Six Volts
Six Volts were a New Zealand band active in the 1980s and 90s. The Six Volts helped push the boundaries and created genre-less music on the margins of rock, classical, jazz and free-form improvisation. Members were Steve Roche, Janet Roddick, David Donaldson, Anthony Donaldson, David Long and Neill Duncan.[1]
Starting as a four piece (the Four Volts), Steve Roche, Janet Roddick, David Donaldson and Anthony Donaldson were joined by David Long and Neill Duncan in 1988 to become the Six Volts.[2][3] They were part of the eclectic Wellington music scene that included Primitive Art Group, The Family Mallet and Jungle Suite, collectively known as the Braille Records collective.[4]
Their repertoire explored New Zealand content, such as The Magpies by Dennis Glover,[5] and they became involved in theatre productions such as Colin McColl's production of The Threepenny Opera[6] at Downstage Theatre in 1988, with Roddick as musical director.[7] Six Volts were the band playing on The Front Lawn's album Songs from the Front Lawn in 1989.[8]
Since 1991, the band members have moved on to other projects: David Long formed The Muttonbirds with Don McGlashan,[9] Anthony Donaldson has gone on to play in numerous Wellington bands, including the Labcoats, The Village Idiots and Teeth,[10] and Roddick, Roche and David Donaldson have written music for film and television as Plan 9.[11]
Discography[12]
| Year | Title | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Stretch | Braille Records | |
| 1991 | Stretch | Festival Records |
| Year | Title | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Crying Shame | Single |
References
- ↑ "Six Volts – thebigcity". Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ↑ "Four Volts (Musical group)". National Library of New Zealand. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2021-10-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Six Volts (Musical group)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-10-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Braille Collective". DigitalNZ. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ 6 Volts 3 songs, retrieved 2021-09-13
- ↑ specified, Not (1988-01-01). "The Threepenny Opera staged by Downstage Theatre, Wellington". The Threepenny Opera staged by Downst... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ↑ "Downstage Theatre :[Ephemera and posters for productions. 1987-1993]". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-10-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Songs from the Front Lawn [sound recording]". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-10-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "David Long - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "The Mixtape: Anthony Donaldson". RNZ. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Plan 9". plan-9. Retrieved 2021-10-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Six Volts". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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