Alpha Cast are a three piece Dunedin based band who formed in late January 2003. In the short time they have been together, Alpha Cast have already achieved considerable success... More

The brainchild of Christchurch musician Dean Karena, this much loved Christchurch outfit were on the road to international success when they recorded and released their great little self titled album. More

Coming out of the post punk movement of the late 70's Beat Rhythm Fashion created melodic moody intelligent songs of open chords and hypnotic drums. More

Breathing Cage, are fronted by legendary songwriter Jay Clarkson and featuring local luminaries Michael Kime (Bass), Greg Malcolm (Guitar) and Gary Sullivan (Drums). More

Before there was Headless Chickens there was Children's Hour. More

Noisy pop at its best wity the ever-present mood shifts and rhythm-fix. More

degrees.K is music, it is energy, it is rolling rock. It is 4 persons creating something musical and sharing it with other persons. It is jolly good fun. More

Delphy, a three piece power pop band playing 90s powered melodic guitar rock, loud and hard, dark and sweeping. More

Great pop band from Christchurch from the late 90's to 2003, in the classic pop vein of Heavy Jones Trio and Throw these guys morphed into current band The Dukes. More

Desperate Measures were Christchurch's answer to pop punk, a couple of years after the whole Sex Pistols thing, but they were fun and had a few good songs for all... More

Christchurch based three piece featuring Failsafe's Rob Mayes - Bass / Guitar, Kevin Stokes - Guitar /Vocals, and Stephen Birss - Drums. More

Eight Living Legs played in the Auckland alternative scene from 1981 - 1983. More

Eskimo are the rock triumvirate of David Mulcahy (ex JPSE, Superette, and currently Spider), Rob Mayes (Throw, Springloader, Dolphin & Failsafe head honcho), & drumming wonder Michael Daly (YFC, Leadleg, Splinter). More

Since their inception in 1999 three-piece Christchurch rock band Hooster have had more than their share of entertaining and double-edged moments. The band consistently garner support and accolades for their... More

How To Kill first gathered in a Christchurch workshop in 2003 and played a handful shows with friends Into the Void. More

Insurgents began playing at underage venues and parties in and around Christchurch in 2004. More

Kimo are the name change for Eskimo a band formed in 2002 by David Mulcahy (JPSE, Superette), Rob Mayes (Dolphin, Springloader, Throw), and Michael Daly(YFC, Leadleg) with the likes of... More

Leadleg were the continuation of two thirds of YFC after the band left for Australia. More

The Malchicks formed in the late Eighties in the Auckland guitar scene, and rose to prominence with substantial radio play for an early recording of the song "Vanilla", which was... More

Mulchzoid is the electronic extension of David Mulcahy, dark pop luminary of JPS Experience, Superette and Kimo / Eskimo fame. More

Pop Mechanix were one of New Zealand's great pop hopefuls of the eighties. They were one of the hardest working bands in the land, made it to Australia, fought a... More

An artists collaboration project with friends of Failsafe Records. More

Formed in late 1993 by Rob Mayes, Springloader was principally a vehicle for Mayes' own compositions, predominantly melodic based indie rock, combining the pop of his previous outing in Throw,... More

Meet Squirm - a band living in Christchurch. Squirm was born in 1992 when two friends Virgil Reality and Mike Hex joined forces with a rather anarchic drum-thrashing accountant named... More

Substandard played around christchurch nz for a couple of years round 2001-2002. More

The Alpha State started as a slow burner project in late 2005, following the disbanding of Alpha Cast. More

Formed in early 1989 as a group of school friends with a common love for melodic guitar-based pop songs More

Formed in August 1989 The Lils were an Auckland-based group originating from Christchurch. Two New Zealand tours, one cassette EP and an album (available on CD and cassette through Failsafe... More

The career of Throw has spawned some of the more successful and impressive releases for the Failsafe Label. The band sprung from Failsafe Boss Rob Mayes' desire to create a... More

YFC played between 1981 and 1984 and were comprised of just bass and drums and the occasional tape sample - no guitars, and no keyboards. More

This album contains the EP's released through the Hit Singles label, the Celebration Of The Skin single and lots of demos and unreleased tracks from that period. More

Failsafe's first compilation released to stop the waste of good local material that wasn't making it to vinyl and thus not seeing the light of day. More

This is a collection of over fifteen tracks that Deluxeboy recorded but never got around to releasing, that is until Failsafe Records got their hands on the CD. More

With a tight time frame of just a few weeks to record before Chris left to Europe, Mike and Will already living in Auckland, and budget of zero, Insurgents' debut... More

This release contains the four tracks recorded with Californian Producer John Boylan (The Eagles, Footloose Soundtrack) and live tracks from band performing at Kicks nightclub in Auckland. More

The only release from this hugely promising four piece. Recorded and Produced at Nightshift Recordings in Christchurch by Arnie van Bussel. This sixteen song album includes two bonus tracks. More

Five of Christchurch's best new bands of 1992 - 1993 bring us a solid EP each of their music presented on one full-length album. More

Twentyone tracks from New Zealand bands, previously unreleased, unavailable elsewhere, including lots of Flying Nun bands making special outings just for this release. More

Delphy was Dolphin from 1996 onward. The band left for the UK to find fame and fortune and recorded this collection of 18 songs. More

The long awaited disc of finely-crafted songs from this much respected and greatly sought after Wellington band. More

Remastered collection of the band's recorded work including the '1984' EP, and 'Wasted Again' album tracks plus bonus tracks, liner notes and photos. More

The last recordings with the original Throw lineup of Steve Birss, Rob Mayes, and Jeremy Taylor. More

Dolphin released 3 cassette-only EPs which have never been available on any other format (apart from the first single which appeared on Pagan Records' "Positive Vibrations" album). That is, until... More

After 20 years Eight Living Legs finally has a full length studio album released. More

A live album made up from gigs at Auckland venues Mainstreet and Rumba Bar in 1983. More

The album was recorded over the 1990 - 1991 period using a mobile recording facility, and the engineering and production skill of Rob Mayes (Avalanche LP, Throw, Dolphin). Highlights on... More

Debut full-length album from this 3 piece sonic guitar instrumental band. More

Nineteen Good Things from the fresh face of New Zealand. The unreleased hit singles that in any other marketplace you would already have in your collection, so here's your chance. More

The new six track mini album from Delphy features the new line up for former Christchurch power three piece Dolphin. More

On May 15th 2003, after only four months together Alpha Cast release their debut EP ' Inside Your Mind'. More

Just Like Falling features 9 slices of densely layered guitar textures. More

This is part of a two part collection, "Keepin' Secrets" showcases Failsafe's collection of the best kept pop secrets in NZ alternative music. More

Exploring the premise of one microphone one computer and one bedroom Mulcahy has locked himself away and produced a strong collection of sparkling dark compositions musing on themes of Girls,... More

This is the debut album from degrees.K which sees the band expand on their solid-as-a-rock live sound to showcase the bands more layered textural orchestrations. More

How To Kill is an instrumental rock band, whose music draws on a diverse but resonant tradition of electric music - Earth, Can, The MC5, Bark Psychosis, Slint, The Skeptics,... More

Lines was recorded by Robert Stirling Falconer at Clockwork Studios, Dunedin and mastered by Tex Houston (3Ds, The Clean, The Subliminals). More

This album contains the last recordings by dolphin before they left for the uk. it shows a melancholic dark pop sensibility and collects a great bunch of soundscapes and rock... More

Taken from live recordings made by Rob Mayes at the Gladstone and Aranui, this album captures the live energy of the band and some really great performances of these songs,... More

Lodestone was recorded and mixed in four different studios including the Lab Studios in Auckland and Failsafe's studio in Christchurch and was produced by Rob Mayes (Throw, Dolphin) in conjunction... More

May 2005 Release on CD More

This debut EP from the Malchicks was recorded at the Lab Studios in February of 1992, with the aid of an Arts Council Grant. More

Eskimo proudly announce the delivery of their excellent debut album 'Loverbatim', formed in avalanche conditions from the distilled entrails of pop rock & art musings of some quite fine music crafts-people... More

Mastermistakemaker is the album you never knew you'd always been waiting to hear. It comes out of nowhere and blows you away with its raw popness. Simple powered melodies and... More

The eagerly anticipated follow up to their popular Lotus EP, Mercury is the brand new album containing 10 new songs from Auckland's The Malchicks. More

An album comprised of the 1980 demos, the first three singles and the b sides, all recorded by the original Pop Mechanix line up. More

The legendary Mechanix of Pop present thirteen tracks of timeless New Zealand pop history. Collected and
remastered in standard jewel case or Deluxe gatefold pack with 12 cover art post...

Oscillator is Cicada's debut EP, self-financed and released on Failsafe Records. More

In February of 1990 Dolphin embarked on the recording of their first album, building a purpose-built studio in the local horticultural hall. The band flew out American engineer / producer... More

This eleven track album was recorded in 1992 at Avalanche in Christchurch under Engineer/Producer Rob Mayes. More

An album of material from this Christchurch ensemble, Rememory was released in 1995 and contains 10 slices of excellently crafted guitar pop featuring the vocal talents of Cinematic's Jeremy Taylor... More

An updated release of YFC's 1984 mini album Thick As Thieves, combined with the bands last ever New Zealand concert as well as a previously unreleased bonus track, all come... More

This compilation collects some of the best and most individual electronic music made in New Zealand in recent years. More

Rotate is the debut longplayer release from Christchurch band Hooster. More

Debut EP release from Christchurch 3 piece Hooster containing their NZ On Air funded and indie hit disc favourite track Lucy, as well as the retro rockin' Rotate.( More

Sixteen tracks from fifteen of Christchurch's up and coming indie bands, containing unreleased material from the Bats and a live version of Song Of The Silence by Tall Dwarfs with... More

A love letter to home towns, and in this case the home town is pre earthquake Christchurch, NZ. More

Split milk contains pre Musericord demos and some early four track recordings of which Raise the Glass (with Graeme Jefferies on lead guitar) was previously released on the Failafe records... More

Surrender is the new album from Christchurch band Kimo, 2 years in the making and featuring dark pop and deep textures from the core duo of Rob Mayes (Throw, Dolphin,... More

Squirm's debut EP for the Failsafe label showcases a double A-side single of Whip Me Honey and Gone With The Weird for their forthcoming LP MasterMistakeMaker. Also included are three... More

This collection comprises the album Zoo, along with plenty of demos and rarities. More