FREDERICK STREET LIGHT AND SOUND EXPLORATION SOCIETY


The Frederick Street Light and Sound Exploration Society is an alternative music and art space based in Wellington, New Zealand. The artist-run space - curated by Dan Beban - intends to provide a new forum for experimental sound and visual art practitioners in the unique setting of a disused chapel. Check out upcoming events at: http://soundexplorers.co.nz

STILLBORN PLAGUE ANGELS


Stillborn Plague Angels - out now on German underground label Dekorder - sees Campbell Kneale (Our Love Will Destroy the World) back to his brutal best. Available in vinyl-only format, the music is a dark and abrasive mix that will surely satisfy those looking for a more extreme sonic fix. Check out these links for more:
http://www.myspace.com/ourlovewilldestroytheworld
http://www.dekorder.com

Dirt Beneath the Daydream


2009 release Dirt Beneath the Daydream - compiled by The Audio Foundation (NZ) - brings together 21 tracks from the burgeoning New Zealand underground including artists like Crude, Omit, Sandoz Lab Technicians and Bruce Russell. Check out the audio foundation web site for more info: http://www.audiofoundation.org.nz

The Stumps at Happy 25 July 2008

Cool New Zealand trio The Stumps (Antony Milton, Stephen Clover and James Kirk) blast off into the stratosphere aided by some mind-bending video by Sir Richard Bishop. Check out pseudoarcana for more details: http://www.pseudoarcana.com

Our Love Will Destroy The World/Polished Glass Autobahn

Wellington-based noise experimentalist Campbell Kneale's latest incarnation as Our Love Will Destroy The World marks a suprising new twist in the artists' road to oblivion. Polished Glass Autobahn - out now on Seattle's Dirty Knobby Industries - hits the kraftwerkian mainline with a sharp fix of grungy synth and terminator x-inspired beats; not an unsuprising mix from the master of doom...
Check out celebrate psi phenomenon for more deatails: http://www.cpsip.co.nz/

OMIT/REJECTOR

Omit's 'Rejector' sounds unlike any other electronic album you'll hear these days - vintage analogue synth soundtacks composed with the attitude of an outsider a million miles from the dance scene...

Antony Milton - A. M. live at Happy 2nd Aug 2008

Antony Milton lays down a hypnotic soundtrack in a solo outing as A. M. Happy Bar, Wellington, New Zealand 2nd Aug 2008 http://www.pseudoarcana.com/

George D. Angus 'Piece for Analogue Tape and Speaker Cones' live at Happy 2008

George D. Angus jams out a lively mix using two tape machines, ping-pong balls, and a handheld transceiver at Happy Bar 2008

Jason Kahn: Fields [2005-2006]

Zurich-based electro-acoustic composer Jason Kahn's 'Fields' [2005-2006] ...a visceral journey into electronically treated field recordings made in Croatia, Egypt, Japan, Lebanon and Switzerland, augmented by Kahn's signature mix of analogue synthesizer, percussion and short wave radio. Check out Kahn's website for more details: http://jasonkahn.net/

The Aesthetics 'All Electric' live at Happy 2008

Witness a rare and cataclysmic performance of 'All Electric' by Dunedin stalwarts The Aesthetics featuring Matt Middleton (Crude) at Happy bar 2008. Check out the crude blogspot for more details: http://crude2009.blogspot.com/

Omit live at Om the Space

Blenheim-based electronic minimalist Omit live at Om the Space, Happy 2008


UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE

For those who made it along for the Underground Resistance night at Curve bar on Friday, DJ Skurge did not disappoint - serving up a sharp mix of new-school electro studded with classic Detroit Techno including underground hits like Amazon. Check out the UR website for some truly experimental electronic dance music: http://www.undergroundresistance.com/

BAD STATISTICS OUT NOW!


The latest Pseudoarcana release 'Lucky Town Gone' by BAD STATISTICS features a stellar line up of Wellington underground luminaries including Mark Williams, Johannes Contag and Thebis Mutante. Head on over to Pseudoarcana for more details: www.pseudoarcana.com

The Stumps live at Happy 2008

Wellington-based noise-improv group The Stumps live at Happy 2008. Check out the pseudoarcana website for more details: http://www.pseudoarcana.com/