Steve Abel
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Steve Abel is a New Zealand
singer-songwriter
and environmental activist.
Abel contributed his song Hospice For Destitute Lovers to the art noir feature film Woodenhead
(2003). His debut album Little Death garnered favourable reviews when released in February 2006 and featured a “Kiwi supergroup” of notable New Zealand musicians including Geoff Maddock and Kirsten Morell of Goldenhorse
; Mike Hall and Milan Borich of Pluto; and Gareth Thomas of Goodshirt
.
Abel was involved in protests by Native Forest Action
against logging on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. He later worked as a campaigner for Greenpeace
from 2002 to 2006 during which time he was prominent in the New Zealand movement against genetically engineered food crops. Abel was also involved in actions against the proposed coal fired power station Marsden B
in Northland, New Zealand including a nine day occupation in 2005 and the operation of a pirate radio station Heatwave FM which broadcast from Ruakaka in November 2006. The Marsden B proposal was later abandoned. Abel was one of the coordinators of the re-recording of the Don McGlashan
song "Anchor Me" in 2005 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
.
In 2006 Abel was awarded an Alternatui (Album of the Year) for Little Death from Beach Radio
on Waiheke Island.
He currently resides in Auckland.
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...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and environmental activist.
Abel contributed his song Hospice For Destitute Lovers to the art noir feature film Woodenhead
Woodenhead
Woodenhead is the name of a 2003 New Zealand film directed by Florian Habicht.The film is a dark fairy tale in the style of the Brothers Grimm, and is based around the life of a dump-hand called Gert and a mute princess called Plum. The two wander into the forest with a donkey and mysterious things...
(2003). His debut album Little Death garnered favourable reviews when released in February 2006 and featured a “Kiwi supergroup” of notable New Zealand musicians including Geoff Maddock and Kirsten Morell of Goldenhorse
Goldenhorse
-Studio albums:-Singles:-Charity singles:-External links:*...
; Mike Hall and Milan Borich of Pluto; and Gareth Thomas of Goodshirt
Goodshirt
Goodshirt are an innovative Alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Its members are Gareth Thomas, brothers Murray and Rodney Fisher and drummer Mike Beehre.-History:...
.
Abel was involved in protests by Native Forest Action
Native Forest Action
Native Forest Action was set up protect the publicly owned native forests of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand from logging....
against logging on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. He later worked as a campaigner for Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
from 2002 to 2006 during which time he was prominent in the New Zealand movement against genetically engineered food crops. Abel was also involved in actions against the proposed coal fired power station Marsden B
Marsden B
Marsden B was an unused 250MW oil fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery at Marsden Point, Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand. Due to rising oil prices, the plant was mothballed in 1978 without ever being commissioned...
in Northland, New Zealand including a nine day occupation in 2005 and the operation of a pirate radio station Heatwave FM which broadcast from Ruakaka in November 2006. The Marsden B proposal was later abandoned. Abel was one of the coordinators of the re-recording of the Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan is a New Zealand musician and songwriter who has been a member of bands such as The Plague, From Scratch, The Whizz Kids, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds and, from 2009, The Bellbirds. He composed several pieces for the Limbs Dance Company...
song "Anchor Me" in 2005 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior (1978)
The Rainbow Warrior was a former UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food trawler later purchased by the environmental organisation Greenpeace...
.
In 2006 Abel was awarded an Alternatui (Album of the Year) for Little Death from Beach Radio
Beach FM
Beach Radio was a radio station situated in the Artworks complex in Oneroa on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. It was last owned and operated by long-time Auckland radio personality Barry Jenkin who did a breakfast show on the station, and featured a number of community-based shows...
on Waiheke Island.
He currently resides in Auckland.