Dunedin sound

New Zealand early indie rock scene Dunedin soundOther namesDunedin rockDunedin popStylistic origins Alternative rock jangle pop punk rock post-punk new wave surf rock garage rock psychedelic pop lo-fi Cultural originsEarly 1980s, Dunedin, New ZealandOther topics Paisley Underground Music of New Zealand The Dunedin sound was a musical and cultural movement in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, in the early 1980s. It helped found indie rock as a genre. The scene is associated with Flying Nun Records, an independent label. Characteristics According to Matthew Bannister, Dunedin sound "was typically marked by the use of droning or jangling guitars, indistinct vocals and often copious quantities of reverberation." Many Dunedin sound bands drew inspiration from punk rock, as well as pop, rock, and psychedelic music of the 1960s. The origin of the Dunedin sound is often associated with the particular venues that the bands played at, such as the Empire Hotel and the Oriental Tavern. Influences The Dunedin sound can be traced back to the emergence of punk rock as a musical influence in New Zealand in the late 1970s. Isolated from the country's main punk scene in Auckland (which had been influence