New Zealand CDs

Following on from the huge success of ‘The 88’ and ‘The Guns’ EP, here we have the welcome return of local 3 piece Minuit -- with their excellent album ‘The Guards Themselves’ This is a hard-hitting follow up from Minuit with familiar break beats, and features the first single “Fuji”. The song...

**Track Listing:** 1. Virginia 2. Pink Flamingo 3. Carry On 4. Hungry Night 5. Infatuation 6. Chevrolet 7. Sometimes 8. Dance On 9. Just Like in the Movies 10. I'm in Heaven 11. High Tide 12. Little Angels 13. Catch 14. Beauty and the Bottle 15. Beat Goes On 16. Par...

It's true -- Danse Macabre are now available for the first time ever on compact disc! Emerging during the prolific post-punk era of the early '80s, Auckland band Danse Macabre release 'Between the Lines', a CD re-issue of the band's two vinyl releases. Danse Macabre brought a new dark synth s...

The very finest Best of collection from one of NZ's most legendarily low down, dirty, stanky rock groups of all time, ladies and gentlemen, this is Head Like A Hole. From early live anthems such as "Faster Hooves" and "Spanish Goat Dancer", through "Cornbag", "C...

The Seahorse Emporium' is the Ragamuffin Children's second album: A collection of curio's, tales of seahorses, storms, snakes and struggles, recorded in November 2008 at Wellington studio 'The Surgery' by Lee Prebble, with funding from Creative New Zealand.

 What To Do With Daylight/Albertine (2CD)

After two years training an immigrant's hungry, hustling eyes on Auckland, Anthonie Tonnon has written an album of distinctly modern characters and confessions. Building on 2010’s critically praised Fragile Thing, Tonnon returned to Dunedin to record with Tex Houston, bringing along Auckland Fina...

Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo puts out his first proper, song-oriented studio album this March. Recorded with longstanding Sonic Youth producer John Agnello, the album is a shimmering and melodic tapestry of rock sounds. Ranaldo’s trademark alternate-tuning guitar work is at the forefront, bu...

Singer-songwriter sweetheart and local lass, Hanna Grace is set to release her debut album, Concrete & Roses, this coming August 1 and is celebrating with an album release tour. Finding just the right balance of rhythm and seduction, this Pop-Jazzy-Rock'n'Roll mash-up includes stellar singles 'Re...

Originally from Christchurch, now based in Wellington, the New Zealand duo Wet Wings released its debut EP, Skin to Soil, in October 2010 as a limited-edition cassette via US label Infinity Tapes. The final track, the six-and-a-half minute pastoral ode to a deer, ‘Running Like a Man’, wa...

Optimus Gryme Recordings, the label to release NZ's first Dubstep 12inch is back with its second installment, featuring 2 tunes from local Dubstep production powerhouse, TRUTH!  Truth, undoubtedly one of New Zealand’s greatest Dubstep exports; have been making a huge impact arou...

Hailing from vastly different musical backgrounds, the members of Auckland-based band, Audio Empire, have between them embraced everything from classical training, to playing bass for dDub and Hollie Smith, to live drum n bass. As a four-piece, they follow in the footsteps of Foo Fighters, Creed, S...

The follow-up to the universally acclaimed Volumes One & Two. 28 Kiwi psychedelic trips from the years 1967-72. Great songs & weird productions that open a window on this kaleidoscopic period in Kiwi rock. Contains four previously unreleased tracks - 4, 5, 8 & 12. 12-page bookle...

By Liz Barry Dejusa entranced me when I came across them on the first limited compilation release from Tardus Music two years ago. Since then, the Tardus collective has kept a low profile, but with the first full length from Dejusa, and also Nelson trio Minuit, it looks like Tardus are set to est...

Following on from her multi-award winning, critically acclaimed, self-titled debut, Ladyhawke presents her second album, 'Anxiety'. The new album was recorded in New Zealand and France earlier in 2012 by producer and long-time collaborator Pascal Gabriel and features ten new songs, including firs...

The prolific Colin Hemmingsen (clarinets, saxophones) returns with Tripos (Triple Time) featuring Nick Granville (guitar), Nick Tipping (bass) and Ben Wilcock (piano).

The New Zealand band The Brunettes’ 2004 sophomore album finally available on vinyl …and in a limited edition colour!

Some of the most well known, uniquely Kiwi songs we all know and love. Featuring Sir Howard Morrison, Barry Crump, The Chesdale Cheese boys, Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band and many more! Songs we all hum or whistle at one point in our wonderfully kiwi lives!

Playing House parties, dance parties, DIY shows and opera houses, Orchestra Of Spheres have built a reputation for creating innovative, boundary-pushing music and performances. Now their cosmic dancing sound, pieced together on homemade instruments, is available on record as 'Nonagonic Now', al...

A very different view of New Zealand's beleaguered but brilliant pop chart journeymen. A glance down the track list of Sunshine to Rain recalls one of the most astonishing and emotional legacies in Australasian pop history. Elegantly recast in classic Liberation Blue Acoustic style, it's a trove of ...

The duo follow the dreamy folk-psychedelia of their self-titled 2006 EP with this moody, brooding, etherial long player recorded long-distance by the power of Skype and a whole lot of back’n’forthing (Kelly is now based in Nashville). The duo features Singer/bassist Kelly Sherrod (formerly of Dim...

Kiwi songstress Whitney Irwin was discovered on MySpace by a Hollywood music producer when she was just 18 years old. Whitney, who is classically trained, presents her debut album 'Fly', in collaboration with renowned Dancing with the Stars pianist Carl Doy. The songs showcase this southern farm gir...

Wellington based singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist Janina releases her debut album. Infusing pop, rock and folk with tinges of electronic and classical elements, Janina creates lyrically rich tales of music within clever structures to deliver evocative songs that stick. Ja...

Shadows Explode is the new album from the female Auckland duo The Gladeyes, released via Lil Chief Records, it’s the follow up to Psychosis of Love, the duo’s acclaimed 2009 album. An album of witchy guitar-pop, Shadows remains strongly informed by long-time touchstones The Velvet Und...

Auckland band Svelte was formed by Supergroove members Tim Stewart and Ben Sciascia with drummer Jamie Woolright - son of legendary New Zealand bass player, Paul Woolright (Ticket, Hello Sailor). After spending the last six years playing regular shows in Auckland and Wellington alongside&n...

This sprightly little EP was inspired by the incongruous character, The Krisk, a small stuffed white man who rides a reindeer. (NB. In reality land, it must be said here that this EP technically has nothing to do with Christmas). This gorgeous EP instead is brims with rock and pop classicism, from t...

A regular fixture on Auckland's live circuit, The Zoup combine modern rock, crunchy and powerful guitar melodies, unique and exploratory vocal patterns and subtle, atmospheric sounds. The distinctive essence of this four piece and their penchant for creating sonic and vocal depth with moments of cal...

This 7 track EP is their third release from 1996. Salmonella Dubs exploration into drum and bass. It was their first recordings using David Harrow as a producer and has not been available for 2 years.

Originally released in 2000

This EP is an eclectic collection of works and reworks of tracks produced since the release of Killervision representing the full Salmonella hybrid.

Together Alone is the fourth and final studio album by Crowded House. Dropping Mitchell Froom, the producer of their first three albums, they used the producer Martin Glover, known as Youth (formerly of Killing Joke) and recorded the tracks at Nigel and Jody Harrocks' house in Kare Kare Beach, New Z...

Following fast on the heels of the band's debut, CROWDED HOUSE, TEMPLE OF LOW MEN was one of the most critically acclaimed yet commercially neglected releases of the late '80s. Opening with the gorgeous "I Feel Possessed," this stunner of an album is an expression of the thrills and dangers of fame ...

Debut album from Minuit (min-wee) who are a NZ electronic breakbeat three-piece receiving some stunning live reviews. Exquisitely coy vocals and enough rhythm to move the most skeptical bar staff, these breakbeat banditos, munchachas and chicos have been flitting around the country building up their...

House of Downtown like to share the love. The love of the music, the love the party and the love of the people. Since their debut album 'Release' Christiaan Ercolano and Emerson Todd have been busy boys. With remix and production work for the likes of Stella and Nesian Mystik, their essential, ne...

Follow up to the highly acclaimed debut Circle of the Sun. The Higher Key is an album that sees the New Zealand outfit Arc of Ascent continuing the heavy stoner/acid/psych feel but with added intensity. With new guitarist Sandy Schaare leading the charge with his full organic tone and fuzz wahd ...

While known for her jazz background, L.A. Mitchell's love of innovation sees her constantly exploring new ways of recording and performing her songs. The Concept Collective is a series of EP's featuring different producers and collaborators working with L A Mitchell. The first in the series; E.P ...