
Their only album
Gain Control really is a shining example of New Zealand talent. They had a brief moment of small-scale national popularity, infrequently appearing on pop and rock music programming here (internationally I bet they're unheard of). Their music of course was not suited for the ears of our public, whose airwaves consist of either the pop garbage big enough in the UK and USA to sell here or our own poor talent. The music of Stylus was hard to categorize and still remains so: a sort of funk rock, punk, indie-esque, hip-hoppish body with catchy choruses and subtle dark tones bordering metal, which leads them to only really be captured under the term "alternative rock" (though that does them no justice). Despite varying their music and constantly mixing it up the music manages to retain a sense of consistency that separates them from being identified as progressive or experimental. I know that a member went on to play bass for
I Am Giant, but other than that God knows where the rest are.
Okay, most know I'm half-n-half when it comes to downloading music. If you like the band, buy the music, a shirt, show your support. The problem is that if you don't live in NZ you will NOT be able to find
Gain Control. If you do find it in NZ, chances are it's second hand. Not only that, but the band are on hiatus. So to those unfortunate enough to now own the album or find it anywhere, I've put
Gain Control up
for download right here.
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