The Skeptics

The New Zealand industrial unit the Skeptics emerged in 1979 from the ashes of the Palmerston North-based unit X-IT; comprised of vocalist David D'Ath, guitarist Robin Gauld, bassist Nick Roughan, and drummer Don White, the group did not make their recorded debut until three years later, issuing the track "Last Orders" on the Furtive Records compilation Three Piece Pack. In 1983, the Skeptics signed to Flying Nun to release the EP Chowder Over Wisconsin; that same year they opened their own club, named Snailclamps. The cassette-only Skeptics Said was released in 1984, and fina...