{"product_id":"in-the-golden-a-selection-of-wairarapa-underground-recordings-1988-2026","title":"In The Golden - A Selection Of Wairarapa Underground Recordings 1988-2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Troubled Times Tapes – 011\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Cassette, Album\u003cbr\u003eCountry: New Zealand\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Experimental, Lo-fi, Abstract\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometime in 2024 a battered old home dubbed cassette was found in a local charity shop. Hand written on the cover was 'Graveyard show, Masterton radio, 1998'. It was 20c and I figured it was worth the punt. As the text suggested it was an after midnight radio show, mainly made up of - to my ears- mediocre (or at least very dated) grindcore and industrial techno. Not my bag at all really- but the in-between banter was GOLD. I true snapshot of the generally 'munted' nature of Masterton at that time. (Its only moderately improved since to be honest).\u003cbr\u003eI only remembered the existence of this tape when the idea struck me to do this compilation- why not swap out the music but keep the banter?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI make no claims to this being anything like a reliable overview of underground music in the Wairarapa. All the towns here are 'small town' small towns, generally very conservative and less than likely to celebrate their 'weirdos'. All the same I've gotten to know a fair few of them over the 7 years I've been here and had been tipped off to a couple more. There must be some I just haven't stumbled across yet however.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was particularly exciting for me to finally hear Spectrum Is Green as David (Heath- the drummer in The Troubled Times) had always been a little elusive about this band from the 1980s that he had fronted. Finally he gave me their unreleased album from 1988 to listen to. Its gobsmackingly great and WILL be getting released shortly. David also gave me a cdr of a singer\/songwriter from Masterton named Brent Grey to check out. This was recorded in 1999 and is also a true treasure. The track on here was so perfect that its title became the title of the entire compilation.\u003cbr\u003eMost of the other stuff is a lot more recent. Some of the names will be familiar but I'm sure many won't. I also made the perhaps perverse decision to go with somewhat more 'approachable' tracks from each artist. For the most part anyway.\u003cbr\u003eI have given a full breakdown of each artist on their individual track pages which can be linked to by clicking on the respective title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Troubled Times - Proxima Centauri Blues 03:01\u003cbr\u003e2. Brilliant Swords- Imaginary 03:20\u003cbr\u003e3. Brent Grey- In The Golden 03:03\u003cbr\u003e4. Fiffdimension- Assembling Disconsonant 02:32\u003cbr\u003e5. Saali Marks- Beasts Of Boredom 03:32\u003cbr\u003e6. Self Help Sound System- Greta's Plea 03:14\u003cbr\u003e7. Perpets- Spring\/Wind over Water 03:40\u003cbr\u003e8. Alex V- Live @ Featherston Bakehouse 2025 02:47\u003cbr\u003e9. Tophy- Rose 02:20\u003cbr\u003e10. The Troubled Times- No Maxim But Now 02:44\u003cbr\u003e11. Spectrum Is Green- Dead End 03:45\u003cbr\u003e12. Curtains- Scarlet Rise 01:49\u003cbr\u003e13. Winterwood- Hope 05:17\u003cbr\u003e14. Sleep Hygiene- Bev's Quilt 04:22 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2051749412\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/troubledtimestapes.bandcamp.com\/album\/in-the-golden-a-selection-of-wairarapa-underground-recordings-1988-2026\"\u003eIn The Golden - A Selection Of Wairarapa Underground Recordings 1988-2026 by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57417711747454,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_0651_384333f2-7146-4a30-9acf-896df5fb1380.jpg?v=1778833765","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/in-the-golden-a-selection-of-wairarapa-underground-recordings-1988-2026","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}