Rememory by Throw

Throw Bio

Throw were an indie DreamPop/Gaze band formed in Christchurch New Zealand in 1991 before the genre or terms really existed. They came as a side project for 2/3rds of indie rock band Dolphin to explore lighter pop tones while continuing the hook-ladened powered pop trajectory dolphin had been charting since 1987. The band quickly achieved success with numerous number one spots on student radio and traveled for headline gigs in Auckland and Wellington finding a second home at Bar Bodega outside of their regular gigs at CHCH's Dux De Lux.
The band recorded almost all of their set in demo form, got an arts council grant to release an ep (1992's All Different Things) and shot a video for the lead single Wishes From Her Heart all within a few months.
The band burned brightly before collapsing as a live entity in sept 1992.
Work continued on recordings and the Album Rememory was released in 1995 containing the 3 core songs from the sold out and out of print All Different Things ep remixed (Wishes, Honeyblonde, All Different Things) plus 7 other cuts from their catalogue.
The album spawned 4 singles and accompanying videos which all received NZ on air funding.

The planned second album (Dream Baby Goodbye) was delayed another 10 years (The start of time speeding up) and released as part of Failsafe's Retrogenic Series for dead letter office material. It contained a number of the longer Postrock inspired tracks (Softly, and Title Track Dreambaby, both with extended instrumental sections) which the band were experimenting with live as an extension of what Dolphin were doing in their set. Postrock didn't really exist in 1991-92 though, or didn't have a name yet, and Throw's version of it was more a dreampop hypnotic vibe over rhythmic dance beats.

The album was released with very little fanfare or promotion and was only noticed by a handful of eagle eyed fans and so remained another of Failsafe's Best Kept Secrets. Very few copies exist and it has been out of print, impossible to find and highly sought after by the burgeoning group of fans who have been discovering the band and their work in the wake of the re-embracing of the shoegaze and dreampop scene worldwide.

Both Albums are available from the Failsafe Records Bandcamp store from today. The videos are all on the Failsafe Records Youtube channel.

Failsafe is pleased to be able to present this material again and humbled by the continued interest, support and love for the music.
Thank you for rememorying us.

Indie Dreampop pioneers from Christchurch New Zealand.