Under the Influence - 21 Years of Flying Nun Records
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Under the Influence — 21 Years of Flying Nun Records is a double album
including tracks by various bands signed or related to the Flying Nun Records
label.
The album
was planned as a celebration of the 21st anniversary of Flying Nun Records. Bands invited to be part of the album were asked to record one or two songs. If two songs then one should be a cover of a Flying Nun song that influenced or inspired them and the other song should be a new and unreleased song of their own. These were all to be recorded on a single day at York Street Studios on 22 March 2002.
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
including tracks by various bands signed or related to the Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...
label.
The album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was planned as a celebration of the 21st anniversary of Flying Nun Records. Bands invited to be part of the album were asked to record one or two songs. If two songs then one should be a cover of a Flying Nun song that influenced or inspired them and the other song should be a new and unreleased song of their own. These were all to be recorded on a single day at York Street Studios on 22 March 2002.
CD1
- "Crazy I Know" - GerlingGerlingGerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
- "Japanese Girls" - PanAmPanamPanam may refer to:* Pan Am , a television series centered around Pan American World Airways during the 1960s* Pan American World Airways, the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927–1991...
- "Outer Space" - BetchadupaBetchadupaBetchadupa is a New Zealand pop/rock group.Formed in 1997, in Auckland, the band features Liam Finn, son of Neil Finn, of Crowded House and Split Enz and Matt Eccles, son of Brent Eccles ....
- "Gentle Hour" - The CleanThe CleanThe Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...
- "Heavenly Pop Hit" - GaragelandGaragelandGarageland was an indie rock band on New Zealand's Flying Nun record label. Influenced by Pixies, Pavement, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, they were critically acclaimed in the UK and US for their well-crafted and catchy pop songs...
- "Unnecessary Evil" - The Hasselhoff Experiment
- "Joe 90" - The D4The D4The D4 was a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music was released by Hollywood Records in the U.S., Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and by Infectious Records in the UK....
- "Death and the MaidenDeath and the Maiden (Verlaines song)"Death and the Maiden" is a song by New Zealand rock band The Verlaines. It was released as a single in 1983 and is arguably the most popular song in their discography.The 'B' side of the record was CD, Jimmy Jazz & Me....
" - Stephen MalkmusStephen MalkmusStephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:... - "If I Were You" - Tall DwarfsTall DwarfsTall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate who, through their do-it-yourself ethic, helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo formed out of the ashes of Toy Love....
- "Inner Silenced" - HDUHigh Dependency Unit (band)High Dependency Unit is a psychedelic rock band originating from Dunedin, New Zealand. Forming in 1994, the band was described by BBC DJ & presenter John Peel as "one of the 10 best bands in the world you've never heard of." The band consists of Tristan Dingemans , Neil Phillips and Constantine...
with Shayne CarterShayne CarterShayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
CD2
- "Friday in the Ground" - Chris KnoxChris KnoxChris Knox is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist, and DVD reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love. After Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s, he formed the group Tall Dwarfs with guitarist Alec Bathgate, much loved for their honest,...
- "Get Loose" - The D4The D4The D4 was a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music was released by Hollywood Records in the U.S., Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and by Infectious Records in the UK....
- "Saskatchewan" - PanAmPanamPanam may refer to:* Pan Am , a television series centered around Pan American World Airways during the 1960s* Pan American World Airways, the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927–1991...
- "Graduation of Frustration" - GaragelandGaragelandGarageland was an indie rock band on New Zealand's Flying Nun record label. Influenced by Pixies, Pavement, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, they were critically acclaimed in the UK and US for their well-crafted and catchy pop songs...
- "Bad Food and Long Drives" - BetchadupaBetchadupaBetchadupa is a New Zealand pop/rock group.Formed in 1997, in Auckland, the band features Liam Finn, son of Neil Finn, of Crowded House and Split Enz and Matt Eccles, son of Brent Eccles ....
- "Brain That Wouldn't Die" - The Hasselhoff Experiment
- "Man on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" - HDUHigh Dependency Unit (band)High Dependency Unit is a psychedelic rock band originating from Dunedin, New Zealand. Forming in 1994, the band was described by BBC DJ & presenter John Peel as "one of the 10 best bands in the world you've never heard of." The band consists of Tristan Dingemans , Neil Phillips and Constantine...
with Shayne CarterShayne CarterShayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family... - "Same Old New World" - Graeme Downes
- "Corridor" - The CleanThe CleanThe Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...
Photography and film
The recording session also resulted in a number of spin-off works:- A photographic exhibition by photographer Fraser Harding http://www.origindesign.co.nz/originart/fraser_harding2/index.html
- A feature-length documentary Heavenly Pop Hits http://nzmusic.org.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/252
- A music video of Stephen MalkmusStephen MalkmusStephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...
' rendition of The VerlainesThe VerlainesThe Verlaines are a rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. Formed in 1981 by Graeme Downes, Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr, the band went through multiple line-ups before going on an extended hiatus after their 1997 album Over The Moon. In 2003 a career retrospective, You're...
' "Death and the Maiden" http://flyingnun.co.nz/viewartist.cfm?artistID=539
External links
- www.flyingnun.co.nz Flying Nun Records official website
- www.nzmusic.com/gallery Gallery of official recording session photos
- www.fraserharding.com Official website of recording session and cover artwork photographer Fraser Harding
- www.yorkstreet.co. nz York Street Studios official website
- www.radionz.co.nz Radio New ZealandRadio New ZealandRadio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding...
interview about the Flying Nun Records' 21st Anniversary