Freaky Meat are a dynamic and innovative act who have successfully combined elements of Jazz, Funk, Rock and Metal with beat-speak styles inspired by Jack Kerouac, C. R. Avery, Gill Scot Heron, William S Burroughs, Mr Bungle, Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart.
Premiere Auckland beat-poet Shane Hollands is joined by accomplished musicians John McNab (guitar), Rod Redgrave (percussion), and Julian Pettitt (bass) who create atmospheric soundscapes which are complemented by Hollands’ mesmerizing narratives of life, travels, experiences and people.
Freaky Meat are seasoned performers in Auckland's live scene, joining forces with the likes of Andrew Fagan and The People, Black Sand Diva and Dave Alley. They have also performed live on Kiwi FM's 31 Bands in a Box, BFM, at Auckland Uni Orientation and featured twice at Titirangi Music Festival, Prana New Year’s Festival - Coromandel, The Oamaru Jazz Festival three times and have recently been enjoying regular cult status touring around Nelson Bays.
In 2010 they released their single 'Monkey Shines' and the follow-up EP: 'Late Night Kebab'.
In 2011, they released the single 'Lament of Paris' and their debut album ‘Delicatessen' & completed a successful 13 date NZ tour. They followed this up with a tour to Queenstown and Invercargill in 2012 and were a feature artist in the February Edition of the 'Backyard Tourist Tour' of Auckland in 2013.
In 2014 Freaky Meat released their 'It Was Like That When I found It' e.p experimenting with a harder more metal influenced sound which also included their first cover release, a darker heavier version of Devo's 'Girl You want' featuring vocals by Julian Pettit.
In 2017 Freaky Meat released ‘The way we used to’ e.p; a return to their earlier Jazz beat style sound.
in 2018 look out for the freaks heading into the studio to produce 'Apocalyptic Radio', tracks from the other side of the wordcore universe, a possibly disturbing dystopian dreamscape.
Reviews for their album 'Delicatessen' : "[Delicatessen] presents a collection of poems that range from finely nuanced wordcraft to beat-style stream-of-consciousness narratives...covering a diverse range of styles; jazz, funk, rock and even metal all knitted together by the high quality of its musical ideas and musicianship. Standout tracks include 'The Lament of Paris'...'Stolen Kisses', and 'My Poetry Is An Alcoholic Pitbull' - a clever piece of writing" - John Brinkman, Groove Guide
'Poetry in musical motion...Highlights include Zombie Xmas Hams and My Poetry Is An Alcoholic Pit Bull In A Bad Mood' - Ania Glowacz, NZ Musician Magazine
'HLAH + Sam Hunt' - Graham Reid, Elsewhere
Website: http://freakymeat.co.nz/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/freakymeat Music: https://freakymeat.bandcamp.com/
YouTube Videos – check out live performances of:
'Slow Cooking In The Ghost Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqsi3A6pOyk
'The Lament of Paris': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IfY-7Abpus
'Te Henga in Storm': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKxoJrm_dZQ
Premiere Auckland beat-poet Shane Hollands is joined by accomplished musicians John McNab (guitar), Rod Redgrave (percussion), and Julian Pettitt (bass) who create atmospheric soundscapes which are complemented by Hollands’ mesmerizing narratives of life, travels, experiences and people.
Freaky Meat are seasoned performers in Auckland's live scene, joining forces with the likes of Andrew Fagan and The People, Black Sand Diva and Dave Alley. They have also performed live on Kiwi FM's 31 Bands in a Box, BFM, at Auckland Uni Orientation and featured twice at Titirangi Music Festival, Prana New Year’s Festival - Coromandel, The Oamaru Jazz Festival three times and have recently been enjoying regular cult status touring around Nelson Bays.
In 2010 they released their single 'Monkey Shines' and the follow-up EP: 'Late Night Kebab'.
In 2011, they released the single 'Lament of Paris' and their debut album ‘Delicatessen' & completed a successful 13 date NZ tour. They followed this up with a tour to Queenstown and Invercargill in 2012 and were a feature artist in the February Edition of the 'Backyard Tourist Tour' of Auckland in 2013.
In 2014 Freaky Meat released their 'It Was Like That When I found It' e.p experimenting with a harder more metal influenced sound which also included their first cover release, a darker heavier version of Devo's 'Girl You want' featuring vocals by Julian Pettit.
In 2017 Freaky Meat released ‘The way we used to’ e.p; a return to their earlier Jazz beat style sound.
in 2018 look out for the freaks heading into the studio to produce 'Apocalyptic Radio', tracks from the other side of the wordcore universe, a possibly disturbing dystopian dreamscape.
Reviews for their album 'Delicatessen' : "[Delicatessen] presents a collection of poems that range from finely nuanced wordcraft to beat-style stream-of-consciousness narratives...covering a diverse range of styles; jazz, funk, rock and even metal all knitted together by the high quality of its musical ideas and musicianship. Standout tracks include 'The Lament of Paris'...'Stolen Kisses', and 'My Poetry Is An Alcoholic Pitbull' - a clever piece of writing" - John Brinkman, Groove Guide
'Poetry in musical motion...Highlights include Zombie Xmas Hams and My Poetry Is An Alcoholic Pit Bull In A Bad Mood' - Ania Glowacz, NZ Musician Magazine
'HLAH + Sam Hunt' - Graham Reid, Elsewhere
Website: http://freakymeat.co.nz/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/freakymeat Music: https://freakymeat.bandcamp.com/
YouTube Videos – check out live performances of:
'Slow Cooking In The Ghost Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqsi3A6pOyk
'The Lament of Paris': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IfY-7Abpus
'Te Henga in Storm': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKxoJrm_dZQ