Above Ground-Gone Aiwa LP, by Siltbreeze Records

Above Ground-Gone Aiwa LP

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2.	Green Afternoon 03:46	buy track
3.	Flat Feet 03:27	buy track
4.	Gray Goose 03:12	buy track
5.	Spooky Nightimes 04:14	buy track
6.	1,000,000 Hearts 01:46	buy track
7.	Magpies 04:01	buy track
8.	Coalman 03:13	buy track
9.	Dreams Of Rats 02:19	buy track
10.	Gabriel's Vinyl Trumpet 03:06	buy track
11.	Johnny Devlin's Shoes 03:11	buy track
12.	Sunday News 05:05	buy track
13.	Saturdays 03:19	buy track
14.	Unclean 02:36	buy track

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Above Ground was a short lived New Zealand outfit consisting of Bill & Carol Direen (Builders, South Indies imprint), Maryrose Crook (Max Block, Renderers) & Stuart Page (the mighty Axemen) who released one rare-as-hens-teeth cassette in 1983 before calling it a day. This is the 2011 vinyl reproduction of said artifact. The gait & pentameter are instantly recognizable as Direen's-there's a distinct Builders vibe at the core-though when it opens up, it has a freewheeling, je ne sais quoi that proves why it was the crucial missing chapter in the Christchurch underground. Ironically, even the lp version got lost in the shuffle upon release 9 years ago. If you're a fan of that ChCh high organ sound, this is a must have.

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released May 20, 2020

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