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Pig Out!

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plus DJs Meltron 88, Acid on Toast & Oi! Boy. 10pm. Rave wear essential!
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Pig Out's throw down performance style and ever mutating set-list has seen them shift effortlessly from 4am warehouse parties in Auckland to 4 hour live sets in Berlin, in the process becoming one of the most intense underground dance acts on earth. Formed in New Zealand in February 2006 by two musicians on sabbatical from London, Pig Out mashes up every element of for on the floor culture, from hypnotic Chicago acid house to the cold post-funk of Factory and 99 records

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Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: www.bhangonline.com"pinacolada.co.nz
bhangonline.com
Band Members:
Marie, Kris & Kit

Sounds Like:
'Club Poems'
2006 mini album featuring 8 tracks of genre busting 4/4
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'BAK 2 XTACY RUSH'
2007 Australian tour ep, includes Disco Bag and Frase's Kitsuné infused Charmed Life remix
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Record Label: Pinacolada (NZ)
BHANG! (Australia)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

vote PIG OUT at 2007 b.net awards!!!

Album of the year - Club PoemsBest electronic track - Club PoemsBreakthrough artist of 2007Best sleeve design - Club Poemshttp://www.bnet.co.nz ...
Posted by Pig Out! on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:35:00 PST

early videos

White Boy with nick harte on bass, christchurch late 2006 Xtatik performed for the first time, new years eve 2006 Disco Bag, 2006 stage invasio...
Posted by Pig Out! on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:21:00 PST

Influences

when we get asked about influences people get techno, acid, rave and electro all mixed up. our sound fits between the chugging synth of chicago acid house and something more raw like the fucked up fun...
Posted by Pig Out! on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:45:00 PST

acid house and cardigans

would you trust any of these types with your night out?tongue boytoo much red bull and sunshinerobin and kits bruv kits sis and pal from manchester...
Posted by Pig Out! on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:34:00 PST

past & occasional members

The core of the Pig Out is me, Maz and Kris and other than us only Clare and Nick have appeared on recordings, however we have worked on and off with some rad musicians who are more importantly all cl...
Posted by Pig Out! on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:42:00 PST

more reviews...

'A second local release scrapes into the top ten, and once again it does by simply being better than the competition. Club Poems shows that New Zealand's isolation remains a key strength, and Pig Out...
Posted by Pig Out! on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:26:00 PST

Album Of The Month - Real Groove Review

First review of Club Poems. Real Groove mag. November issueChow down - out of nowhere, New Zealand's finest live dancepunk band have made the best techno album to come out of this country ever; not to...
Posted by Pig Out! on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:37:00 PST

Pavement article

Pavement article Remember that dancepunk revolution we were promised? The House of Jealous Lovers, Me & Guiliani and Losing My Edge 12 inch singles seemed to herald a reunion of punk and disco; off-ki...
Posted by Pig Out! on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:31:00 PST

the history of PIG OUT

most bands we meet have been playing the same set the same way for the last year. weve played about 70 shows in a year and every set sounded totally different. this isnt what we played every show just...
Posted by Pig Out! on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:18:00 PST