Daisy Chain Halo
Daisy Chain Halo began life as The Crimson Scene in Wellington, 1998. The group became a Hamilton band in early 2000, relocating on the basis of Htown's reputation as NZ's rock capital. Carl Watkins and Corrina Watts formed the nucleus of the band while drummers came and went. In 2005 they were working on their debut album with Sonic Newth, when the band split.
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Members
- Carl Watkins - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Corrina Watts - bass, electric guitar, piano
- Luke Hale - drums (2002- )
- Ben Chapman - drums (2000-02)
- BJ Hiha - drums (2000)
Bio
Daisy Chain Halo (DCH) was born when Wellington post-grunge underdogs Porch split due to the usual 'differing musical directions'. Founding members Carl Watkins and Corinna Watts decided to go it alone and create what would become their pioneering larger-than-life heavy acoustic sound.
Having shed their electric skin the band, now with ex-Pushkin drummer BJ Hiha, felt they needed to make a career move and relocate to somewhere more central and closer to NZ’s largest city – Auckland. Although they had never been there previously, they settled on the Rock City of NZ - Hamilton - moving at the beginning of 2000.
Daisy Chain Halo, still playing under their original name The Crimson Scene were an instant hit in their new home, and won both the Band Experiments and Battle of the Bands competitions in 2001 (after renaming themselves DCH). They even toured Melbourne to rave responses - however, as with a lot of bands, they had trouble keeping a drummer. Waikato resident and jazz whiz Luke Hale entered the picture in June of 2002 after meeting Carl through a social soccer team. The legend of DCH began in true rock’n’roll fashion with a chance meeting at the Hamilton Rock Shop where Luke marched directly up to Corinna and Carl and informed them, without even a perfunctory greeting, that he WOULD be their drummer.
The group released their debut EP in 2003, its main attraction the epic Soft Light Serenade. Soon after, the band were ready to record their debut album. With Sonic Newth at the controls, greatness seemed assured - the early recordings indicated it was going to be even more dramatic and distinctive than their live shows. Unfortunately, the band split in 2005 after Luke left, and the album was never completed, nor released.
Releases
- Daisy Chain Halo - 2004
- Soft Light Serenade appears on the 2002 compilation Zero Point One
- Soft-light serenade appears on the 2003 compilation Kaleidoscope World Series 3
- Killing Floor appears on the 2004 compilation Kaleidoscope World Series 6
- Lying Face Down appears on the 2004 compilation Kaleidoscope World Series 7
External links
- Official site (hasn't been updated since April 2005)
