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sandpit

Playing with toys in the digital sandpit

About Me

From Wellington NZ, sandpit features synth, guitar, bass & drums. The songs are noisy pop numbers, with solid bass grooves. The sandpit CD "acoustic energy to electric power" is available now from CDKiwi.com for just $15NZ. Go to http://www.cdkiwi.com/rockmusic.htm

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/6/2007
Band Website: cdkiwi.com/rockmusic.htm
Band Members: Damian with occasional others. Kirsten does backing vocals on new song "Prototype". The songs on the sandpit CD "acoustic energy to electric power" are Damian's with occasional help and advice from friends - Blair (the L.E.D.s), Gil (ambient composer and engineer about town), Marcus (the L.E.D.s) and Grant (Grasslands). Check out their bands.
Influences: Glam, New Wave, Punk, Dance, Electronics, Music Gear, Photography, Friends, Family, Books, Movies, Pets & the Weather.
Sounds Like: "synth-driven rock songs" ... "fuzzy guitars and catchy pop" ... "I liked what I heard." [Simon Sweetman: NZ Musician magazine, October/November 2007]
Record Label: no-label!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"Smart sounds, sharp lyrics ... bouncy with an edge"

CD Review: Rip It Up, June-July 2008   Sandpit Acoustic Energy to Electric Power www.myspace.com/sandpit1 Simply put, Sandpit are the most contagious of the bunch. With head nodding guitar hoo...
Posted by sandpit on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:09:00 PST

"cool electro pop that knows when to rock out"!

Review NZ Musician magazine: October/November 2007SANDPIT: Acoustic Energy To Electric PowerThis may be their debut album, but its no beginner's effort from Sandpit - more the culmination of some 20 y...
Posted by sandpit on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:37:00 PST

How "swimming"was recorded

Ok, so most people don't think or care about the gear used to make the music they listen to. But some people are obsessed. Others are secretive about the gear they use, especially if they use software...
Posted by sandpit on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:31:00 PST