Sunday, December 16

it must be thoroughly ambiguous / in view of the circumstances : the music of peter and graeme jefferies, part 1

For the AG team, this is something of a christmas special: a lovingly detailed, in depth night spent with two of NZ's most important musicians, Peter and Graeme Jefferies. From early provincial post-punk days together as Nocturnal Projections, to a moment of 'crossing the Rubicon' away from the industry into home recording as This Kind of Punishment, and then to solo divergences solo and with other musicians, their respective canons are a critical part of NZ underground's history, even though large chunks are out of print and have been for years.




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Playlist:

1. Nocturnal Projections, 'Nerve Ends in Power Lines' from s/t 7"(1982)
2. Nocturnal Projections, 'In Purgatory' from s/t 7" (1982)
3. Nocturnal Projections, 'Walk in a Straight Line' from Nerve Ends in Power Lines compilation (rec 1982, compilation1995)
4. Nocturnal Projections, 'Another Year' from Another Year EP (1982)
5. Nocturnal Projections, 'You'll Never Know' from Another Year EP (1982)
6. Nocturnal Projections, 'Isn't That Strange' from Another Year EP (1982)
7. Nocturnal Projections, 'Difficult Days' from Another Year EP (1982)
8. Nocturnal Projections, 'Out Of My Hands' from Another Year EP (1982)
9. Nocturnal Projections, In Darkness from Understanding Another Year in Darkness EP (1983)
10. Nocturnal Projections, 'The Down Song' from Nerve Ends in Power Lines compilation (1995)
11. Nocturnal Projections, 'My Neighbours' from Hate Your Neighbours compilation (rec 1981, rel 1997)
12. Nocturnal Projections, 'Worldview' from  Worldview 7" (rec 1981, rel 1998)
13. Nocturnal Projections, 'Non-Event' from  Worldview 7" (rec 1981, rel 1998)
14. Nocturnal Projections, 'Words Fail Me' from Biding My Time compilation (rec 1982, rel 1986)
15. Nocturnal Projections, 'People Who Told Me' from Nerve Ends in Power Lines compilation (rec 1982, rel 1995)
16. Nocturnal Projections, 'Moving Forward' from Nerve Ends in Power Lines compilation (rec 1982, rel 1995)
17. Nocturnal Projections, 'Restoration' from Nerve Ends in Power Lines compilation (rec 1983, rel 1995)
18. This Kind of Punishment, 'After the Fact; from This Kind of Punishment (1983)
19. This Kind of Punishment, 'Instrumental' from This Kind of Punishment (1983)
20. This Kind of Punishment, 'In View of the Circumstances' from This Kind of Punishment (1983)
21. This Kind of Punishment, 'If An Axe is An Arm' from This Kind of Punishment (1983)
22. This Kind of Punishment, 'Ahead of Their Time' from This Kind of Punishment (1983)
23. This Kind of Punishment, 'Prelude' from A Beard of Bees (1984)
24. This Kind of Punishment, 'From The Diary Of Hermann Doubt' from A Beard of Bees (1984)
25. This Kind of Punishment, 'East Meets West' from A Beard of Bees (1984)
26. This Kind of Punishment, 'Although They Appear' from A Beard of Bees (1984)
27. This Kind of Punishment, 'The Sleepwalker' from A Beard of Bees (1984)
28. This Kind of Punishment, 'An Open Denial' from A Beard of Bees (1984)
29. This Kind of Punishment, 'After The Fact' from Live 85 (1988)
30. This Kind of Punishment, 'Two Minutes Drowning' from Live 85 (1988)
31. This Kind of Punishment, 'Flipper Go Home' from Live 85 (1988)
32. This Kind of Punishment, 'Some More Than Others' from Live 85 (1988)
33. This Kind of Punishment, 'North Head' from 5 by Four (1985)
34. This Kind of Punishment, 'Out Of My Hands' from Live 85 (1988)
35. This Kind of Punishment, 'Immigration Song' from In The Same Room (1986)
36. This Kind of Punishment, 'Overground In China' from In The Same Room (1986)
37. This Kind of Punishment, 'On Various Days' from In The Same Room (1986)
38. This Kind of Punishment, 'Don't Go' from In The Same Room (1986)
39. This Kind of Punishment, 'Words Fail Me' from In The Same Room (1986)
40. This Kind of Punishment, 'Reaching an End' from Killing Capitalism With Kindness Box Set (rec 1986, rel 1992)
41. Peter Jefferies & Jono Lonie, 'Thief With The Silver' from At Swim Two Birds (1987)
42. Peter Jefferies & Jono Lonie, 'Where The Flies Sleep' from At Swim Two Birds (1987)
43. Peter Jefferies & Jono Lonie, 'Piano (two)' from At Swim Two Birds (1987)
44. Graeme Jefferies, 'All The Colours Run Dry' from Messages for the Cakekitchen (1987)
45. Graeme Jefferies, 'Prisoner Of A Single Passion' from Messages for the Cakekitchen (1987)
46. Graeme Jefferies, 'Nothing That's New' from Messages for the Cakekitchen (1987)
47. Graeme Jefferies, 'The Simple Tapestry Of Fate' from Messages for the Cakekitchen (1987)
48. Graeme Jefferies, 'The Cardhouse' from Messages for the Cakekitchen (1987)
49. Graeme Jefferies, 'Is The Timing Wrong?' from Messages for the Cakekitchen (1987)


50. Shayne Carter & Peter Jefferies, 'Randolph's Going Home' from 7" (1987)
51. Jay Clarkson & Breathing Cage, 'Raise The Glass' from Spilt Milk (rec 1987, rel 2006)
52. Plagal Grind, 'Vincent' from S/T EP (1990)
53. Plagal Grin, 'Starless Road' from S/T EP (1990)
54. Alastair Galbraith & Graeme Jefferies, 'Timebomb' from Timebomb 7" (1989)
55. Alastair Galbraith & Graeme Jefferies, 'Bravely Bravely' from Timebomb 7" (1989)
56. Peter Jefferies & Robbie Muir, 'Catapult' from Catapult/ Carbine 7" (1989)
57.Peter Jefferies & Robbie Muir, 'The Fate of the Human Carbine' from Catapult/ Carbine 7" (1989)
58. The Cakekitchen, 'Dave the Pimp' from s/t EP (1990)
59. The Cakekitchen, 'Silence of the Sirens', from s/t EP (1990)
60. The Cakekitchen, 'Airships' from Xpressway Pileup comp (rec 1988, rel 1990)
61. Peter Jefferies, 'Chain or Reaction' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
62. Peter Jefferies, 'Domesticia' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
63. Peter Jefferies, 'On an Unknown Beach' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
64. Peter Jefferies, 'Guided Tour of a Well Known Street' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
65. Peter Jefferies, 'The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
66. Peter Jefferies, 'While I've Been Waiting' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
67. Peter Jefferies, 'Neither Do I' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
68. Peter Jefferies, 'The Other Side of Reason' from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)
69. Peter Jefferies, 'Listening In'  from The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World (1990)