TONGUE IN YOUR EAR

Rip It Up, Issue 216, 1 August 1995, Page 9

TONGUE IN YOUR EAR

“It’s no more difficult than picking up the phone really,” says Soren Olsen, lead singer with Pahiatua band Jungle Tongue, when asked if it’s difficult to make a name for your band when you live out in the wops. “It would be good to be somewhere like Auckland, and be able to go out and see bands regularly and meet them, 'cause that’s the best way of making contacts. I guess that’s the only major drawback about living here. The best thing is, we can practice at any time of the day or night without having to worry about neighbours or noise officers complaining.” Jungle Tongue have only been around since March last year, but have already recorded and let go a self-financed CD. Create was made at Phoenix studio in Wellington, over a five week period towards the end of last year. When the album was finished, the band went in search of a record label. With zero luck in that department, they chose the only remaining option and released the album on their own label, Interdependant. That task now complete, Jungle Tongue will hit the promotion trail throughout the North Island, starting in September.