Deja Voodoo are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, where they formed in 2002.
History Deja Voodoo began as the fictional house band in the New Zealand television show Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television, which featured them in 15 seconds of mimed rock n' roll at the start of each episode.Smith, Nick (2006) "Upfront: Chris Stapp & Matt Heath" New Zealand Listener This led to a nationwide tour, which featured a finale where Heath smashed ten burning acoustic guitars over Chris Stapp's head. The tour was featured in the TV special Back of the Y Goes to Hollywood, with the band supplying the soundtrack.
On returning from the tour, drummer Phil 'Spanners Watson' Bruff left the band, to be replaced by Matt's girlfriend's little brother James. Five sold-out gigs around Auckland followed.
The band was put on hold when Chris and Matt sold their TV show to MTV. They went to the UK, but were back within six months. On their return to New Zealand they signed a four-figure record deal with Liberation Music and recorded their first studio album, Brown Sabbath.
Brown Sabbath was to be a beer-drinking concept album. Songs included "Beers", "Feelings", "We are Deja Voodoo", and "Today Tomorrow Timaru". Brown Sabbath was released in July 2004. Thousands of copies have been sold New Zealand wide, and the album has even made it to Australian record shelves.
In early 2006, a new single was released from their upcoming album Back in Brown entitled "Can't do". In typical Deja Voodoo tradition its main chorus line is "Can't do what I wanna do with you (you weren't even born in the '80s!!!)". Their second single from Back in Brown was "Shotgun", another typical tongue-in-cheek approach for the band featuring the main chorus line "I call shotgun on you". Back in Brown was released in July 2006.
Band members Matt Heath (guitar, vocals) Chris Stapp (bass, vocals) Matthew Castles (drums) Gerald Stewart (lead guitar)Deja Voodoo, eventfinder
Discography Date of ReleaseTitleLabelChartedCountryCatalog Number Albums2002Haven't I heard this shit somewhere before? - -2004Brown Sabbath Liberation Music 24 NZLIBCD613122006Back in Brown Liberation Music 20 NZLIBCD821352009The Shape of Grunge to Come... Sub Grunge Records NZRIPC001 EPs2003We Are Deja Voodoo - -
Singles YearSingleAlbumChartedCertification2004"We Are Deja Voodoo" Brown Sabbath - -2004 "Beers" Brown Sabbath - -2004"Today, Tomorrow, Timaru" Brown Sabbath - -2005 "P" Brown Sabbath - -2006"Can't Do" Back in Brown - -2006 "Shotgun" Back in Brown - -2008"Punisher" The Shape of Grunge To Come - -
References
External links Official Deja Voodoo web site Deja Voodoo's myspace profile Deja Voodoo's record company profile