House on Haunted Hill - Avian Relic Rockers

Whanganui esoteric surf-trash combo, House on Haunted Hill, played their first foray into the mortal realm on May 3oth to celebrate New Zealand Music Month.

The gig one of a series organised by the Whanganui Regional Musuem, saw HOHH, play in the bird room, a display of stuffed native birds, providing an eerie locale for the first recital of this long, un-dead, musical form.

Playing to around 30-40 people of all ages, the surf quintet grave-rock'd the usually quiet peace of the Museum, filling the whare with their uniquely chilling ambience.

Here are some awesome photos of the event: Copyright-Brooke Ardell 2010

Tape Ghost No.5 and Reverend Tape Ghost, freak out!

The spooky forms of Tape Ghost Alchemist, Tape Ghost No.5 and Rev. Tape Ghost

Reverend Tape Ghost is pure apparition as he beats the skins.

Tape Ghost Scientist, experiments on his guitar.

No.5 and Alchemist conduct the whole ghoulish spectacle.

Tape Nurse may look sweet but her medicine kills or cures.

No.5 throws spooky shapes.

The House on Haunted Hill rule the roost!

House on Haunted Hill

Discovered initally in 2003 as a hybrid of a film-makers corpse and an obselete recording format. It devolved rapidly as it terrorized New Zealands' coastlines, Australia and several European countries. In 2007 it died again, multiplied itself 3 times and then transmorphinated in to a single ghost. This year, it was discovered to have grown in to a 5 piece esoteric surf trash ensemble.


The newest addition to the Stink Magnetic roster of performing artists is 'House on Haunted Hill'. These terrifying tape-zombies play esoteric surf-trash, all frantic rhythms, pounding bass, piercing organ and reverb soaked guitars dripping sweet like honey and spitting mad like fire. Their unique instrumental sound is honed to perfection and it needs to be, for these poor tragic monsters, cannot speak; only grunts and barely audible moans are discernible from beneath their hideous visages.
Here is a review from their first official outing, beyond the walls of their haunted mansion, high on the hill.

Also see Jo Russ succinct photo review.

It has even been rumoured that the tape-ghost known only as Reverend Tape Ghost, may have pre-ressurection ties to the shadowy organisation known only as DIG, though at this time these reports could neither be confirmed or denied?

One thing that is certain is that these mutants of menace are playing soon, for your pleasure at these dates in Whanganui - Take a long walk into the dark night and see the horror and the joy for yourself.............

June 4th – Stink Magnetic Record Co., Whanganui - w/ Golden Axe

June 18th – Stink Magnetic Record Co., Whanganui - w/ Boss Christ

"whooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooo

oooooooaaaaaaahh"!

House on Haunted Hill