Missing videos from February 1997
AKA Brown was Sam Feo of the Semi MCs teamed with the mighty Chong-Nee. “Tonight is Yours”is an ultra smooth R&B jam that sounds about five years ahead of its time. Annie Crummer has “I Come Alive”, another single off her “Seventh Wave” album. Bailter Space returned with the album “Capsul” and the single “Pass...
Missing videos from October 1996
NZOA describes Bobby Owen‘s single “Falling” as a “moody soulful ballad” that was recorded at Fuemana Studios. Another track from Dam Native. “Extremities” was produced by Zane Lowe. Five years before Dimmer‘s first album was released, and before Shayne Carter had even figured out exactly what the wanted to do with his new project, there...
Missing videos from April 1996
Moana and the Moahunters are back with the single “Prophecies”, a song which Moana’s website says touches “on more spiritual matters”. Another track from Eye TV. The Film Archive has “Immaculate” in its vaults. Splitter arrive on the alterno rock scene with “What You Know”. Stellar‘s first proper sing was “Happy Gun”, after “Ride” appeared...
Missing videos for August 1995
There’s a Barry Saunders song called “Little Things”. I can’t even figure out what album it was on. It’s so… little. Another sweet Emma Paki song, but “Don’t Give It Up” is another one that’s not as beloved as “System Virtue” and so misses out on being digitised. Another of Ermehn‘s early tracks is “Nuttin...
Moana and the Moahunters “Tahi”
Moana’s all gothed up in black clothes and black lipstick, but the song is anything but goth. It’s a really uplifting dance track, that feels more like something from the mid-’80s crossed with some bangin’ house keyboards. There is some green screen, but it’s done with much more style than we’ve seen over the past...
Missing videos from February 1993
Moana and the Moahunters team up with Andrew Fagan for a rock sound in “I’ll Be the One”. A band and a song called My Conviction. That’s so hard to google, but Auckland Library has an news article about them on microfiche. Update: Cheers to @MrJonathanKing for revealing that “My Conviction = Kurt Shanks from...
Missing videos from February 1992
David Parker returns, sans Project, and with “Get Down Tonight”. I’m going to pretend this was a cover of the KC and the Sunshine Band song, only with the plinky early ’90s housey keyboards. Jules Issa gives a ’90s groove to “Dangerous Game”, originally by NZ reggae band Diatribe. Peter of DubDotDash has the song...
Moana and the Moahunters “A E I O U”
This is where it begins. The first funding round had only three videos, but they managed to cover the extremes of New Zealand pop. The first was Moana and the Moahunters ode to indigenous cultural pride “A E I O U”. But was its NZ On Air funding considered newsworthy? A 3 News story makes...
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