Ultraviolet EP

Ultraviolet

Lockdown

Battering Ram

Cover of Aotearoa noise-punk/post-punk band Die! Die! Die! 
Original song: diediedie.bandcamp.com/track/ht
Die! Die! Die! LPs and merch: https://diediedie.bandcamp.com/merch
Soundcloud link: soundcloud.com/die-die-die/ 

I like trying eclectic covers - I've always loved this track and this album, so when it came to picking a song from a completely different genre to interpret, this one immediately came to mind. Also a chance to test out some of the piano & wurli for EP 2!

HT (Die! Die! Die! Cover)

Here's a track I recorded for In Thrust We Trust (https://dirkthrust.bandcamp.com)- a compilation album by friends and fans of Dirk Thrust aka Dr Dean Ballinger.  Dean is currently dealing with Motor Neurone Disease and all revenue from this album will go to him. 

I first met Dean when I was about 15 and I started my first after school job at the local video rental store. This was my gateway into classic cinema and the local music community here in Kirikiriroa | Hamilton... in fact the first local music gig I got to check out was a house party with The Hollow Grinders (Dean on drums). 

I can't think of a more profound influence on our local music community here than the contribution Dean has made (both musical and visual with his iconic Robert Crumb-esque comix which is synonymous with Hamilton gig poster artwork). Even the nickname for our city, The Tron / Hamiltron City of the Future, can be co-attributed to him from his time as a student radio DJ.

Karelia is a track on my upcoming EP... a much more subdued, sombre version than this recording. I took on the challenge to record a rendition of Karelia that borrows a bit from the Hollow Grinders (quiet literally borrowing one of their guitarists Stan Jagger) as well as some classic cinematic references to composers Ennio Morricone and Angelo Badalamenti.

You can preview the album here on Bandcamp: https://dirkthrust.bandcamp.com/  

It is only $20 NZD for the 47 track album, mostly tracks that are exclusive to this compilation. Please check it out... it's a bargain and all proceeds go to supporting Dean.

Karelia (Stan Version)

One of the new tracks from my upcoming Karelia EP. It was fun doing the dense multilayered tracks for my first EP, but for most of the tracks on my second EP I've opted for stripped back and raw. It's definitely a darker recording than the first time around ... hope you enjoy it!

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