New Zealand

The Dead C are a New Zealand based trio made up of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats. Most often, Russell plays electric guitar, Morley sings and plays electric guitar, or laptop in more recent years, and Yeats plays drums. Formed in Dunedin in 1986, the group is known for its noisy guitar soundscapes and improvisational take on rock music. They became known internationally through their releases on the Philadelphia record label Siltbreeze, especially for the 1992 album Harsh 70s Reality.

Birchville Cat Motel is a one-man experimental music project formed by Campbell Kneale from Wellington, New Zealand. Although largely unknown in his home country, Kneale has toured throughout Japan, America, Europe, and Australia. His first vinyl release was Jewelled Wings on the Freedom From label. His music is largely made up of ambient soundscapes, spanning from 6 minutes to a full forty minutes.

The Ribbon is a new music project based in Auckland, New Zealand and consisting of Campbell Birch and Luke Munn. Mixing guitars with laptop, affected vocals and keyboard, the bands instrumentation reflects their organic approach to producing electronic music. The band recently began playing shows throughout the Auckland region, as well as self-producing, packaging, and distributing a 6 song EP. For more info, releases, and show listings, view their MySpace profile at http://www.myspace.com/theribbonmusic.

There are 2 bands under the name Cavalcades:
1) Aberdeen based Emo/Skramz Band.
2) Cavalcades is the indie-poppy-folky-rocky project from New Zealand 1) Cavalcades are a melodic hardcore/screamo/whatever band from Aberdeen, Scotland. We formed in late 2010 and played our first show in February 2011. "Nothing Worse Than Empty" EP.
(4 songs recorded with Tom Mitchell at Clearwater Studios in December 2010.)
Released February 2011.
Free download from http://cavalcadesuk.bandcamp.com
available to buy from Brain Ache Records distro or from us at shows.