All the videos from the first funding round – April 1991 – are available, but there are still seven videos missing from the first year.
August 1991
Emulsifier “Intergalactic Love”
Wellington-based funk-rock band Emulsifier were singing of “Intergalactic Love”. They have all but disappeared from the online world, but Last.fm indicates that their songs have had 122 plays from 26 listeners, so someone out there still cares.
Director: Josh Frizzell
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
These Wilding Ways “Take My Hand”
These Wilding Ways was based around ex-Screaming Meemees guitarist Michael O’Neill. The group had some minor successes, with the extremely funky “Take My Hand” reaching No.30 in the singles chart.
Director: Bruce Sheridan
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
October 1991
Maree Sheehan “Make You My Own”
Sultry-voiced songstress Maree Sheehan has a good collection of music videos on YouTube, but there’s no sign of the video for her first single, “Make You My Own”.
December 1991
Aotearoa “Sweet Love”
Aotearoa were a reggae band. Group member Carl Perkins went on to form House of Shem, who did their own version of “Sweet Love” in 2011.
Director: Colin McLellan
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Trasch “Reason Rhyme”
I found a sliver of information about electronic music pioneers Trasch’s video for “Reason Rhyme”. Club Bizarre notes, “The first single … was the smooth and sensual ‘The Reason Rhyme’ whose accompanying video was made by 1990 Flying Fish video award winner- Richard Gibson.” So the video exists – and sounds most intriguing.
Director: Richard Gibson
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision