Pop Lib was the title of the very first Puddle EP on Flying Nun Records in 1986. Pop Lib is a kind of motto for Fishrider Records… the liberation of “pop” music.
What do we imagine we are we liberating “pop” from?
Well, we think it should be liberated from dependence. Dependence on the plastic formula created by the anonymous artificial taste-makers. Dependence on large corporate record labels driven by the desire to maximise shareholder profits at the expense of listener experiences. Dependence on the narrow conventions of mainstream media who dictate and prescribe the limits of what you are informed about. Popular music should be made by the people for the people. There are no rules – just the common desire to warm the heart, nourish the soul and enlighten the mind. And a whole lot more.
The Pop Lib section of the Fishrider Records blog started as a link to a photo gallery of NZ and overseas underground music artists playing in NZ since the mid 1980s… you can find those galleries here.
In future this Pop Lib page will include some reviews or write-ups on great new music that has come to our attention and that we would like to help come to wider attention… so please watch this space
