Guided By Voices: Motor Away 1995

 

Guided By Voices was originally formed in 1983 as a bar band in Dayton, Ohio. It was seen as a part-time thing, with all its members having day jobs. Over the next few years there was an ever-changing line up except for songwriter Robert Pollard who was the band’s only constant member. By the early 1990’s the band had evolved into more of a recording project. They self-released a string of lo-fi albums. Only a few hundred copies of each were pressed. In 1994 they signed a deal with Matador Records and became a gigging band again. At the time the line up included Pollard, guitarists Tobin Sprout and Mitch Mitchell, bassist Dan Toohey, and drummer Kevin Fennell. Now seen as the “classic line up”. Released in 1995, Motor Away was their first single for Matador, their eighth over all. It was written by Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout. It is different from the version that appeared on the album Alien Lanes. The Color Of My Blade was the B-Side.

 

 Robert Pollard              Vocals
Tobin Sprout                  Guitar
Mitch Mitchell                Guitar
Dan Toohey                    Bass
Kevin Fennell               Drums

Motor Away

Color Of My Blade

The Bach: I Can Tell You That 2011

The Bach are an alternative pop band from Auckland, New Zealand. The band members are unknown. This is their second single. It was recorded at Gettoe Studios and produced by Karl Tchernegovski. It was released on Double Mono Records.  The B-Side is Public Domain.

I Can Tell You That
Public Domain

Gaunt Pudding: Karangahape 1997

This is Lo-fi Sloppy Pop from Auckland, New Zealand’s Gaunt Pudding. Who along with bands like Cane Slide and O were part of Auckland’s mid 1990’s DIY alternative Pop scene. Recorded in their practice room on an analogy 4-track cassette recorder. Released in 1997 on Icing Records.  All songs were written by the band. Karangahape is about an infamous road in Auckland New Zealand. Gaunt Pudding also contributed one track (Corners Of My Mind) to the 1997 Earwig Studio compilation Earwig and Stinkbug.

Lisa Gordon                          Guitar
Craig Van Kan                     Drums
Karl Tchernegovski   Vocals/Guitar
Mark Anderson                       Bass

Karangahape
D*A*C*C*
Phillippe

Ainsworths / Regulators: Double B-Side 1980

 

Both the Ainsworths and Regulators were part of the late 1970’s early 80’s Pop/Mod scene based in Auckland New Zealand’s North Shore.  Other bands included Screaming Meemees, The Killjoys and Rebel Truce. In 1980 the two bands self-released a split sided 7 inch with Ainsworths’ Coin on one side and Regulators’ Neat Boy on the other. It was to be the only release for the Regulators.  However, Ainsworth also contributed a track (Danger man) to the compilation Class Of ’81.

Ainsworths

Ainsworths – Coin

Producer – Steve Kennedy

Rowan Sheddon       Guitar
Hillary Hunt              Vocals
Adam Holt                   Bass
Phil                           Drums

Regulators – Neat Boy

Producer – Doug Rogers

Andrew Boak                  Guitar/Vocals
Geoff Hayden                              Bass
Richard Foulkes                        Drums

***Recorded from vinyl. Some Surface Noise.***

Ainsworths - Coin

Regulators - Neat Boy

Cabbage Bomber: Two Songs 1997

After spending some time in Germany following the demise of The Straitjacket Fits in 1994. Guitarist Mark Petersen return to New Zealand in 1996 and formed the Cabbage Bomber. It was to be the vehicle to perform the songs Petersen had written in the last few years. Which were well crafted Power Pop gems. The ever-prolific Petersen was soon playing in Auckland band Shaft as well. In fact, apart from Cabbage Bomber, Shaft and the Straitjacket Fits he has play in Jan Hellriegal’s Band, Greg Fleming & The Trains, Cane Slide, Working With Walt, Swamp, The Beads, Meatboy,  Mellon Farmer, Lozenge and still more.

The first song, I Done Stuff is from the 1997 Wrong Records compilation Dollar Mixture. Its a song about how one minute you’re touring the world in a band, next you’re living in a Grey Lynn flat on the dole. A common story for kiwi musicians. The second song Never Gonna…hmm is from the 1997 album they shared with Cane Slide; Sloppy Pop Wars. Both songs were recorded on lo-fi four track.

Produced by Mark Petersen

Mark Petersen             Vocals, Guitars
                                   Melodica, Synth
Mario Posa                                  Bass
Andrew Moore                          Drums

I Done Stuff

Never Gonna...hmm

Ahu Te Ua: Wednesday Never 2009

Ahu te ua  Ahu Te Ua ahu te ua wednesday never wednesday never ahu te ua

This is New Zealand Artist Ahu Te Ua's first single for Auckland label Double Mono Records. It was released in 2009. Ahu Te Ua had previously sung and played bass/guitar in Auckland  Noise band Zonko. He sang and played all the guitar overdubs on Wednesday Never. Which, like the B-side Dreamtime Honey was written by him.

Wednesday Never

Dreamtime Honey

And as a bonus here's an earlier single Anytime

Anytime

Cane Slide: Two Songs 1996-7

 Cane Slide are one of the greatly undervalued New Zealand bands.  Centred round songwriter, filmmaker and skateboarding legend, Andrew Moore. They were part of the mid 1990s Auckland lo-fi, DIY sloppy pop scene that included Cabbage Bomber and Gaunt Pudding. Cane Slide released two albums (Sloppy Pop Wars and Stop Look Listen), two EPs (Lunatic Fringe and Tone Down) and two singles (Kamikaze and Shoes) and were also featured on two compilations (Dollar Mixture and the Boss TV album). They have played gigs with amongst others Pavement, Pollyanna, The 3ds, Superette, and The Tufnels.

Andrew Moore                                        Vocals, Guitar
Boyd Thwaites                                                      Bass
Nicola Rush                           Drums on Lunatic Fringe
James Stephenson    Drums on Change The Channel

Change The Channel is from their first album Sloppy Pop Wars. It was released on Humbucker Records in 1997. Lunatic Fringe is off of the EP of the same name. It was self-released (Cane 002) in 1996.

Cane Slide: Change The Channel
Cane Slide: Lunatic Fringe