Ape Management
Weird old Christchurch hard/sludge rock act who put out a few releases in the mid to late 90s. Made up of prominent poster artist Rock Hardman, Brother Love, Ken Mexted, Dave Clarke, and a revolving crowd of Bass players.
Solo Musician
Everything That Flies
Biography Short-lived vocal-pop outfit fronted by a young Dianne Swan (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard), formed alongside Clive and Bruce Sheridan (Guitar, Keyboard) and Steve Wesley. Other members included Warren Richardson (Drums), Mark Agree (Bass), and Later Peter Harrison (Keyboards, Vocals),… Read More »Everything That Flies
Glory Fckn Sun
Biography Formed in 2003 as a conduit for intense ritualistic sonic exploration Glory Fckn Sun is the ecstatic psyche-noise trio of Antony Milton (guitar/electronics), Ben Spiers (guitar/violin/electronic) and improv percussionist Simon O’Rorke (gongs/percussion).rn’Vision Scorched’ collects together one studio track and… Read More »Glory Fckn Sun
Log Store
Biography wellington-based solo muso. Discography picks in bold every mother should know 7″ lathe-cut ep [headshy HS002] baring heads 8″ lathe-cut ep [headshy HS005] Members Log Store Links
Kathryn Tait
Biography Discography Original Songs [1989 Onset/Offset Pra2044] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Chris Knox
Biography I’ve had a hard time starting this profile. A man who’s done so much for New Zealand (underground) music that it wouldn’t really be the same without him – Knox was responsible for so many changes in the way… Read More »Chris Knox
Yokel Ono
Biography Striking and popular 2-piece wunderkind featuring Thom Burton on guitar and vocals with Glen Johnson pummelling the drums. The duo formed in Hamilton back in 2000 before relocating to Auckland and immediate finding themselves on bills with the likes… Read More »Yokel Ono
Ent Lang
Biography by this stage the entlang kids had dropped the last of the quaaludes in the pot: the result: songs so achingly slow they make low look like the power puff girls. what Members Discography Links
Birchville Cat Motel
Extremely prolific Wellington experimental sound-artist who also records his given name of Campbell Kneale, and as a founding member of such varied performance outfits as Lugosi, Hataitai Bowling Club, Black Boned Angel etc.
Kneale has been making music since the mid 90’s, accumulating a vast amount of (usually) limited edition CDr releases and building a name for himself overseas, were he receives a considerably higher profile (though due to the nature of his music – quite abstract, this popularity is limited to an appreciative cult following).
Bored Gordon
Biography Fuzzy guitar rock out of Auckland formed in 2003 after the demise of Mallet and Emery’s former band Dozer. Members Simon Mallet (vocals / guitar, Bored Gordon) Marc Emery (guitar / accordion / vocals, Bored Gordon) Paul Ni (bass,… Read More »Bored Gordon
From Scratch
Biography successful improvised percussionary troupe based around phil dadson (who had played with scratch orchestra in the uk in the late 1960s), formed in auckland in 1974. over the last 3 decades the troop has had various different line-ups –… Read More »From Scratch
Ed Gains
Biography fruit-ball lo-fi solo artist and the head-loon behind the demi whores, edward gains has been making his own bedroom recordings since the mid 1990s – initially in dunedin, though he didn’t really produce anything until being holed up in… Read More »Ed Gains
Little Pictures
Biography Little Pictures was originally the cutesy electro-folk solo project of Mark Turner (the henderson/mechano). The “band” was expanded to a three piece consisting of Johanna Freeman on vocals and glockenspiel and James Halborow on drums. The band members Members… Read More »Little Pictures
Sophie Moleta
Biography Sophie Moleta Born In Wellington, Grew Up Mainly In Perth, Returned To Wellington, Pursued Recording And Performing Career In France, Uk, Australia And Now New Zealand. Has Numbers Of Self Releases And Numbers Of Commercial Releases On Both Rnfull… Read More »Sophie Moleta
Slim Volume
Biography Ex-Six Volts / Mutton Birds guitarist David Long, along with a bevvy of contributors – Peter Daube, Steve Roche, Janet Roddick, Neill Duncan, jazz supremo Chris O’Connor and Fur Patrol vocalist Julia Deans. Discography Come On In [2003 Braille… Read More »Slim Volume