Difference between revisions of "Romantic Andes"
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The band won the [[Contact]] [[Battle of the Bands]] in 1994, wearing drag. In September that year they released their album titled [[To Understand the Animals]] with a performance at the [[Wailing Bongo]]. By this time the lineup had evolved to John Worsely, Dylan Parry, Hayden Biglow, [[Mike Clarkin]] (drums) and [[Tim Hansen]] (bass). Crowd favourites included "Half a World Away", "Happy Hug song", and "Tiny Tom". | The band won the [[Contact]] [[Battle of the Bands]] in 1994, wearing drag. In September that year they released their album titled [[To Understand the Animals]] with a performance at the [[Wailing Bongo]]. By this time the lineup had evolved to John Worsely, Dylan Parry, Hayden Biglow, [[Mike Clarkin]] (drums) and [[Tim Hansen]] (bass). Crowd favourites included "Half a World Away", "Happy Hug song", and "Tiny Tom". | ||
| − | They released a final EP, [[Rocket]], under the name [[The Andes]] before disbanding. On this recording the lineup was John Worsely, Dylan Parry, [[Chris Wyborn]] (bass), [[Luke Murray]] (drums) and Hayden Biglow. | + | They released a final EP, [[Rocket]], under the name [[The Andes]] before disbanding. On this recording the lineup was John Worsely, Dylan Parry, [[Chris Wyborn]] (bass), [[Luke Murray]] (drums) and Hayden Biglow. John briefly had a side project in 1993 called [[Twitch]] featuring members of [[Death of a Monkey]]. |
| − | + | ==Releases== | |
| + | [[To Understand the Animals]] album, 1994<br> | ||
| + | [[Rocket]] EP, 1996 (as [[The Andes]])<br> | ||
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| + | ''Walk with You'' appears on the 1992 compilation [[Juice Extractor]]<br> | ||
| + | ''Anaconda Funky Limbo'' appears on the 1993 compilation [[Discordia Concors]]<br> | ||
| + | ''Sketches in the Sand'', ''Anaconda Funky Limbo Music'' and ''As This'' appear on the 1993 compilation [[Inside the Wireless]]<br> | ||
| + | ''Half a World Away'' appears on the 1993 compilation [[They came to take us alive]]<br> | ||
| + | ''Long Slow Trip To The Moon'' appears on the 1996 compilation BURN (as [[The Andes]]) <br> | ||
[[Category:Bands]] | [[Category:Bands]] | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 9 October 2006
A very popular local live band in the early 1990's, the Romantic Andes met at the University of Waikato's Bryant Hall, initially calling themselves Giant Jack and the Codpieces. The band went through a number of lineup changes over several years.
An early recording, Anaconda Funky Limbo, appeared on the 1993 compilation Discordia Concors (with their name misspelt "Romantic Andies"), featuring the popular sing-along lyrics "Bob Marley used to sing this song". The lineup at this time comprised Dylan Parry (vocals, jewish harp, percussion), John Worsely (acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion, toilet), Brendan White (acoustic bass, backing vocals), Hayden Biglow (cello, backing vocals), Dan Hodgekinson (drums) and Demelza Locke (backing vocals, percussion). They had three additional Contact live-to-air recordings released at the same time on the Inside the Wireless compilation. Their first major gig was supporting Jan Hellriegel, and were the major drawcard to the Hamapalooza gig in 1993.
The band won the Contact Battle of the Bands in 1994, wearing drag. In September that year they released their album titled To Understand the Animals with a performance at the Wailing Bongo. By this time the lineup had evolved to John Worsely, Dylan Parry, Hayden Biglow, Mike Clarkin (drums) and Tim Hansen (bass). Crowd favourites included "Half a World Away", "Happy Hug song", and "Tiny Tom".
They released a final EP, Rocket, under the name The Andes before disbanding. On this recording the lineup was John Worsely, Dylan Parry, Chris Wyborn (bass), Luke Murray (drums) and Hayden Biglow. John briefly had a side project in 1993 called Twitch featuring members of Death of a Monkey.
Releases
To Understand the Animals album, 1994
Rocket EP, 1996 (as The Andes)
Walk with You appears on the 1992 compilation Juice Extractor
Anaconda Funky Limbo appears on the 1993 compilation Discordia Concors
Sketches in the Sand, Anaconda Funky Limbo Music and As This appear on the 1993 compilation Inside the Wireless
Half a World Away appears on the 1993 compilation They came to take us alive
Long Slow Trip To The Moon appears on the 1996 compilation BURN (as The Andes)
