We recorded our album at Scumbag College. A noisy, carpeted box under Wellington airport. During the session the room was an ear crushing pressure cooker of cymbals and drone. Ben is not quiet drummer. Everything was obliterated except for the bass and rhythm. After playing for 45 minutes straight and with a severe bout of [...]
The All Seeing Hand “Shakespeare”
Another song from our album. Believe it or not all the vocal parts are from either Othello or A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Shakespeare LP were staples in Onslow College Fair’s a few years back. Probably got the entire set now and these provide an endless source scratchable dialog. Once the opening texture and bass drones had [...]
The All Seeing Hand “Geronimo”
My first turntable jam room as a boy was mostly underground save for two meters of windows looking into native bush. During windy Wellington storms the trees would wallop away at the glass threatening to break through. I would duet with the wind, rain and thumping plants – scratching in time or playing drones across the [...]
Libra Vs Sagittarius
With Libra Vs Sagittarius I set out to make an entire love mixtape rather than a love song. Put simply, this was a mixtape made for a girl. The selections pertain to the bands we discovered together, gigs witnessed and moments shared. Many of these tracks are now highly evocative touch tones for me; little [...]
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