Kidz in Space is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 pop music

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 and hip-hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 band, consisting of Josh Fountain, Ashley Hughes and Mat (Neesh) Neshat. Their costumed media appearances have been likened to those of Devo and Split Enz

Split Enz

Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...

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Formation

Hughes and Neshat knew each other for ten years prior to forming the band, before meeting Fountain. They describe N.E.R.D as one of their main musical influences.

Extended plays

Year

Title

2009

Episode 001: Chasing Hayley Episode 001: Chasing Hayley Episode 001: Chasing Hayley is the debut extended play by New Zealand hip-hop band, Kidz in Space. It was released by Universal Music Group New Zealand on 31 August 2009.-Critical reception:... Released: 31 August Label: Universal Music Group New Zealand Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

Singles

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Recording Industry Association of New Zealand

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...

!Certifications
!Album
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|rowspan="3"|2009
|"Ocean of Drugs"
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|rowspan="3"|Episode 001: Chasing Hayley
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|"Lose My Cool"
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|"Downtime"
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|NZ:Gold
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|2010
|"Ghost" (featuring Dan Black

Dan Black

Dan Black is a British wonky pop artist. He was also a member of alternative rock band The Servant, before their 2007 split. He has also been a guest vocalist for the Italian group Planet Funk....

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|rowspan="2"|Ghost
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|2011
|"On The Road"
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