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1. Armand Schaubroeck - track 4 (I Came To Visit But Decided To Stay/Mirror/1978). Christ, can't find a track listing for this album anywhere. The man made some truly bizarre music. This one's a stab at Jesus for not knowing his pain since Jesus never held a woman. Not as immediately jarring as songs like "Ratfucker," but still awesome in its own right.

2. Sneaky Feelings - Backroom (The Dunedin Double EP/Flying Nun/1981). Not sure the idea behind a double EP, a single LP seems more logical, but who am I? Arguably the best double 7" to come out, period. Kiwis doing the fuzzy jangle pop thing better than most.

3. Wasp Factory - Australia (Wasp Factory LP/???/1986). Elusive Kiwis these folks. I know this is offa their self titled LP. That's alls I can tell ya, though. Someone put it out. Maybe self released. It's a group sung stomper. Primal and folky.

4. Double Happys - Beercans On The Ground (Biding Our Time comp. LP/Failsafe/1986). Dark sorta Warsaw/peace punk sounding tune. Repetative riff drives into your brain.

5. Liimanarina - 600 Uusnatsia (Maailman Tylsin Vittumaisuus/Bad Vugum?/1989)
Detailed Twang blog referred to this as, "first-EP Meat Puppets reborn as a "Calling All Girls"-era Half Japanese cover band." Not a bad comparison. Pumping drums and wailing vocals. Guitar's clean and scorching. Lo-fi bashing.

6. 13th Floor Elevators - Slip Inside (Easter Everywhere/United Artists/1967). Opening track. Not as throttling of an opener as "You're Gonna Miss Me," but one that nearly any band would welcome onto their album with open arms. Still don't like the jug player sound. It reminds me of on Wayne's World when they had a flashback. They made the same noise. Wonder if there's a connection there? If I ever run into 'em on the street I'll be sure to inquire. Fuck, this song's 8 minutes long. That's risky business opening with something that long. It works. No arguments.

7. Dead C - Crazy I Know (Live Dead See demo/self released?/1988). Weird. The chance to call these guys melodic doesn't come along everyday, but here it is. Their's a weird shoegazey feel to it. Lots of vocals too. There's glimpses of where they'd go, but still quite difference from more recent output. Haven't ventured toward this demo in a while. Forgot how great it is.

8. Chris Knox - I Wanna Look Like Darcy Clay (Beat/Thirsty Ear/2000). Not the biggest fan of his solo stuff. Toy Love and Tall Dwarfs are some of my favorite Kiwi bands, but the solo stuff has always been hit or miss for me. This one's solid though. Bit of a Velvets feel in the guitar.

9. Bats, The - Offside (And Here Is... Music For The Fireside EP/Flying Nun/1985). Can't say that I'm super into much of their catalog. Laidback acoustic number. Catchy folk-pop.

10. Dwarves, The - She's Dead (b/w Fuckhead/Sub Pop/1990). Ah, remember when the Dwarves were blown out and dangerous? That Free Cocaine comp that Recess put out was pretty warping when it came out. I was 19 and highly impressionable. Made Mr. Nice Guy want to engage in debauchery. It's garage punk, but it's bordering on hardcore. Blur the line. Why not? Short blast of a once great band.