The Electricka Zoo

The Electricka Zoo was one of New Zealand’s most intriguing bands of the 2010s: a duo of live electronica by the Digitator, and Dave Black on bass and electric guitar.

2018

The band bid farewell (as Dave moved to the Wairarapa) with a season of live gigs in the NZ Fringe Festival:

2017

“A totally original, mind warping album that smacks you across the face with big sound…. I salute anyone that makes a whole album out of EDM post-punk avant-garde rock / jazz, reggae, Balkan, [and] Portuguese music” – Corrinne Rutherford, www.muzic.net.nz

2016

Fragmentary Alpha Waves 7″

Our debut single, an instrumental classic:

With roots in alternative rock and electronica, The Electricka Zoo will leave you wondering if you should dance along, close your eyes, or just scratch your head and wonder how two people can produce such a wall of sound.

Prehistory: 1999

We’re both originally from Taranaki, and first collaborated way back in 1999 as half of the DDPP quartet on The Marion Flow 

and Waiting for the Drummer