South Indies
South Indies is a rights and publishing label established in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1984 as a vinyl records label and small book publisher. It released vinyl, books, cassettes and video-cassettes before moving into the leasing of material to distributing labels, and the protection of existing copyright.
Releases
South Indies released local (New Zealand) groups on 12" vinyl, cassettes or compilations *Bread and Board. Artists included Sparky's Magic Baton (Barry Stockley (bass) & Jessica Walker (voice & 12-string)), The Trephines (Wall of Waiararapa, 12" cover & cassette), Neil Jones (Dobro guitar & voice)), Paul Sutherland (compilation), Free Radicals (Jonathan Besser and Ross Harris 12" EP) The Haemogoblins Psychodelicatessen (LP), Bill Direen & Barry Stockley (12" EP), Soluble Fish (LP & 12" & 7"), Material by early Bilders, Urbs & Vacuum was issued or reissued ... and a 12" EP of theatre songs by the Soluble Fish troupe & Blue Ladder Theatre...
1984: South Indies released Bilders album Split Seconds (1984) followed by a reissue of Beati/en Hearts (Bilders album (repurchased from Flying Nun, 1985)). Other * albums followed until the departure of Bilders frontman Bill Direen for Europe. Rights and sub-leasing include projects such as Above Ground (cassette) (Stuart Page, M.R.Crook, C. Woodward, B. Direen), Alien/Skulls for Hecuba (San Francisco), Twenty Minutes (for Hayfever, Germany), No Name (Germany), Human Kindness (for Corazoo, Switzerland) LP & CD and more recently Vacuum (Siltbreeze, Philadelphia) and early Bilders material (Unwucht, Germany). South Indies was discussed in Stranded in Paradise (The History of NZ Rock and Roll), magazines such as Germany's Spex (magazine) ('Und waehrend ich noch ueberlege...'[1]), as well as small distribution magazines . 'Later in the year Direen shifted to the capital, released yet another album ... and began fostering a bunch of artists for his South Indies label.' [2]
Releases
- 1993-2003 : Flying Nun (Mushroom/Festival/Warner Bros) leases and releases Bilders material from the eighties in four retrospective CDs.
- 2004-2007 : Flying Nun DVD II. Second Season, features 'The Alligator Song' video clip (Festival).
- 2007 : Flying Nun retrospective box set features 'Alien' (Warner Bros).
- 2006 - 2009 : NZ's Powertool Records leases and releases recent recorded material on CD only. Chrysanthemum Storm (L.P.), October 2008, was supported by a national tour organised by Powertool Records.
- 2010-present : leasing of existing material and protection of new works on vinyl —— Flavour of the Meat (Grapefruit Record Club), The Utopians are Just Out Boozin' (SmartGuy Records), Bilders, Bilderine, Die Bilder and Six Impossible Things rereleases with Unwucht, new Bilders recording 'Wonders' with Onec Records Plymouth UK, Vacuum songs written or co-written by Bill Direen on two 7 inch EPS with Siltbreeze, material released by Onset Offset Christchurch NZ —— and the amicable completion and termination of digital release rights with Powertool NZ [CDs only 2006-2010], EMI, Warner Bros and Flying Nun (1990-94).
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References
Sources
- SPEX Music magazine. Cologne Germany. Michael Ruff. 'Und waehrend ich noch ueberlege...' p. 67.
- 'The Thinking Popster', David Belcher. Glasgow Herald. 20/9/89.
- Mysterex. Music subscription journal. NZ. Issue of 9/07. 'Kiwi Punk and Beyond'.
- Martyrs in the Vinyl Den. Ken Double. NZ Listener. 29/11/86.
- Otago Daily Times, Stephen Hall-Jones, 30/7/88.