Low Profile were a
New Zealand
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alternative rock band of the 1980s, formed by Phil Bowering (formerly of The Protons) and Steve Garden (Last Man Down, National Anthem), recording on the
Jayrem label.
The band's lineup included – among others – the late Mike Farrell on guitar and vocals, Tom Ludvigson (the Jive Bombers, Snap, Bluespeak, Trip to the Moon) and Stuart Pearce (
Coconut Rough
Coconut Rough were a short-lived New Zealand pop/ new wave band formed in 1982.
Despite their 1983 first single, "Sierra Leone", hitting the top five, and the band being named ''Most Promising Group of the Year'' at that year's RIANZ Awards th ...
).
Low Profile released two albums – ''Quiet Streets'' (1982) and ''Elephunkin (1987), but are best remembered for their quirky single ''Elephunk in My Soup''(mixed in Feb. 1984, released in 1984)
with its unlikely instrumentation of
hosepipe
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, slap bass and synthesizers, which was a staple of student radio in 1984. The ''Elephunk'' video was a finalist in the 1984 New Zealand music awards.
Two follow-up singles, ''The Cutting Edge'' (1986) and ''Simon Says'' (1987) did not fare as well.
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New Zealand alternative rock groups
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