Peter Jefferies
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Peter Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand
.
In 1981 Peter and his brother Graeme Jefferies
formed the post-punk
band Nocturnal Projections
. The band released a few records, and played around their hometown of New Plymouth, as well as Auckland
.
After Nocturnal Projections disbanded in 1983, the brothers formed This Kind Of Punishment
, and released three full-length albums and an EP.
In 1985 Jefferies released the Randolph's Going Home 7" and the "fish out of water" 12" with Shayne Carter
. This was followed in 1986 with the At Swim 2 Birds LP, recorded with Jono Lonie, on the Flying Nun
label. This was reissued on Xpressway
and later on Drunken Fish. The Catapult 7", a collaboration with Robbie Muir, was released on Xpressway
in 1989, reissued by the Chicago-based Ajax label in 1991. Further recordings by Jefferies and Muir were released by Ajax in 1992 as the double 7" Swerve.
The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World
album was released on cassette by the Xpressway
label in 1990. Another collaboration with Shayne Carter
, the Knocked Out or Thereabout 7", was released on Flying Nun in 1992. The Electricity
LP was released on Ajax in 1994, followed by Elevator Madness on Emperor Jones
in 1996, then Substatic on Trance Syndicate in 1998, and Closed Circuit in 2001 (also on Trance Syndicate).
Jefferies formed 2 Foot Flame with Jean Smith
of Mecca Normal
. The band released two LPs on Matador Records
, 1995's self titled LP, and 1997's Ultra Drowning.
Jefferies lives in New Plymouth
, New Zealand and is employed by the Music Department at New Plymouth Boys' High School
, teaching Drums to students. Jefferies also teaches Drums and songwriting at Spotswood College, and is a part of the New Zealand Music Commission's "Music Mentoring In Schools Program". He also works in Spotswood College's recording studio with students enrolled in the Gateway Programme
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...
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In 1981 Peter and his brother Graeme Jefferies
Graeme Jefferies
Graeme Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand.In 1981 Graeme and his brother Peter Jefferies formed the post-punk band Nocturnal Projections...
formed the post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band Nocturnal Projections
Nocturnal Projections
Nocturnal Projections were a post-punk band from Stratford, near New Plymouth, New Zealand that began recording in 1981 and split up in 1983. Often compared to British bands, especially Joy Division, with whom they shared a moody, bass-driven sound, although the Projections’ guitar was less...
. The band released a few records, and played around their hometown of New Plymouth, as well as Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
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After Nocturnal Projections disbanded in 1983, the brothers formed This Kind Of Punishment
This Kind Of Punishment
This Kind Of Punishment were a band from New Zealand.The band was formed by brothers Peter and Graeme Jefferies, after the breakup of their post-punk outfit Nocturnal Projections. Their first self-titled album was recorded on 4-track recorder borrowed from Chris Knox, and released in an edition of...
, and released three full-length albums and an EP.
In 1985 Jefferies released the Randolph's Going Home 7" and the "fish out of water" 12" with Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
. This was followed in 1986 with the At Swim 2 Birds LP, recorded with Jono Lonie, on the Flying Nun
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...
label. This was reissued on Xpressway
Xpressway
Xpressway was a record label founded by New Zealand musician Bruce Russell in Dunedin in 1988. Until it ceased in 1993, Xpressway released a variety of New Zealand musicians, primarily on cassette, but its catalogue included several 7" singles and one 12" EP....
and later on Drunken Fish. The Catapult 7", a collaboration with Robbie Muir, was released on Xpressway
Xpressway
Xpressway was a record label founded by New Zealand musician Bruce Russell in Dunedin in 1988. Until it ceased in 1993, Xpressway released a variety of New Zealand musicians, primarily on cassette, but its catalogue included several 7" singles and one 12" EP....
in 1989, reissued by the Chicago-based Ajax label in 1991. Further recordings by Jefferies and Muir were released by Ajax in 1992 as the double 7" Swerve.
The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World
The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World
The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World is a 1990 album by New Zealand pianist Peter Jefferies. It was originally released on the Xpressway label, and reissued in 1992 and 1995 by Ajax Records...
album was released on cassette by the Xpressway
Xpressway
Xpressway was a record label founded by New Zealand musician Bruce Russell in Dunedin in 1988. Until it ceased in 1993, Xpressway released a variety of New Zealand musicians, primarily on cassette, but its catalogue included several 7" singles and one 12" EP....
label in 1990. Another collaboration with Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
, the Knocked Out or Thereabout 7", was released on Flying Nun in 1992. The Electricity
Electricity (Peter Jefferies album)
Electricity is a 1994 album by New Zealand pianist Peter Jefferies. It was released on the Ajax Records label. The album includes reworkings of previous Peter Jefferies tracks, "Wined Up" and "Crossover" , and a cover of Barbara Mannings' "Scissors".-Track listing:#"Wined Up"#"Quality"#"Clear by...
LP was released on Ajax in 1994, followed by Elevator Madness on Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones is a small Austin, Texas based independent record label founded in 1995 by Craig Stewart. It has released albums by acts such as Alastair Galbraith, The American Analog Set, Roky Erickson, Thuja, ST37, The Mountain Goats, Stick Men with Ray Guns, Peter Jefferies, Pip Proud, Rusted...
in 1996, then Substatic on Trance Syndicate in 1998, and Closed Circuit in 2001 (also on Trance Syndicate).
Jefferies formed 2 Foot Flame with Jean Smith
Jean Smith
Jean Smith is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Vancouver-based band Mecca Normal, as well as a painter, novelist, lecturer and filmmaker...
of Mecca Normal
Mecca Normal
Formed by Jean Smith and David Lester in 1984, Mecca Normal is a two-piece indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada. Smith writes lyrics and sings in a style that is often confrontational and laced with feminist themes; Lester's melodic yet dissonant guitar swirls and loops around her vocals...
. The band released two LPs on Matador Records
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
, 1995's self titled LP, and 1997's Ultra Drowning.
Jefferies lives in New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
, New Zealand and is employed by the Music Department at New Plymouth Boys' High School
New Plymouth Boys' High School
New Plymouth Boys' High School is a single-sex boys' state secondary school in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. It was founded in 1882 and celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2007....
, teaching Drums to students. Jefferies also teaches Drums and songwriting at Spotswood College, and is a part of the New Zealand Music Commission's "Music Mentoring In Schools Program". He also works in Spotswood College's recording studio with students enrolled in the Gateway Programme