THE KIWI ANIMAL - "Mercy" LPThe Kiwi Animal Mercy LP (Digital Regress, 2019) "Digital Regress's foray into the fabled NZ underground hops over to the North Island for two exquisite pieces of acoustic DIY and shadowy, cracked pastoralia. After a few years spleen venting at the front of Wellington art brutes Shoes This High, Brent Hayward struck out on his own, self releasing a few EPs as Smelly Feet before forming The Kiwi Animal with Julie Cooper in 1982. The duo released their

more plentiful were its clones

McPhee Marker

but what the fuck are you supposed to do but celebrate that it happened

one time pressing

futuristic bass music and fiery jungle riddims

The fusion of African and Brazilian cultures and rhythms has generated many talented musicians who have gone deep into Brazilian roots to search for its essence and thoroughly research all of our diversity

a madcap laughing

no local scene was too insignificant

"Crocodile or Real

much of it underpinned by his surrealist tendency to bend reality

and the partnership also yielded some fine rockabilly-flavored tunes that Stewart recorded for the Kapp label in the late '60s

I was delighted to find their Planet Serum tape through an American punk distro during the pandemic pause (hey