The NZ Music Month Daily Playlist Challenge
23rd May, 2018
Compiled by Carnivorous Plant Society.
You may not yet be familiar with Auckland musical storytellers Carnivorous Plant Society, but chances are you’ve seen a least one of their members on a stage near you. The prolific musicians perform with some of New Zealand’s most loved artists – Tiny Ruins, Bic Runga, Aaradhna, Neil Finn and Lawrence Arabia to name a few.
Described on their Facebook page as makers of “Mexican Fantasy Music” Carnivorous Plant Society formed in 2013 in the basement of the Crystal Palace, as Finn Scholes and Alistair Deverick experimented with Scholes’ compositions, resulting in their first self-titled album. In the following years, the band has gone through several iterations, before settling on the current line-up.
In just four years they’ve composed and performed a live soundtrack to the silent film Lonesome as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival in collaboration with Lawrence Arabia, released the Phantom Finger EP, appeared at Auckland City Limits, Splore and the Wellington and Tauranga Jazz Festivals as well as the Titirangi Music Festival.
Carnivorous Plant Society is:
Finn Scholes (Avalanche City, Hopetoun Brown, Neil Finn)
Tam Scholes (Archie, Bannerman)
Cass Basil (Tiny Ruins, Bic Runga)
Alistair Deverick (Boycrush, Lawrence Arabia, Neil Finn, Lady Rizo)
Siobhanne Thompson (Bannerman)
For more info on Carnivorous Plant Society you can check out their website, or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Carnivorous Plant Society’s Playlist: (Click to play)
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