Man on The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown - by Roger Shepherd — Aotearoa | New Zealand

...These three Alec Bathgate albums illustrate a distinct progression; from the tentative Gold Lamé to the assured, complex and accessible masterpiece The Indifferent Velvet Void and, finally, the quirky at ease collection of instruments, Phantom Dots....

The Gordons showed us that it was possible to do something completely different in 1980 by cutting out the cliched rock conventions, cranking up bold and modern musical ideas, and effectively using repetition and volume. They blew everyone and everything away. No one knew that loud was a thing before The Gordons.

...The Mercury Moment is full of great musical moments. Great songs are at the heart of it, with all four band members contributing good to excellent material that has then been well arranged, well played and sung and well recorded. The exciting moment of release was [COVID] obliterated, but the music itself does have a life of its own that lives on...

avoid!avoid, the name tells some of the story. They are obviously not a pop band waiting on your clicks. With a tricky band name like that they might just be a tad coy. Not being all that needy might be nearer the mark. They weren't ones for fuss, they just wanted to keep their heads down and play adventurous krauty rock music.