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The Tin Syndrome
The Tin Syndrome was an alternative rock group from Wellington, New Zealand, active in the early to mid 1980’s. Led by quirky songwriter/guitarist Mark Austin (New Zealand Composer),〔Quote from Agenda magazine (Wellington) Sep 1985: "Each song...is indelibly stamped with (Mark Austin’s) quirky and very personal view of the world"〕 the band was noted for its off-beat sound, energetic delivery and frenetic lyrics,〔"Self Taught Syndrome Dare To Be Different" - NZ Times, 17 Jan 1982〕 as found in such early songs as "Random Wellingtonian" and "Plastic Bag".〔"No Ordinary Sickness: The Tin Syndrome" – Julie Gordon, Critic, Aug 1985〕 From late 1981 to mid 1984 The Tin Syndrome was a popular live act in its home town of Wellington,〔"Th…Th…The Tin Syndrome" – Gary Steel, Tom Magazine, 10 Jun 1983〕 where its unique and complex arrangements〔"The strength of (The Tin Syndrome) lies in the complex interplay of cross rhythms" – Les Knight, Agenda magazine Sep 1985〕 had an enduring influence on the local music scene.〔Review of No Ordinary Sickness – Agenda, Sep 1985〕
== History ==
The Tin Syndrome began at a time when there was little infrastructure to support or nurture local bands in New Zealand.〔Simon Morris: TV interview with Mark Austin, Radio With Pictures, TVNZ, Oct 1984〕 The group evolved from short-lived punk band Boots and Sneakers, formed by ex Hutt Valley schoolmates Mark Austin and Kevin McGill,〔Ref: Peter White - NZ Times, Jan 1982〕 which played some gigs around Wellington in 1980 with Paul Sainsbury on drums. When they brought in Peter Robinson (New Zealand Musician) (keyboards) and replaced their vocalist with a second guitarist, 16-year-old David Long, The Tin Syndrome was created, although it was a few more months before their eventual drummer, Malcolm Reid, was found. The band members allegedly taught themselves to play their instruments〔 and liked to repeat musical accidents in their arrangements, calling their music unorthodox〔Evening Post (Wellington) article, Dec 1981, actually headed "Band Calls Its Music Unorthodox"〕 while in reality their song-writing was sophisticated and melodic.〔Les Knight, Agenda magazine, Sep 1985〕 Their early gigs produced an immediate following, complete with a few "instant disciples"〔Peter White - NZ Times article, Jan 1982〕 and their popularity among a large committed fan base〔"Sparkling Among The Subversives" – NZ Times 12 Jun 1983〕 stemmed from there. Their two main stage appearances at Hawke's Bay’s 10,000 strong Brown Trout rock festival in the summer of 1982-83, including the coveted 10pm Friday night slot, attracted national media coverage〔"Improved Brown Trout ..." – review, NZ Times, Jan 1983〕 and a commercial-sounding vinyl EP "The Tin Syndrome", produced for Jayrem Records by Ian Morris (musician) of Th' Dudes, was released the following June, topping the charts in Wellington and officially peaking at no.16 on the NZ national sales chart. (Unofficially, it reached the top 5 the following week but this coincided with the dominant record retail chain of the time and sole distributor of Jayrem product, Chelsea Records, having its chart returns for the week excluded from consideration by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand as part of its random sampling process.〔Revealed by Mark Austin during a radio interview with Jim Scott on Radio Active (New Zealand), May 1985〕) The group was constantly developing its sound and the EP had captured a period when they were experimenting with a "particularly glossy aesthetic",〔In the words of Mark Austin, as reported by Gary Steel, Tom Magazine, May 1985〕 but by the time of its delayed release, they were no longer comfortable with the record or the video for "Street Song",〔"Tin Man Speaketh" - feature article, Tom Magazine, Gary Steel, May 1985〕 filmed in Dec '82, which had grabbed media attention. After a few months off the scene they came back, in early '84,〔Steve Braunias, Tom Magazine, Sep '84〕 with a busy performing schedule, a new repertoire and one member less - but following some memorable gigs that winter, were not seen again until the release, on vinyl, of their album "No Ordinary Sickness", produced with their devoted sound-man Mark Ingram〔Austin stated, in a 1985 radio interview with Jim Scott on Radio Active, that the band "owe a debt of gratitude to Mark Ingram, who showed such dedication ... he attended most of our rehearsals"〕 in early '85. The album was unrelenting in its quirkiness and polarized opinion, but did draw some very favourable reviews and the first two pressings sold out within a couple of months. A video was made for the single "The Package to Sell" (which later became the title track of a Jayrem Records compilation released that year). The album also spawned the student radio hits "American Blessing" and "Don’t Want to Be a Statistic". Like many things about The Tin Syndrome, the group's demise was quite mysterious. No announcement was ever made but all the members were in other bands before the album was released and it slowly became evident that the winter 1984 gigs had in fact been their last.
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