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Hamish Kilgour

Hailing from Dunedin, New Zealand, drummer/vocalist/songwriter Hamish Kilgour shaped the Clean in 1978 along with his sibling David, going to become an eternally obscure but massively influential group and among the front-runners for the seems that had become referred to as kiwi pop, college rock and roll, and finally alternative …

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Great Unwashed

In the wake from the 1982 breakup from the legendary Clean, brothers David and Hamish Kilgour continued writing songs jointly; implementing the tongue-in-cheek name Great Unwashed, they released the 1983 LP REMOVE of Our Thoughts, a assortment of primitive house recordings using a somewhat experimental bent. The record was well …

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Bailter Space

Led by former Gordons guitarist Alister Parker, noises rock and roll unit Bailter Space surfaced from Christchurch, New Zealand in 1987. Originally made up of previous Clean and Great Unwashed drummer Hamish Kilgour, Pin Group alum Ross Humphries on bass, and Glenda Expenses on drums, the group released its debut …

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The Clean

The Clean were probably one of the most influential New Zealand bands from the post-punk era. They shaped in the city of Dunedin in 1978, when Hamish Kilgour (drums) and his sibling David (acoustic guitar) recruited David’s college friend, guitarist Peter Gutteridge. Quickly afterward, they opened up for New Zealand …

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