
Pumice plus support TBC
broke-down sounds, slowed-down Magic Band rhythms, crumbling chord organ hymns & tragic ballads that reach deep into the very soul of Aotearoa / New Zealand anti-pop pop music
Presented by: Sonido Polifonico0 | SHEFFIELD: Bishops' House (info) |
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P | Thursday 3rd July, 2025 |
N | Door time: 7:00pm Start time: 7:45pm |
. | All ages (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) |
C | Music - General |
Event information
Since the early 1990's, Aotearoa / New Zealander, Stefan Neville has recorded and performed sincerely iconoclastic pieces of broken & repurposed song as Pumice. He excavates angular NZ folk, jangled Pakeha blues, scorched Pacific reels & noisy pop songs. Usually performed with a security blanket of static fizz & tape saturation through crumbling shitty speakers.
Stefan is an active participant in NZ underground music communities. He has collaborated with Kraus, Chris Knox / Tall Dwarfs, Coolies, The Renderers, C.J.A, Ducklingmonster, Greg Malcolm, Gfrenzy & Witcyst, as well as international contemporaries like Jandek, Anla Courtis, Richard Youngs & Les Harrys. Stefans music has been released on Soft Abuse Records, Feeding Tube Records, Fordamning Arkiv, Planam, Horn Of Plenty, Root Don Lonie For Cash, Ultra Eczema & his own Stabbies Etc label. He facilitates an experiential & spontaneous music making program for people with disabilities in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland called Māpura Music. His visual art practice is just as playful & grotty as his music.
“Everything Pumice owns is broken. Virgin audience members at his shows might think he is fucking up till half-way through when it becomes clear they are witnessing a perfect solo ballet of mini-cassettes, modified guitar, foot-pedal drum-kit & short-circuiting spring reverb croon. Deep into a genius career, Pumice still surprises with his subtle mastery of broke-down sounds, slowed-down Magic Band rhythms, crumbling chord organ hymns & tragic ballads that reach deep into the very soul of Aotearoa / New Zealand anti-pop pop music.”
– Glenn Donaldson