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TV Eye [https://thebigcity.co.nz/resources/record-labels/tv-eye]
TV Eye was a collective rather than a label, with releases comprised of group, duo and solo material from the musicians that made up the South Island recording collective The Picnic Boys, plus a couple of hard-to-find compilations that include the same groups and a handful of others who may or may not feature key members Kevin Smith, Steve Watson, Pat Faigan, and Tim McCleod. -
The Picnic Boys [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/p/the-picnic-boys]
The Picnic Boys was a loose collective formed around the core trio of Kevin Smith, Patrick Faigan and Steve Watson (who later became Say Yes to Apes). At Faigan's behest the various members recorded their own take on 'experimental' music to tape, which was later compiled into a handful of cassette releases on the groups TV Eye label in the early 1980s. -
Say Yes To Apes [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/s/say-yes-to-apes]
Say Yes To Apes were a loose, noisy, often sloppy and usually creative Dunedin-then-Christchurch-based underground rock outfit formed by frontman Kevin Smith (several years before his acting career took off), drummer Pat Faigan (aka Duane Zarakov of Space Dust, King Loserand multi-instrumentalist Steve Watson, born out of the earlier Picnic Boys.