skeptics: amalgam

Skeptics were a postpunk noise band from Palmerston North, New Zealand active from 1979-1990. During their existence as a band Skeptics released 4 albums an EP and 10’’ single before the band disbanded in 1990 due to member David D’Ath’s tragic lost battle with leukaemia. Amalgam shows the Skeptics at their best; dark, brooding with a wall of noise created by the bands unique talent and adaptation of early sampling technology. Re-issued in conjunction with Simon Ogston’s 80-minute documentary which tells the complete and compelling story of Skeptics. “Sheen of Gold” premieres at this year’s NZ International Film Festival.