The Androidss

The Androidss were a NZ post-punk band from Christchurch active from 1979 to 1983. This band was very important on the local scene for it's melodic post punk sound, a la Television. They were a regular performing outfit at the Gladstone. They reportedly had a large set of wonderful tunes, most unfortunately lost to history save the 'Accident Compilation' track "Mr Fish", taken from a live recording of a Gladstone performance and a double A-side single 'Auckland Tonight / Getting Jumpy' on Ripper Records. The band line-up was: Frankie Steentjes (Bass), Mark Wilson (Vocals, Guitar) alson in Belle Motions and Basket Cases, Neil Spence (Guitar), Mark Spence (Keyboards), Eric Marsden (Drums), and Steve Marsden (Guitar and Vocals). Eric and Steve were twins, Neil and Mark were brothers. The band had some strange aura associated with them, a couple of the band had done time in jail and there was this drug connotation that connected itself to their gigs, but not necessarily their music. Undeniably the band produced some standalone great music, pure guitar pop. Bassist Frankie went on to work with Rex Visible and Not Really Anything. [SOURCE: FAILSAFE RECORDS] 

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