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− | + | Featuring [[Clinton Swan]] (bass), [[Stu Armstrong]] (drums), [[Kendra Schierning]] (alto sax), [[Geoff Butler]] (guitar) and [[Matt Butler]] (vocals, keyboards). <br> | |
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− | + | Kendra departed the band in or around 1995 and was replaced on saxaphone by Matt (surname?). [[Hans Baldwin]] joined the band on guitar around the same time, leaving the Butler brothers to sing. | |
− | In 1996, the Butler brothers went overseas, with Geoff returning several months later. In the interim [[Mobile Stud Unit]]'s [[Rohan Marx]] briefly joined the remaining band members on vocal duties for a line-up called [[Bert and the Hotrods]]. | + | In 1996, the Butler brothers went overseas, with Geoff returning several months later. In the interim [[Mobile Stud Unit]]'s [[Rohan Marx]] briefly joined the remaining band members on vocal duties for a line-up briefly called [[Bert and the Hotrods]]. |
− | ''Bwa da Riddim'' | + | ''Bwa da Riddim'' had a track ''Dob'' on the 1995 [[The Fridge]] compilation, and the popular ''Peeping Tom'' on 1996's [[In Love With This Town]] compilation. They also had the tracks ''Man in Black'' and ''Gunslinger'' on the 1996 [[Ska-otea-roa: a Kiwi Ska and Reggae Sampler]] compilation. |
− | Bwa Da Riddim enjoyed a string of 'hits' on Hamilton's student radio station [[Contact | + | The band also released a limited run 10" record entitled [[I Said Squarehead]] in 1997/98. Aside from songs already mentioned, the tracklist also included locally well-known tracks such as 'What the fuck (d'you want)?', 'Bradley', 'Boom 1' and 'Hairy Arse'. |
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+ | Bwa Da Riddim enjoyed a string of 'hits' on Hamilton's student radio station [[Contact 89fm]], with many songs hitting the number one spot on the listener voted 'Top 13' countdown show. | ||
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