Predictions for 2004

As we come to the end of another year, what are our predictions for NZ music in 2004. Who are the artists who will make it big at home? Who will go international? Who do you think we should be hearing more of? And what changes do you predict in the music industry itself?

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I think the big Welly collective orgytype people like Fat Freddy's, Trinity Roots etc are going to get more of a cult following overseas. And that has nothing to do with Figwit. It's just what I feel in my bones.

//big Welly collective orgytype people ... cult following overseas

Cool, you make it sound like some kind of commune - "we live in a community that throws off the arbitrary restrictions of self-proclaimed 'moral' society; everyone's free to make beautiful music with everyone else".

Well that's what it seems like! I guess the Auckland equivilent would be the Powertool Records clusterfuck, but their fans seem much less dirty hippy lentil eating like.

No disrespect intended to either group, of course. I'm basing my stereotypes entirely on the fans I know.

Sounds pretty likely. The Fat Freddy's guys have had European releases, looks like Dallas has got a 12" coming and Loop (and others) are always pushing things in the UK.

Bods like Mark De Clive-Lowe and Nathan Haines have already happily gone to key parties with the West London scene and others, so maybe the shag fest will keep on growing from there. Admittedly they're not Wellingtonians. ;P

I like freddys, trinity, the seeds.....so much more than the clive lowes and Hainses....like music taste wise....

Nelson will have its musical heart ripped out, and others will stand ranting on their soapboxes trying to resurrect it.
It wont be over till the phatman sings, "The day the music died"

Ejector will take over the world.
Betchdupa will continue to be a fucking choice band.
Pan am will smoke hooter 'after' their gigs.
degrees.K will sign to Aloha management.

pan am will continue to chug copius amounts of jizz which will in turn reflect in their new tunes...

yay ejector probably will
word on the street is that theyre recruiting their army riiiiiiiiight now :P

Definitely the Dupa continuing their awesome music, and live performances!!Their album will be as good as if not better then their last

crumb will join kiss and aerosmith on their US stadium tour.

degrees.k will show the world what some of us have known all along.

tough love will release nz's best ironic rock and/or roll record.

hot swiss mistress will become new zealand latest buzz band and actually live up to the hype.

people will form bands. lot's of them will be shit but a couple of them will be incredible.

shihad will record their best album ever.

paselode will release an album called 'the taming of the wasps' and it will kick your ass.

//shihad will record their best album ever.

Yeah - it'll be a double album with all the trimmings.

//tough love will release nz's best ironic rock and/or roll record.
damn straight, their shit is scarily good, check out their album

And electroclash will go fusion in wgtn. Namez the one to watch

ummm I have the tough love album...i don't think its very ironic....Still though I am glad you like it nato,

And yes Hot Swiss Misstress to the fore!!!! hoorah

// I have the tough love album...i don't think its very ironic

maybe it's because you're not a very funny guy mr rider.
i find it ironic because they blatantly rip off 1 band per song and don't give a shit.
the morrison-esque poem in 'rabbit on the stairs' is the funniest thing i've heard in ages.

that's right devil rider, the Love are totally serious, pity they arent as deep as other wellington bands

- electroclash will start to die out as the fascination with the 80's becomes completely replaced by the fascination with the early to mid nineties.
- there will be another swing revival
- several new zealand indie rock bands will sign to overseas labels, an perhaps a couple will sell lots of records.
- all the people who were listening to electroclash will listen to nu-retro techno
- metal fans will continue to complain about the lack of metal on commercial formats
- the flanger will make a comeback, replacing the now passe digital delay

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my money's on the tremelo making a comeback. or i might bet both ways and bid on the tremelo-flange being the big indie sound of next year.

[i'm off to the trotts-track tonite! have never been! quite excited!]

tremolo is already making a comeback! :D it's my most popular pedal.

yeah, i think you're right. as yet, i only know one person using it (not counting you), and it sounds farking great. not many people are doing interesting things with delay these days, but it's everywhere.

//- all the people who were listening to electroclash will listen to nu-retro techno
I thought that Glitch music was 'where it's at'?

// metal fans will continue to complain about the lack of metal on commercial formats
yep yep

Glitch is so 2000.

//metal fans will continue to complain about the lack of metal on commercial formats
youve probably got that right already Gru.

I am rocking my vintage flanger more and more...but it keeps on goiun crazy...and currently I cant decide between my tremolo pedal or the lovely tremolo of my 66 jansen amp

i hope space follow their little trend and give us another hot presenter chick. and anyone who says jackie aint hot deserves a smash

jackies cool but she's not hot , same as lani ;)

ur just jeasous SOPHIE long blonde hair, is known to be at many rockquest events posts frequently on nzmusic. people she smells, watch out for her and give her the bash for me. did i mention she smells

//ur just jeasous// Im just Jesus? well I don't like to think I could ever fill his shoes (or anything else) but thank-u Digga, now u can go and fall asleep as u always do, oh wait it's probably too late u've probably already conked out ;)

also, i hear sophie has crabs...

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Tiaki tou Whakapapa

yup lots of 'em too, infact, I have so many that I'm gonna send them over to ur houses emily and digga to nip u while u sleep :>

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how exactly does one get nipped by your crabs? what a pun and a half. i actually was referring to the party in your panties, but ok. thanks for having a laugh (at your own expense.) :D

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I know exactly what ur were saying (hence the family planning website), but what intrigues me so much is how ppl I've never met come to the conclusion for their assumptions? I love laughing at my own expense, it's what keeps me sane (well, mostly).

i came to the conclusion to announce my assumption of your so-called 'illness' not by my own personal experience, but perhaps thru the grapevine of agent 'smellister'. don't shoot the messenger!

so how are they going? and uh, how exactly did he pass them onto u? ie via contact with what..? lol

In that case I'm flattered *blushes* :) then again, half of the things I've said probably make me sound like a 5 year old.. ;p

oh hellooooooo anjelus, what is sup in your neck of the woods?

//Jordans a gentleman//

dude who are u talking about? ;D nah just kidding jordans luvly, well mosta the time :> spose he must be or steph wouldn't have stuck by him for almost a year now

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ur jealous not jesus. hah do u have crabs haha

he did actually

Oh dont make me blush! Jordans a gentleman, he did it via telecanisis..if thats possible....

ps - crabs itch like a motherfucker

Jaquie is ugly!!! U blind or something?! The only female host i dig on c4 is Camilla! mmmm

i didnt mean to judge you, just some of the things you've said made me think you were a wise old man for some reason, sort of a father figure for the nzm family. Dunno why i thought it but i did

you tedious little .......i am disgusted....

Ahaha yet another bullshit lie to add to the pile. If I had any what 'smellister' claims, then surely he wouldn't have kept coming back for more. I think if this is to be continued it should be in private cos this conversation will get way too vulgar.

its already too vulgar for me. i'm getting baaaaaad visuals. nitey nite :)

Anjelus is a girl? wow, why did i never expect that? maybe the moustache on the pic

Don't judge a book by it's cover right? This icon's just funny that's y I chose it, no physical resemblence.

Have fun at ur party last night? did jordan pass on my crabs 4 me ;)?