Luke P Buda (gat, sing, key), Samuel F Scott (sing, gat, key), T Conrad Wedde (gat, key), Richie Singleton (drum, melodica), Will J D Ricketts (percusion, key, sing), Warner Emery (bass, sing)
For bookings, inquiries and for further info contact:
matt@thephoenixfoundation.co.nz
Influences
Nightmares...snacks....ghosts of teenage parties....second hand clothing stores in Otaki
Vangelis, Casio keyboards, Sonic Youth, Fleetwood Mac, The Velvet Underground, Toto, The Clean, Studio 1, Led Zepplin, Goblin, Pixies, Sepultura, Donovan, Gram, Bob Dylan, Sun Ra, Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, The Congos, Bressa Creeting Cake, Bailterspace, Grandaddy, Belle & Sebastian, Air, Eno, Radiohead, Nick Drake,
Sounds Like
Gravy lollipops
The Phoenix Foundation recorded their debut album ‘Horsepower’ with Lee Prebble at The Surgery in Wellington, New Zealand. The gruelling late nights and scurvy resulted in one of the most acclaimed New Zealand albums of the year. ‘Horsepower’ was the only album to be nominated for ‘Best Album’ at both The New Zealand Music Awards (aka the Tuis) and The Bnet Awards. It was also voted the ‘Best NZ Album’ of the year by nzmusic.com and was the only New Zealand album selected in The Listener's ‘Top Ten Albums’ by Nick Bollinger (Listener/Radio NZ).
Renowned for their dynamic, imaginative and charming live show, The Phoenix Foundation have played regular slots at some of New Zealand’s biggest festivals including The Big Day Out, a support slot on the NZ Finn Brothers tour and a sell-out NZ Theatre Headlining Tour which included shows at The Opera House in Wellington and Auckland’s St James Theatre.
Sea World - This is a marvelous un-official video posted by some clever people to youtube.
Bleaching Sun - Happy Ending
Bright Grey - Happy Ending
Hitchcock
Let Me Die A Woman - Horsepower
Record Label
Young American (US),Warners(NZ), RemoteControl(Oz)
Happy Ending is now available in UK & Europe through Lovely Horse Records.
The albums been getting some strong reviews:
"This is a gorgeous, sustained series of blissful psychedelic pieces in which swoonsome melodies and tender harmonies are beautifully balanced with a sort of salty lysergic fizz,." *****The Independent, Nov, 09
‘Brimmed with Rock & pop classicism. Impressive’’ **** Mojo Magazine, Sept 09
‘’..a quest of a record that provides both a range of textural delights as well as the necessary immediacy to maintain engagement….for those already in the know, your secret might not be safe for long.’’ Drowned In Sound, 8/10, Sept 09
‘The future and the past seldom sounded so delightful’ Q. Magazine. Sept 09
Buy Here Now From iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=327201568&id=327201188&s=143444&uo=6"
Buy Here Now From Rough Trade Records:
http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=317689
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The Phoenix Foundation announce the fourth single & video from their latest album Happy Ending. Featuring jogging, singing, knight killing, death defying, wrestling, horse, beach enigma and more, this is perhaps one of the best NZ music videos …. well … at least of the summer?
Click here to buy the song now;
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=264600502&id=264600228&s=143461
The video is another collaboration between The Phoenix Foundation and Taika Waititi who have worked together most notoriously on the video clip for Bright Grey, and Waititi’s feature film Eagle Vs Shark. Less known is their work on 'Lord Of the Rings - The Fellowship of The Ring', an epic story that failed to make the New Zealand singles charts in face of stiff competition from the Mama Mia soundtrack.
Click here to buy Happy Ending in Aus:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=273950988&id=273950698&s=143460
We are are very pleased to announce we have released our third studio album through Flying nun Records.
NEW ALBUM "HAPPY ENDING" AVAILABLE NOW!
Some reviews so far
-"It is one of the best examples of pop music that this country has produced" ***** Scott Kara, The Herald, Herald/Time Out number 1 album for 2007
-"Its not just the best thing this Wellington band has ever done, its simply one of the best things Ive heard all year...from anywhere." Nick Bollinger, Radio New Zealand, Nick Bollingers top 10 albums of the year in The Listener
-"This has my vote for album of the year" ***** Lindsay Davis, The Dominion Post
- "The band's best album yet: immediate yet trippy, bright on the surface but dark beneath, catchy as bird flu while seething with sonic and emotional complexity. My favourite local record of the year so far." Grant Smithies, Sunday Star Times
The follow up to our gold selling album ''Pegasus'' released in 2005, "Happy Ending" has once again been recorded and produced by Lee Prebble at The Surgery Studio in Newtown, Wellington between late 2006/2007.
The first single Bright Grey has just been released and is now available for download through I tunes. Bright Grey was the number one song on all alternative, student and indie rock stations in New Zealand for 2007.
The amazing video for Bright Grey has also just been finished and was directed by Oscar nominated Taika Waititi (Two Cars One Night, Eagle Vs Shark) with whom we wrote the soundtrack for his latest film Eagle Vs Shark. See below to Stream the new video!!
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION RELEASED HORSEPOWER IN THE U.S ON 15 MAY, 2007
We released our album Horsepower through
Young American Recordings on May 15. For more information visit www.youngamericanrecordings.com
Here is what peoples have been yakkin' about Horsepower in the US;
‘’Serene and fluid experimental pop rock that could be the
soundtrack to the dream you never want to end’’
- Sentamentalist Mag
“the most gorgeously unexpected surprise of the year”
- V Man Magazine
…..a mastery of sonic nuance. The arrangements are rich and
colorful, but the texture never feels too thick.…. In a rock
market saturated with high-octane releases, Horsepower is
a welcome change of pace.
- Popmatters – Neal Hayes
There is something otherwordly about this group, whilst
it might be hemispheric difference….., it is a pleasurable diversion’’
- Big Shot Magazine, U.S, March 07
Eagle Vs Shark:
The Phoenix Foundation wrote the score for film Eagle Vs Shark, directed by Oscar Nominated director Taika Waititi. The film was released in the U.S through Mirimax and has been getting rave reviews from major film festivals around the world.
www.eaglevsshark.net
The fellas are working a new film project with Taika and it is very, very good if I may say so myself!
Come and join the yakkity blah at http://www.thephoenixfoundation.co.nz/forum/
******* newness ******* hey, how was your summer? We are finally ready to start promoting my 'I Surrender' single with my album, 'Ella Trip' coming right after -yey!! What d'ya think to the video teaser? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsyGWtW5xQY
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