Graeme Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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In 1981 Graeme and his brother Peter Jefferies

Peter Jefferies

Peter Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand.In 1981 Peter and his brother Graeme Jefferies formed the post-punk band Nocturnal Projections. The band released a few records, and played around their hometown of New Plymouth, as well as Auckland....

 formed the post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

 band Nocturnal Projections

Nocturnal Projections

Nocturnal Projections were a post-punk band from Stratford, near New Plymouth, New Zealand that began recording in 1981 and split up in 1983. Often compared to British bands, especially Joy Division, with whom they shared a moody, bass-driven sound, although the Projections’ guitar was less...

. The band released a few records, and played regularly around their hometown of New Plymouth, as well as Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

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After Nocturnal Projections disbanded in 1983, the brothers formed This Kind Of Punishment

This Kind Of Punishment

This Kind Of Punishment were a band from New Zealand.The band was formed by brothers Peter and Graeme Jefferies, after the breakup of their post-punk outfit Nocturnal Projections. Their first self-titled album was recorded on 4-track recorder borrowed from Chris Knox, and released in an edition of...

, and released three full-length albums, and an EP.

Following This Kind Of Punishment

This Kind Of Punishment

This Kind Of Punishment were a band from New Zealand.The band was formed by brothers Peter and Graeme Jefferies, after the breakup of their post-punk outfit Nocturnal Projections. Their first self-titled album was recorded on 4-track recorder borrowed from Chris Knox, and released in an edition of...

, Peter pursued a solo career, whilst Graeme formed new band The Cakekitchen.

External links

• The Cakekitchen website