Artist Of The Week -- Bang Bang Eche

This quintet of young New Zealanders has been making quite a name for themselves, both domestically and abroad. Friends since high school, vocalist Zach Doney, guitarist Charlie Ryder, bassist T’Nealle Worsley, drummer James Sullivan and synth player Josh Burgess got their start by winning a contest on local radio station RDU, which allowed them to record and press their first EP for free. Soon thereafter the group were awarded third place at Rockquest 2007; encouraged, they released their debut, self-titled EP in May 2008 and subsequently earned a pair of No.1 singles on bnet, the New Zealand college radio network, with “4 to the Floor” and “Nikee,” while third single “Time Mismanagement” also went Top 5 on bnet and No.2 on the mainstream Radioscope chart. In October 2008 they played the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, followed by a month of shows in Europe. In November “4 to the Floor” topped the Mediaguide Alternative Specialty Song chart in the U.S. “If there's any life left in the UK dance-punk scene, it’s probably in New Zealand,” said CMJ. “Skinny-limbed Kiwi quintet Bang! Bang! Eche! approaches the Brit cliches from a new angle, as the band combines aggressive, distorted vocals with a dissonant musical edge to create something impressively vulgar.”

Check out their free track: "4 To The Floor"

Also be sure to check out Bang Bang Eche's Myspace Page!