Dead Pan Rangers

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Originally known as ‘Mystery Machine’ the band was formed by Mike and Darran in 1997 (after meeting at Uni) and performed spasmodically around the Waikato area until midway through 1998. Recording at home using a combination of four-track and computer they began what was initially planned to be an E.P., however five months and a name change later they emerged from the ‘studio’ with an entire album. Since its release in early ’99, their debut CD has enjoyed favourable reviews and various songs have received airplay on a number of B-Net stations throughout New Zealand. Over the next couple of years the band played live occasionally including gigs with Chicane and Regurgitator but primarily laid pretty low as they struggled to find a drummer (going through about 8 and even resorting to using a drum machine) until Amy joined the band in 2000. Playing their first gig together this new lineup entered and surprisingly won the "Hamilton Band Experiments" competition...the prize being the production of 500CDs and four days of recording at Clicksound. After using their prize to remaster and rerelease their debut CD the band headed into the studio in 2001 to begin work on their next album, and continued to do so for the next 2 years, thus earning their reputation as being the laziest band in Hamilton. Live performances during this period were pretty rare, the highlights being a 95-BFM live to air and supporting The Subliminals at Ward Lane Tavern. Continuing in the Dead Pan Rangers trad

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