Bill Direen

A longstanding cult number of the brand new Zealand music picture, singer/songwriter Costs Direen was created in Christchurch in 1957; getting his first electric guitar at age 15, he produced his first open public appearances at region open-mike folk showcases. After falling out of university, Direen recognized a factory work; inspired with the music from the Velvet Underground as well as the 13th Flooring Elevators, he quickly bought a power acoustic guitar, and with bassist Stephen Cogle, drummer Peter Stephenson, and violinist Theresa McGuire shaped the Vacuum. In 1980, Cogle and Stapleton exited to create the Pin Group; the Vacuum briefly transformed their name to Kaza Portico, however in early 1981, Direen stop to become listed on the short-lived Six Difficult Things. He quickly founded an avant-garde theatrical troupe dubbed the Soluble Seafood Outfit, and with group people Alan Meek and Malcolm Give also shaped a music group, the Contractors. Amidst this flurry of activity Direen discovered time to support yet another project, a music group called the Urbs; after earning a battle-of-the-bands competition, the Urbs had been awarded studio period in the Auckland 3ZM Studios, documenting a 1983 LP entitled Beatin’ Hearts, which, for factors unknown, was released under the Contractors’ name. Direen quickly recorded a single EP, Large Thirties Piano, and in past due 1982 also released a Soluble Seafood effort entitled Dance of Loss of life. Yet another music group, Above Floor, released the cassette Eliminated Aiwa in 1983; that same yr Direen and his wife Carol announced a fresh theatrical opportunity, Blue Moon. Another Direen single effort, Split Mere seconds, preceded the 1985 development of a fresh Contractors lineup including bassist Greg Bainbridge and drummer Stuart Web page; CoNCH3, a single release on Soaring Nun, followed. From 1986, Direen documented another LP, Let’s Play, and a succession of EPs, you start with Glass and carrying on with Existence Behind Bars as well as the Coolest Pet cats in the Globe; then spent another several years from the limelight, resurfacing just in 1994 with Glass.