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Airlord was formed in Wellington in 1976, played the pubs and flew to Australia the following year, recorded an excellent albeit ignored album, "Clockwork Revenge", and disbanded in 1978. The group failed to secure a large New Zealand audience, largely because they performed original material. Airlord had to escape to Australia to earn a decent living, and although they were never a top draw card across the Tasman, their lifespan was a lot longer than had they stayed in New Zealand.

In 1979 after Airlord had disbanded, Steve MacKenzie and Alan Blackburn formed Machine with Tony Jax on drums and Steve Kulak on bass. They released one single in 1981 called "They Destroy Me".

Before Airlord, Steve MacKenzie had teamed up with Reece Kirk to form a duo called Friends. They released two singles, one in 1974 and the other in 1975. Reece had also released a single by himself in 1972.

The music here is pretty much similar to Genesis, the Peter Gabriel era. But there is also a lot of folk-rock, the 1970s era rock and blues connotations here. The music is heavier than Genesis, that's for sure. The quality is pretty OK. The title track is a bit of a weird composition, but don't let that put you off. Listen i.e. to Pictures A Puddle, beautiful composition. All and all very PG and Genesis reference material with some Moody Blues even thrown in, but also with with blues and folk-rock influences.

Tracklisting:
01. Clockwork Revenge (6:36)
02. Pictures In A Puddle (4:01)
03. Ladies Of The Night (9:40)
04. Earthborn Pilgrim (4:55)
05. Out Of The Woods (6:54)
06. Is It Such A Dream (5:08)
07. You Might Even Be (4:23

Thanks to original poster.