Bumper Records (Wellington, New Zealand)
Eclectic Wellington-Hutt Valley band of effective musical and lyrical
storytellers in a free-thinking vein qualifies this label's inclusion
in the Just Jazz catalogue. Alan Brunton's Free Word Band is hot and 33
Perfumes of Pleasure is only part of it.
Bumper CDs available from Just Jazz Records:
f.w.b.second - Alan Brunton the free word band: 33 Perfumes of
Pleasure
Elephant Records (Wellington, New Zealand):
Brand new Wellington label committed to documenting a range of new and
21st Century musics. Formed by Matthew Mitchell and Shanan Holm, their
first CD release, Extrapolation, dates from the 1998 Wellington
International Fringe Festival .
Elephant CDs released so far include:
1998
ELECD 01 - Extrapolation (Wellington Big Band): Continental Drift
1999
ELECD 03 - The Slab: s/t The Slab
Insample (Rotorua, New Zealand)
A brave new world is being made out of the long-distance, free-wheeling-drive-music
made by a small but potent number of New Zealand musicians for listeners
beyond as well as within these shores. Simon Baker's INSAMPLE label of
Rotorua has produced an authentic New Zealand treasure in Campbell Kneale's
Birchville Cat Motel. Every home should consider having one of
these.
Insample CDs released so far include:
IN 001 - Campbell Kneale: Birchville Cat Motel
IN 002 - Witcyst: Roslyn (Available from Insample, 22 Larch St., Rotorua,
NZ)
Other Birchville Cat Motel CDs available from Just Jazz Records:
Birchville Cat Motel: Siberian Earth Curve - DFR 43 [Drunken
Fish Records]
Yellow Eye Music (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Run by Simon Vare, Yellow Eye has dedicated itself to documenting music
that has had an impact in the cultural life of Dunedin. Oddly enough,
the jazz releases to date have featured bands that originate from elsewhere,
particularly Wellington.
Yellow Eye jazz CDs released so far include:
EYE 011 - Syzygy Creative Music Ensemble: Tongue Grooves
EYE 015 - C. L. BOB: s/t C. L. BOB
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