Hi there...

My band is trying to snatch up a bass player; our current one is heading back to Otago for university, so we got a space to fill.

We've only been jamming together a couple of months now. The band is a 5 piece; Lead vocals/guitar, guitar, keys, bass and drums. It's definitely a rock band, but with quite a psychadelic-ambient twist. We're all in the 18-20 range, so someone around that age would probably be best. It's all original songs. Basically, we want someone who has a bit of personality in their playing, not someone who is just going to chug away on root notes the entire time.

So lemme know if that's anything like what you are looking for, and we'll talk more if you are interested.
Cheers
Nic

Our drummer is really into jazz...in fact he is about to start to start a jazz drumming course at Massey.

Our old bass player was heavily influenced by bands like Primus, RHCP etc, so he didn't play the bass like it was just a backing instrument. That said, he wasn't popping and slapping all over the place, as that wouldn't work in the context of this band, but he took a more subtle and melodic approach to his playing and it really added another dimension to the music.

Some of the stuff I'm into is...The Cure, Pink Floyd, Dead Can Dance, Bjork, Jeff and Tim Buckley, The Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zep, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos. I love the early 80s goth sound, as well as 70's psychadelic/progressive stuff, and really anything that has a strong songwriting focus...I never really got into bands like Primus, cause their style seems a bit too erratic to me. Similarly, technical bands like Dream Theater...nothing wrong with being able to play your instrument fast, but a 4 minute solo section of constant shredding is a bit over the top imo.

So there you go...a bit more about what we are into...

who is this infamous postman I wonder...
Im from Welly originaly to....