#stephen cogle

[bandcampsnoop]

2/9/25.

Tom Lax at Siltbreeze Records has been posting a lot of things to Bandcamp - magazines, LPs and back catalogue from Siltbreeze. I guess I missed that he released a compilation of the Victor Dimisich Band (Christchurch, New Zealand) - but Lax recently put up a few copies of that 2013 release on Bandcamp. "It's Cold Outside" was their contribution to the "Time To Go" compilation of South Island psychedelic inspired music on Flying Nun. This song is the only Victor Dimisich Band presence I can find on Bandcamp.

Believe it or not, I've only really known Stephen Cogle's music with Dark Matter, but I know Micah loves The Terminals. I didn't know that prior to VDB he was with Bill Direen in a band called Vacuum Blue Ladder.

The Victor Dimisich Band definitely sounds like a Flying Nun band, but they aren't traditional pop. And you can get most of their output by buying the Siltbreeze compilation LP (which can be found on Discogs). VDB first appeared in the early 1980s, then again briefly in the 1990s.

[bandcampsnoop]

5/12/26.

Siltbreeze Records (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) often provides me with a post-on-sight reaction. I see the release and know I'll post, even without hearing a note. "An Afternoon with Victor Dimisich" is such a release. Tom Lax's label is known for uncovering/reissuing rare gems from New Zealand. In the Bandcamp notes, Lax mentions that this release is "much like The Spies 'The Battle Of Bosworth Terrace' lp" in that it "has never before been released & its historical significance cannot be overestimated."

Captured in 1981 in Christchurch, this definitely has the feel of a demo, although, according to Roy Montgomery's notes the purpose was, "to flesh out the threadbare Pin Group repertoire in early 1981. These songs were captured in pared back form because certain people felt that some very tender Cogle/Stapleton [Stephen Cogle and Peter Stapleton] works were being lost in VDB [Victor Dimisich Band] steamroller mode."

Stephen Cogle's voice (which at times recalls Ed Askew) is instantly recognizable and haunting. This release of course sits nicely next to formal recordings of The Victor Dimisich Band, but also Dark Matter, which Siltbreeze also released in 2014.

[kiwiintheear]

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The Victor Dimisich Band - Native Waiter

Velük kellett volna kezdenem, mert Cogle is itt kezdte. Ekkortájt sokkal jobban érződött a Television és a Velvet Underground hatása. A felétől úgy karcol a gitár, mint a hascsikarás.