Here To Go: New Zealand’s Psychedelic Moment, 1981-1986

Various Artists, “Here To Go: New Zealand’s Psychedelic Moment, 1981-1986” (Flying Nun, 2011)
Comp of stuff from NZ’s great ‘80s postpunk/indie scene, with an interesting premise – a focus on work that explicitly melded the stark formalism of postpunk with the multi-textured form-ravishing of late-’60s psych. Not only does this showcase a lot of majestically exotic rock’n’roll nobody outside the islands has heard much of before, it recontextualizes the more familiar stuff (Chills, Clean) in a really exciting way. An exemplary comp.
Try 1, 5, 9, 10, 15, 18
5/5/12