Wellington Rocks‪!‬ Aimee Eastwood

This week on Wellington Rocks we talk to alternative stoner rockers, Planet Hunter.

Formed from the ashes of Wellington bands Mangle & Gruff and Killing Bear, Planet Hunter formed in 2017 with bassist Jedaiah Van Ewijk, vocalist Cormac Ferris, guitarist William Saunders and drummer David McGurk.

Influenced by a variety of progressive, stoner and alternative rock acts, Planet Hunter quickly made themselves a name on the live circuit opening for the likes of Ultranauts, Opium Eater and Into Orbit amongst others and released the raw single "The Bigger They Are".

Now they are set to release their debut four track EP on November 1st, recorded in a shipping container in Tawa, taking the DIY noise of alt rock to Wellington's regional suburbs.

We talk about the recording process, how the band formed, the writing process and dealing with "reject songs" and ask, is it possible for a dive bar to get sick of a band playing there too much?

Wellington Rocks is bought to you by Access Radio Wellington and NZ On Air.

Check out Planet Hunter here:
https://planethunterband.bandcamp.com

You can support Wellington Rocks here:
https://www.patreon.com/WellingtonRocks

Playlist:
Celestial Tongue - Planet Hunter
Dynotrash - Planet Hunter
Bitter Winds - Planet Hunter
Dawn Of The Ants - Planet Hunter

This week on Wellington Rock we talk to retrosynth goth pop band, Radar Angel.

Founded in Christchurch by singer and main songwriter, Daniel Webster (aka Radar Angel) in 2008, Radar Angel has since become a four piece live band after Webster moved to Wellington in 2016, and now also includes keyboardist Cordelia Woods (aka Razzmatazz), drummer Shane Caldwell (aka Cold Well) and keyboardist/producer Bryan Tabuteau (aka Moliere).

Radar Angel released their first EP titled "Love and War) at the beginning of this year and now are back with a follow up in the EP "Bloodlust".

We talk to Daniel about the bands stylistic influences, beginnings, themes, the nature of the synth-pop/synth-wave revival and future plans.

Wellington Rocks is bought to you by Access Radio Wellington and NZ On Air.

You can check out Radar Angel here:
https://radarangel.bandcamp.com/

You can support Wellington Rocks here:
https://www.patreon.com/WellingtonRocks

Playlist:

Murder Me - Radar Angel
Shotgun - Radar Angel
Skintight - Radar Angel
Land Of The Dead - Radar Angel
No More Room In Hell - Radar Angel

This week on Wellington Rocks we talk to new space doom rock band, Planet Of The Dead.

Formed early 2019 by vocalist Mark Mundell, guitarist Malcom McKenzie, bassist Kees Hengst and drummer Dion Harris, Planet Of The Dead fuse the sound of doom, stoner and classic rock/metal with sci-fi and horror themes from the 70's and 80's leading to a unique aesthetic while still being firmly based in the tradition of heavy music.

We talk about the bands formation and future plans, tone over technique and the value of simplicity and the state of heavy music in Wellington in 2019.

Wellington Rocks is bought to you by Access Radio Wellington and NZ On Air.

Check out Planet Of The Dead here:
https://soundcloud.com/planet-of-the-dead

and here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj2zXxh_epAogr-uj1u68UA

You can support Wellington Rocks here:
https://www.patreon.com/WellingtonRocks

Playlist:

Entropy - Planet Of The Dead
A Million Deaths - Planet Of The Dead
Iguanodon - Planet Of The Dead
Mind Killer - Planet Of The Dead
The Eternal Void - Planet Of The Dead

This week on Wellington Rocks we talk to pop/electronic producer Hybrid Rose.

Originally from Blenheim Hybrid Rose aka. Rose Muollo-Gray started experimenting with home production from an early age.

After collaborating with a number of artists, including most notably Rotorua based singer Fanfickk, she is now releasing the Awkwardly Eccentric EP.

We talk about her musical upbringing, influences, about finding a voice and a style, and how gender influences the creative process.

Brought to you by Access Radio Wellington and NZ On Air.

Check out Hybrid Rose here:
https://hybridrosemusic.bandcamp.com/

You can support Wellington Rocks here:
https://www.patreon.com/WellingtonRocks

Playlist:

Interstellar - Hybrid Rose
No Vacancy - Hybrid Rose
Heaven Spills (feat. Emily Riordan) - Hybrid Rose
Solitude (feat. Fanfickk) - Hybrid Rose
Dream Team - Hybrid Rose
Take The Shame - Hybrid Rose
Opalescent Slut (feat. Lotu) - Hybrid Rose
Pearl (feat. Jahleel) - Hybrid Rose

This week on Wellington Rocks we welcome back instrumental post-metal duo, Into Orbit and debut a new kind of podcast episode, the album breakdown.

Kinesis is Into Orbit's third full length release, dropping onto Bandcamp at the start of May this year.

When compared to the debut, Caverns and it's follow up, Unearthing, Kinesis can very much be seen as a hybrid between the two.

It combines the atmospheric ambiance of Caverns with the heavy layered riffing and varied song structures of Unearthing, while still bringing some new tricks to the table with shifting beats, layered harmonic guitar leads and ever more wacky guitar noises.

Wellington Rocks talks to guitarist Paul Stewart about the making of the album, the methods used to piece the tracks together and how important the live show was, as we go through four tracks off the album in depth.

Wellington Rocks is brought to you by Access Radio Wellington and NZ On Air.

Into Orbit- Kinesis is available here:
https://intoorbit.bandcamp.com/album/kinesis

You can support Wellington Rocks here:
https://www.patreon.com/WellingtonRocks

Playlist:

Shifter - Into Orbit
Crystalise - Into Orbit
Nil - Into Orbit
Summoning - Into Orbit
Between Stars - Into Orbit
Emergence - Into Orbit
Burial Mask - Into Orbit
Horus - Into Orbit
Pale Sky - Into Orbit