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Hello yes indeed I have been a bit slack and have dropped the ball with this blog but at some stage will upload a bunch more....gooblegooble

Richard Nunns ensemble 22/2/05

Richard Nunns is NZ's foremost practitioner and expert o Taonga Puoro, traditional Maori instruments....this is the first set from Tues 22 feb 2005..., Mike Cooper (guitar, electronics), Gerard Crewdson (brass, voice), Ant Donaldson (drums), Misha Marks (acoustic guitar)...http://rapidshare.com/files/274646327/02_Richard_Nunns_Mike_Cooper_gerard_Crewdson_Misha_Marks_Ant_Donaldson.mp3

Delete! 14/01/05

as requested here is some more Delete! this one is the lost no. 1 all time best seller that sold nothing and probably nobody was even at the gig...early January in Wellington is notoriously dead and from memory pretty much no Delete! gigs had an audience of more than about 5 people...http://rapidshare.com/files/274078226/01_Delete__14_1_05.mp3

Pogan 16/7/05

Pogan does The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe...Pogan had a run of astounding gigs and then disbanded due to members leaving the country...featuring the magnificent Gerard Crewdson (vocals, brass), Jonny Marks (vocals, perc, electronics) Alphabethead (turntables) and Misha Marks (guitar)... http://rapidshare.com/files/273745119/01_Pogan.mp3

No San Pedro 2/10/04

No San Pedro were the coolest psychrock band in Wellington...they were awesome...sadly no longer since guitarist, singer Eva Collins departed for the Penal Colony...this gig was classic...don't think they ever released anything, so this might be the first...Eva Collins (gt/vox) britta Bear (drums) Blair Moose (bass).... bath in their glory here... http://rapidshare.com/files/273701815/01_No_San_Pedro_1.mp3

Julian Taylor 13/2/07

Here is a short solo set from Julian Taylor on household objects and noise makers...from the Asia Pacific festival.
recorded at Happy on the same night as Akio Suzuki and Makigami Koichi..13 Feb 2007... http://rapidshare.com/files/273647278/02_Julian_Taylor.mp3.html

Flower Orphans 22/10/04

The Flower Orphans were one of Grandmaster Anthony Donaldsons bands which played a lot around Wellington in 2004/2005...they formed the core of what was to become the Village Idiots. This was recorded at the 2004 Wellington Jazz festival at Happy and features Jonny Marks (vocals, percussion) Alphabethead (turntables) Maree Thom (electric bass) Deane Hunter (guitar) Nigel Patterson (organ) Anthony Donaldson (drums), Chris Palmer (guitar) and Steve Roche (trumpet, euphonium)...
listen here... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WQ2HX1D9