New Wave

Electro-Funk
www.myspace.com/thedeceiversnz
Contact: David Klein (Manager)
Young electro-funksters The Deceivers are the UCSA Battle Of The Bands champion and CHART's Featured Artist for the month of June 2008. The Deceivers are four boys with instruments, a hunger, a stunning live show and more energy than the Niagara Falls in monsoon season. Their sound has evoked descriptions of "dirty and dubby" to "like bathing with a toaster on 10". The boys cite Daft Punk, Foals, LCD Soundsystem and RHCP as the reason they play music...

New Wave Electro
myspace.com/muziked
Contact: James Dann

In between studying for a PHD in biological sciences and hosting a breakfast show on RDU, James Dann becomes Ed Muzik. A vibrant indie-electro act that has picked up a large following among the Christchurch alternative music scene for his minimal keyboard beats which go with his clever lyrics about stalking school girls and party pills...

Post Punk New Wave
www.myspace.com/bangbangeche
Contact: Charlie

Previous SmokeFreeRockquest finalists Bang! Bang! Eche! are 2 girls, 4 guys, lots of colour, playing a mix of house, post punk new wave & J-pop. Think of Flying Lizards meets the B52’s and you are close...