Here's a follow up to the Builders offering from a few weeks back. Less pop influence, slightly less Velvets infused, and definitely wilder and more shambolic, these three also followed their own singular and inspired direction, tracking a skewed path to the more well known 'southern' acts of the day. The lazy slacker delivery on the last self-titled track says Malkmus (and although that particular supergroup are self-confessed Clean fans, I can't say if there's a direct connection here, who knows).
Kevin Smith was known to me (and many others) during the 90s as the cheesy chisel jawed guy whose smile and alpha force turned up on every prime time NZ TV production of the day, and he went on to almost star with Bruce Willis, if it weren't for his untimely death after some bad footing on a film studio prop tower. Patrick Faigan continued to be a more understated hero (aka Duane Zarakov), and I just noticed there is nothing from his band Spacedust on discogs (or probably in the blog world if I bothered to look), so I may try to fix that.
Kevin Smith was known to me (and many others) during the 90s as the cheesy chisel jawed guy whose smile and alpha force turned up on every prime time NZ TV production of the day, and he went on to almost star with Bruce Willis, if it weren't for his untimely death after some bad footing on a film studio prop tower. Patrick Faigan continued to be a more understated hero (aka Duane Zarakov), and I just noticed there is nothing from his band Spacedust on discogs (or probably in the blog world if I bothered to look), so I may try to fix that.
I'm very much after everything else on the TV Eye label, which isn't much, but then I've never come across copies to purchase, and probably never will after letting the cat out of the bag about the brilliance, ah well. If you can help, please put up your hand.
Many thanks!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteperhaps if ya made this bloke an offer?
ReplyDeleteI have a copy of T V Eye 02 a cassette only release called Here Comes The Jungle credited to The Picnic Boys 30 songs including one titled Say Yes To Apes and the ultra fabulous Teddy Goes Beserk which I beleive to be Pat Fagians trcording debut do you want me to pass it on to you copius sleeve notes and inserts
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ReplyDeletegreat! many thanks for your offer Bob .. trying to get your email through TR
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this fantastic LP. Do you have their "The Decline and Fall of Say Yes to Aes" 2xLP as well? I'd love to get a chance to hear it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for it to fall into my hands for the right price for years, but it hasn't happened yet. I will certainly post more if it I get the chance.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks a lot for this amazing album! I did not know that I could actually find these kind of records. As a fan of Kiwi music (especially from the 80's and 90's) and also as a fan of Kevin Smith (I had no idea that he released a few lo-fi records back in the mid 80's), thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteDo you have their "famous" album from 1984 "So Who Owns Death TV?", better known as "The Decline and Fall of Say Yes to Apes"? I tried to find that album on the internet but there's no way to find it. I'm from Spain but currently live in Russia, and here it is completely impossible to get that kind of music, that's why I was hoping to find it on the net.
There's three available on discogs right now, all for more than I'd like to pay. I understand there's talk of a reissue.
ReplyDeleteBy the way if I didn't say before I have VG+ duplicates of all the LPs posted here. I'm not in a hurry to sell, but would certainly trade for the 2LP and Knife 7".
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