D4

:(This page is about the New Zealand garage rock band. For the British DJ Steve Carr under the same pseudonym, D4, see D4(2)).
The D4 was a garage rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music was released by Hollywood Records in the U.S., Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and by Infectious Records in the UK.
The group was assembled by vocalist/guitarists Dion Palmer and Jimmy Christmas, who put together a collection of songs and built a four-piece combo, featuring founding members English Jake (Jake Harding, previously a member of the Milk Monitors) and Rich Mixture, during late 1998 and started playing at the Frisbee Leisure Lounge parties along Symonds Street, followed shortly thereafter by inner city pub gigs. They have also played at the Big Day Out and at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
The group's debut EP was released by Flying Nun Records in 1999 featuring the tracks "Girl" and "Come On!". The band was later enhanced by members Vaughan Williams (Vaughn) (bass) and Daniel Pooley (Beaver) (drums). The D4 went on a UK tour supporting The Hives.
As of May 2006, Breakfast announced that after eight years, the D4, would be taking an indefinite break from the music industry. After the split, Rich Mixture went on to replace Paul Robertson as the drummer of The Rock n Roll Machine, bassist Vaughn joined Shocking Pinks, an Auckland-based indie pop act and Jimmy Christmas formed the rock group Luger Boa who have supported Shihad on tour. Most recently, Dion has moved to NYC, formed a new band called The True Lovers and also plays bass in A Place to Bury Strangers.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel discovered D4 around the same time as fellow New Zealand garage rock band, The Datsuns, in 2002. 
Many of D4's singles were Peel's records of the months between June and December 2002. 
Some of Peel's listeners voted D4's Get Loose in the 2002 Festive Fifty where the track peaked at number 47.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* 2002 Festive Fifty: Get Loose #47
== Sessions ==
1. Recorded: 2002-07-03. First Broadcast: 21 August 2002
*Get Loose / Baby In A Box / John Rock / No Antidote
== Other Shows Played ==
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*04 June 2002: Party (single) Infectious
*06 June 2002: Party (CD - 6Twenty) Flying Nun Records
*20 June 2002: 'Party (7")' (Infectious)
*26 June 2002 (Radio Mafia): Party (7") (Infectious)
*27 June 2002 (Radio Eins): Party (7") (Infectious)
*06 July 2002 (BBC World Service): Party (7") Infectious
*09 July 2002: 'Party (7")' (Infectious)
*06 August 2002: 'Get Loose (CD single)' (White Label)
*14 August 2002: 'Rebekah (LP - Live & Direct Vol.2)' (Live To Airs On 95bfm 2001)
*15 August 2002: 'Get Loose (CD SIngle)' (Infectious)
*20 August 2002: Get Loose (CD Single) Infectious
*29 August 2002: 'Rebekah (LP - Live & Direct Vol.2)' (Live To Airs On 95bfm 2001)
*17 October 2002: Santa Claus (EP - Come On and B-Sides) White Label
*22 October 2002: Come On! (CD single) Infectious
*31 October 2002 (Radio Eins): Come On! (CD single) Infectious
*05 November 2002: Get Loose (Compilation LP - X-Ray CD#01) X-Ray
*06 November 2002: Don't Believe In Christmas (LP - Christmas On The Rocks) Fast Food
*07 November 2002 (Radio Eins): Santa Claus (EP - Come On and B-Sides) White Label
*14 November 2002 (Radio Eins): Get Loose (Compilation LP - X-Ray CD#01) X-Ray
*19 November 2002: Come On! (CD single) Infectious
*21 November 2002: Pirate Love (B-side CD single - Come On!) Infectious
*26 November 2002: Joe 90 (B-side CD single - Come On!) Infectious
*04 December 2002: 'Pirate Love (EP-Come On)' (Infectious)
*05 December 2002 (Radio Eins): Joe 90 (B-side CD single - Come On!) Infectious
*December 2002 (FSK): Don't Believe In Christmas (v/a CD - Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas) Fast Food
*26 December 2002: 'Get Loose (CD Single)' (Infectious) FF #47
*26 December 2002 (Radio Mafia): 'Don't Believe In Christmas (CD single-Come On!)' (Infectious)
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*11 February 2003: Ladies Man (7") Infectious Records
*19 February 2003 (Radio Mafia): (JP - 'In New Zealand people have had to endure several decades now of worthy but rather dull pub rock, so getting rid of excitement. So here is some of it.') Ladies Man (7") Infectious
*20 February 2003 (Radio Eins): Ladies Man (7") Infectious Records
*21 February 2003 (BBC World Service): Ladies Man (7") Infectious Records
*25 February 2003: Ladies Man (7") Infectious Records
*23 December 2003: 'Don't Believe in Christmas (LP - Christmas on the Rocks' (Fast Food)
== See Also ==
*June 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*August 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*October 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*November 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*December 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Audio Culture
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