d artists
Dough Boys
Solo project of Tony Doe, former vocalist and drummer of Auckland new wave band The Wait. After releasing a solo LP on Ode Records, Doe travelled to Japan and the UK before returning to New Zealand and forming The Reactions.
Tag
Tag: Ode Records
w artists
The Wait
New Zealand band active in the mid-1980s, releasing two EPs on Ode Records including the radio-played 'The Burma Road'. Members went on to form the Dough Boys and The Reactions.
g artists
Graeme Gash
Former singer song-writer (and artist) with popular late 70s Auckland folk-pop group Waves, Graeme Gash made his solo debut with After the Carnival in 1981, which saw some praise in John Dix's excellent history of New Zealand Rock and Pop 'Stranded in Paradise'. #nzmusic #graemegash #waves #nzfolkmusic
o artists
Out of the Compost
Wellington group from the late 1980's; notably sponsored by the NZ Student Arts Council. A review of the debut EP turned up in Feminist magazine 'Broadsheet' and there's a very short clip of them performing at the 1987 Mangawhai Women’s Festival. #nzmusic #feminist #outofthecompost #oderecords
Record Labels
Propeller Records
Simon Griggs' mighty fine Propeller Records - was (along with Ripper Records) the label that kicked off New Zealand's independent record scene with an absolute hoard of excellent singles through the first few years of the 1980s. #nzmusic #propellerrecords #screamingmeemees #blamblamblam #newmatics
e artists
Ebony Sye
Youthful New wave pop group who put out an album in 1987 on Auckland label Ode Records before disappearing. Frontman Neil de Jong would resurface in another short-lived group (Voodoo Love); however the most well-known group he's associated with would be Alien Weapony, as brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong are his songs, and he's assisted as a live sound engineer and manager for the group.
b artists
Ralph Bennett
Biography Members Ralph Bennett (guitar / vocals) George Twhiti (bass, Ralph Bennett) Kevin Thomas (drums, Ralph Bennett) Wayne Wilson (guitar / vocals, Ralph Bennett)…