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Olmy
15 Dec 2001, 18:53
What good stuff is there from NZ?

I know there are some obvious ones, but to get the ball rolling, I'll give mention to a recent act, by the name of "Garageland", who have had two albums, with 1999's 'Do What You Want', housing the classic single 'You've gotta kiss it all goodbye'.
coxon
16 Dec 2001, 00:53
i remember last yr, there was something on triple J, J-files about great NZ music...

did a search on the page.. and found their list of the greatest NZ's acts.. havent heard of many of these... the ones in bold are the only ones i've heard from..

The Bats
The Clean
Shihad
Bailter Space
David Kilgour
Look Blue Go Purple
Tall Dwarfs
The JPS Experience
The Chills
King Loser
Mi-Sex
Sneaky Feelings
Straitjacket Fits
Headless Chickens
Verlaines
Ray Columbus & The Invaders
Chris Knox
Snapper
Salmonella Dub
Dave Dobbyn (The Dudes/DD Smash)
Garageland
3D's
Split Enz
Neil Finn
The Muttonbirds
Toy Love
The Gordons
Superette
Bressa Creeting Cake
Phil Judd (Split Enz/The Swingers/Schnell Fenster)

any other good stuff from our neighbours across the tasman?
JUBJUB
16 Dec 2001, 08:28
Neil Finn & Split Enz
Jon Stevens [Noiseworks]
Blues_Brat
16 Dec 2001, 11:25
Push Push
Macca19
16 Dec 2001, 11:52
Shihad for mine!! A very underrated band
Damir Dokic
16 Dec 2001, 19:01
Originally posted by Blues_Brat
Push Push

is what Jelena say to me when she sit on my lap!
Harry
16 Dec 2001, 20:18
Marc & Todd Hunter - Dragon
Rusty Crowe - 30 odd foot of grunts
Sharon O'Neill
Richard Wild AKA Richard Wilkins (send him back)
M29
16 Dec 2001, 20:42
Originally posted by coxon

Headless Chickens


Their song Cruise control ROCKS MAN! :D
Player
17 Dec 2001, 01:07
The Dance Exponents single "I'll say goodbye (even though I'm blue)". Absolutely rocks in concert.

Anyway recent EnZed headline acts from the last 3-4 years.

Polynesian influence. Good stuff. Don't be put off.
Che Fu: "Chains" and "Fade Away"
King Kapisi: "Screems from Da Old Plantation"
OMC: "How Bizarre"

Traditional Kiwi Rock
DARCY CLAY "Jesus I Was Evil" and "Jolene"
Supergroove
TadPole
Goodshirt "Blowing Dirt"
Strawpeople
Zed "Renegade Fighter" (track on American Pie 2)
Stellar* with Boh Runga "Violent"
Bic Runga "Sway" (track on American Pie)
The Feelers "Pressure Man"
Fur Patrol "Lydia" I hate it, but the song gets plently of air time.

Trust me, download (or even better buy :cool: ) some of these tracks. You will not regret it.
JUBJUB
17 Dec 2001, 07:12
Originally posted by Harry

Rusty Crowe - 30 odd foot of grunts
Richard Wild AKA Richard Wilkins (send him back)

There both as musically talented as each other :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
M29
17 Dec 2001, 17:16
Originally posted by Player

OMC: "How Bizarre"


I couldn't stand this song! It was terrible!
Olmy
17 Dec 2001, 21:05
Originally posted by Harry

Rusty Crowe - 30 odd foot of grunts


:o

Someone should tell the man to ssssssssshhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttttttaaaa aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!
coxon
17 Dec 2001, 22:00
Originally posted by M29


I couldn't stand this song! It was terrible!

hahaha.. i prefered the OMC 'How Bizarre' parody version...
can find it on morpheus...

Stole me Car... stole me car...
Blues_Brat
18 Dec 2001, 00:49
Originally posted by M29


Their song Cruise control ROCKS MAN! :D
They did a killer version of ABBAs Super Trouper.
Player
18 Dec 2001, 01:39
Originally posted by coxon


hahaha.. i prefered the OMC 'How Bizarre' parody version...
can find it on morpheus...

Stole me Car... stole me car...

You get my vote on that one. :D

They also had another great 'cover' from Offspring with 'Pretty fly for a Maori guy'. Also :D
DEVO
18 Dec 2001, 10:15
Mi Sex

Legends of Australasian Rock/Pop. Released some classics in the late 70's early 80's. Computer Games, Graffiti Crimes, People, It only Hurts when I'm Laughing, Space Race, Blue Day, Falling in and Out and Down the Line. And they were ahead of their time. Computer Games was about Computers taking over the world, People was about the cloning of humans, and Down the Line was about phone sex.
Weaver
21 Dec 2001, 01:01
Originally posted by coxon

The Chills



Submarine Bells is a brilliant album. Heavenly Pop Hit is a great pop song.



Straitjacket Fits




Down in Splendour is one of my all time favourite songs. Beautiful pop song.



Headless Chickens



Gaskrankenstation was a pretty cool song. They did some good stuff.


Close to 2/3rd of the stuff on the original list is released through Flying Nun Records which pretty much equals Kiwi music for those with a taste for the alternative end of things.

So maybe look to check out a comp. from them.

http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/