The Datsuns
Background information
Origin	Cambridge, New Zealand
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Garage Rock
Years active	2000 - present
Label(s)	In-Fidelity Recordings Hellsquad Records
Members
Dolf de Borst Phil Buscke Ben Cole Christian Livingstone
Former members
Matt Osment

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History

The Datsuns are a rock band from Cambridge, New Zealand. In 1997, while still at school, Dolf de Borst (vocals, bass), Phil Buscke (guitar), and Matt Osment (drums) formed a band under the name Trinket. Christian Livingstone joined the band in 1997as a second guitarist. They entered and won the 1999 89FM Battle of the Bands competition; by 2000 the band had renamed themselves 'The Datsuns'. In August 2000 they released their first single, "Super Gyration!" on 7 inch vinyl only. In July 2002, after featuring several times on John Peel's programme on the UK's BBC Radio 1 and being hailed as "the future of rock" by the British music press, the band signed with the V2 record label. Their self-titled debut album made a strong impression in the UK, as well as in Australia and New Zealand. They played ozzfest in 2003 on the mainstage along side the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Marilyn Manson, Korn and Disturbed. They played the main stage of the 2004 Big Day Out festival and opened for Metallica in their Australian tour in the same year. Their second album, Outta Sight, Outta Mind, was produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. However it did not receive the same praise as the first, critics giving it only a lukewarm response. In October 2006, the Datsuns came back with Smoke & Mirrors, heralded as a return to form in Australia and New Zealand. However it was largely ignored by music press overseas. They also released a limited edition EP ) and Nuveau Riche. Till the End of 2006 the Band has not confirmed the change of line-up officially. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cambridge is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Phil Buscke (born 1980 in Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand) is a New Zealand musician and is the guitarist for rock band The Datsuns. ... Matthew Osment (born 1981 in Hamilton Waikato, New Zealand) is a New Zealand musician and is the drummer for rock band The Datsuns. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... V2 V2, Japanese musical duo formed by Yoshiki of ex-X Japan and Tetsuya Komuro V2 Records V2 word order, the verb-second word order of Germanic languages Velocity 2, the speed where an aircraft accelerating on a runway must lift-off Visual cortex#V2 area Vatican II or Second... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne, December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the lead vocalist of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a popular solo artist, and the star of the reality show, The Osbournes. ... Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American musician and artist known for his outrageous stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band. ... Korn (sometimes typeset as KoRn or KoЯn to fit their official logo) is a Grammy Award winning nu metal[1] band from Bakersfield, California, and are often credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. ... Disturbed is a rock band from Chicago, Illinois. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Outta Sight/ Outta Mind The second album by New Zealand rock band The Datsuns. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ... John Baldwin (born January 3, 1946 in Sidcup, London), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English musician and was the bassist and the keyboardist for Led Zeppelin from its inception until the bands breakup following the death of John Bonham in 1980. ... Smoke & Mirrors is The Datsuns third studio album, released on October 9, 2006. ...

The Datsuns went on a New Zealand tour with Shihad during the Christmas/New Year's period 2006/07. Shihad is an alternative rock and post heavy metal band (with elements of Industrial Rock) originally from Wellington, New Zealand, where they formed in 1988. ...

The Band recently completed a tour of Europe to promote Smoke & Mirrors. Although playing mostly locations the band had not previously visited, The Datsuns still managed to sell out the majority of the european dates.

Discography

Cover	Date	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
Albums
	2002	The Datsuns	In-Fidelity Recordings	#1	New Zealand	IF001CD
	2004	Outta Sight, Outta Mind		#7	New Zealand	IF011CD
	2006	Smoke & Mirrors	V2	#16		3733542
EPs
	2006	Stuck Here for Days		-	-	-
		Harmonic Generator	-	-	-

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Singles

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External links

• The Datsuns' official website
• Full-lengt top quality video of Amsterdam concert (10-02-2006)

Interview links

• Interview with The Datsuns on Trilogy Rock (Spain)