New Zealand band Tokey Tones’ song Twice Is Nice
by The Tokey Tones are the recording project of Scott Mannion and Li Ming Hu. The two mini albums, Caterpillar and Butterfly, were released simultaneously in 2003 and were a big influence on me in my teenage years. Mannion tinkered with old pump organs, celestes, glockenspiels, and analog synthesizers for a few years before completing these two fragile masterpieces. There is something intrinsically Pacific or New Zealand to this sound, and it’s not just because the albums sample native birds and bugs.
Tagged: Flying Nun, Li Ming Hu, New Zealand band, Scott Mannion
Also by PRINCESS CHELSEA
The Cigarette Duet: new song from Princess Chelsea
The Cigarette Duet is from an album I released earlier this year called Lil’ Golden Book. I recorded Lil’ Golden Book in various bedrooms I occupied from 2008-2011. I wrote The Cigarette Duet in about half an hour on a busted up Roland E-20 keyboard, sitting cross-legged on the floor of probably the most grim house I lived in during that time: an old villa next to a carpark occupied by homeless drug addicts who would often knock on the front door asking for water. Jonathan Bree of The Brunettes sing and plays guitar on it, and he made the music video which was recorded on a budget of $0 at my parents house. Things are looking up a bit now: Lil’ Golden Book has just been released on gold vinyl.
Video for New Zealand band Golden Axe’s song Free Time
Golden Axe were one of the first live bands I saw in Auckland, New Zealand where I live. They are a duo who play distorted ‘Nintendo’ style pop via old casio synthesizers, and homemade gadgets and effects pedals. Read more
Shaft are the project of Bob Cardy (from Flying Nun band The Axemen). Bob Cardy has an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop, rock and soul and is a truly exceptional songwriter with a very unique singing voice. Shaft is his straight up rock n roll project and Downhill Racer sounds as timeless as any Rolling Stones hit to me. The two Shaft albums are available on Lil’ Chief Records.
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