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| Above Ground | |
|---|---|
 Above Ground rehearsal, 566a Colombo St, Christchurch, 1983 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Freeflow psychedelic Christchurch garage |
| Years active | 1983 |
| Labels | Siltbreeze |
| Members | Bill Direen Maryrose Crook Stuart Page Carol Woodward |
Above Ground was a band from Christchurch, New Zealand formed in 1983.
History
Above Ground developed out of the friendship of the four members: Bill Direen (Guitar/Vocals), Carol Woodward (Keyboards), Maryrose Wilkinson (Bass/Vocals) and Stuart Page (Drums). The group played locally and at the Punakaiki Music Festival (West Coast, New Zealand); and would have been forgotten like a lot of bands had Page not recorded nearly every practice and concert and organised the "Gone AIWA" cassette (1983), re-released in 2011 on vinyl by Siltbreeze.
Historian of NZ music John Dix mentions the group in his encyclopaedia of NZ rock and roll Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955-1988.
Cassette
Gone AIWA (1983)
Album
Black vinyl 12" 33 1/3 album was released by Siltbreeze Records, Philadelphia, USA, (from cassette of 1983). 2011.
References
- 'In December came Dance of Death by the Soluble Fish Ensemble, and in July Gone AIWA, by yet another new band – Above Ground. Needless to say, the group was short-lived. ... Direen had by now built up nationwide interest for his critically acclaimed but hard-to-get releases.' Dix, John (1988). Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock 'n' roll 1955–88. Page 299. Palmerston North, NZ: Paradise Publications. ISBN 0-14-301953-8 ISBN 0-473-00638-3