Head South — in cinemas October 31st — is a portal back in time to the Christchurch music scene of 1979. Director Jonathan Ogilvie from cult band YFC has faithfully recreated a singular moment that was at once post-punk and pre-nun, culminating in a recreation of legendary venue Mollett St where Roger Shepherd was blown away by The Enemy.
The original motion picture soundtrack features an original score by Shayne Carter of Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer plus songs arranged and performed by Shayne Carter and Stella Bennett (Benee), and more post-punk songs as performed in the film.
"Director Jonathan Ogilvie’s Head South is an offbeat tribute to the creative stirrings of New Zealand (Aotearoa) in the 1980s, when Flying Nun Records – an independent music label that now has worldwide cult status – was founded in the South Island. The semi-autobiographical story of a naive teen who enters a Christchurch record store’s orbit and starts a band, it is both coming-of-age and subculture origin story, made strange by a paranormal twist that indulges the gothic bent, madcap eccentricity and existential disquiet often found in New Zealand cinema." -British Film Institute
Head South — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Leather Jacket Records
In cinemas Thursday October 31st
Vinyl Release Date: Friday November 1st
Limited Edition of 300 on Translucent 'Clockwork Orange' Vinyl
Pressed by Stebbings in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Catalogue Number LJR35
Tracklist:
1. Head South (Acoustic)
2. Erebus Riff
3. Aunt Attic
4. Parsley Shame
5. PIL45
6. Stapling
7. Punk vs Disco
8. 12XU
9. KY Jelly
10. Poignant Café
11. Into Holly’s House – Bathroom
12. Exposed
13. Leaving Holly / Dad on The Train
14. On the Buses
15. Climbing
16. Key Crash
17. Happy Ride
18. Je Ne Sais Quoi
19. Femme Fatale
20. Perm Man 1
21. Perm Man 2
22. Boxed In
23. Naked If I Want To
24. The End Pt 1
25. The End Pt 2
26. Head South
