Oceanspace + Sleazy Tuesday

THE WAVE: Made up of, from left, drummer Taylor Kirk, Jacob Paraha (guitar), Gabriela Fernandes (vocals), bass player Simon White, Nathan Seaver (front) on keys and vocals, Emma Moore (vocals) and Brandon Letham (guitar), Gisborne seven-piece psychedelic surf rock band, Oceanspace, perform at the Dome next week. Picture supplied

A possible apocryphal image of Gisborne band Oceanspace, but a halcyonic one, supplied by Sleazy Tuesday's Liam Ryan, features the seven-piece as a collective of young surfer-cosmics jamming around a fire on the beach like they're in an East Coast Corona beer ad.

“Cosmic and surf related” Oceanspace morphs 1960s psychedelic rock with electro dance and surf rock, a sound with influences as eclectic as Talking Heads, the Doors, and Babe Rainbow, says band member Simon White.

“But we all have personal bits of inspiration.”

Evolved from Friday night jams, the band's first gig was at a post-Longlines musical festival party and now, the Dome.

The band will be supported by Sleazy Tuesday, a group that got its name from the casual get-together of a bunch of musician mates for a Tuesday night jam.

“It started as a bit of fun, a get-together; not trying to change the world or anything,” says guitarist/vocalist Ryan, former drummer for Spaghetti Toast.

“We started playing some dance songs like Dancing Queen, and Disco Biscuits' Caterpillar. I kind of adapted some of our old songs (from Spaghetti Toast) and got my brother Kieran to try a different beat on drums.

“The dance sound we described as sleazy, so that's how the name came about. It was a temporary name that stuck.”

Made up of Ryan (guitar, vocals), Thomas Boyce (bass), Grace Aitken (synth keyboard), Kieran Ryan (drums), and Eamon Farrell (guitar), the band puts its own spin on songs by acts such as the Beatles, Bowie, Abba, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

Sleazy Tuesday progressed from Tuesday night get-togethers to a well-received gig at photographer Tom Teutenberg's party, gigs at parties, and the Poverty Bay Blues Club bluesy Tuesdays, and next week performs at the Dome as support act for Oceanspace.

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