, new zealand. a live to tape improvisation featuring paul hirst (bass), simon clough (tapes), and carolyn hicks (bowed bass). a delicious mix of improvised sounds, from dark drones to… Read More »Pasica

Masochrist

Biography 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] Members Links

Bloodbox

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

Omit

Biography Blenheim-based underground experimental musician of notorious repute: Outdated synthesizers, delay pedals and tape loops to shape plastic signal patterns and oblique modulations to evoke sprawling voids of nightmarish emptiness Jim Haynes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

Marystaple

Biography popular up-and-coming wellington hard rock band. Discography picks in bold reset speed [2002 hey harry HHR02] Members Marystaple Links

Eight

Biography 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… Read More »Eight

Offline

Biography …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… Read More »Offline

The Cement Garden

Biography Palmerston North 4-piece with a single EP to their name. Vocalist Boekman would go on to the Bananamen. Members Leonard Carney (drums, The Cement Garden) Elenaor Boekman (vocals / bass, The Cement Garden) Sean O’Conner (guitar, The Cement Garden) Jonathan… Read More »The Cement Garden