NEWS UPDATE 7 : DECEMBER 2004

December 2004 and a return to label activity. Its been a good two year hiatus while concentrating and developing the distribution business - building , employing and travelling about the place. Life in the Yellow Eye Music sluglane almost picks up to a trot over the rest of the year with a number of new releases (predominantly on the jazz side). For release in conjunction with the Wellington International Jazz Festival held in late October we have two releases.

EYE 021 - THE NORMAN MEEHAN QUINTET: THE BELLS
A debut from this Wellington based quintet formed around pianist Norman Meehan (head of the Massey University School of Jazz in Wellington). A first for the label with piano to the fore. Featuring the C L BOB rhythm section of Tim Jaray on Double Bass and Steve Cournane drums, along with Lucien Johnson sax and flute, Nick Van Dijk trumpet and trombone. Keep an eye out for more releases from Norm in the future. "A well played collection of seductive original material with a subversive edge"
Mike Nock July 2004  More...

EYE 022 TRANS TASMAN COMPILATION
The past twenty years has seen an amazing flowering of creative musical talent on both sides of the Tasman, ample evidence of which is heard throughout this CD. Although the main focus on this recording is on Kiwi music and musicians, celebrating the creative music community is really at the heart of this CD, no matter where the musicians heard here may choose to live and work.
Mike Nock Sept 2004  More...

Lastly on the go , to be finalised the long lost but now found CLBOB 3rd Album Wireless currently being edited ready for mastering, thats been about 3 years on the go. Also another attempt at getting the TARDIS album featuring Dallas from Fat Freddy's Drop on vocals off the ground, also Age Pryor and Warren from Trinity Roots to the fore but hey we were trying to do that in the last lot of news back in July 2002!! Also a project by a piano trio THE MANTARAYS featuring cl bob drummer Steve Cournane as recorded on a Carribean cruise trip which has a rather nifty latin version of the Herbs classic 'Nuclear Waste' among others. All for now bring on the light and the southern summer we say from the bottom of the world.

YELLOW EYE NEWS ARCHIVES . . .

Update 6 : July 2002

Update 5 : April 2002

Update 4 : September 2001

Update 3 : January 2001

Update 2 : October 2000

Update 1 : September 2000