Flicks

Hospice for Destitute Lovers
Music clip from Florian Habicht’s Grimm musical fairytale Woodenhead.  Directed by Florian Habicht; Art Director Teresa Peters; D.O.P. Christopher Pryor; Costumes Georgie Hill.  Finalist in the 2008 ISC (International Songwriting Competition) music video category.

Musicians: Sung by Steve Abel and Mardi Potter; Gareth Thomas plays accordion & piano; Bevan Larsen on bass; Mike Behre plays drums; Li Ming Hu on violin; Jeffrey Holdaway did synthesiser.

Recorded by Jeffrey Holdaway at the Brick Castle;  Mixed by Holdaway, Larsen, Chesterman, Habicht, Abel; Visual perfomances: Steve Abel, Mardi Potter and Lutz Halbhubner (the tatoos are real).

Duet (Lonely I be)
Directed byFlorian Habicht & Steve Abel; Cinematography by Chris Pryor; Puppets by Oliver Smart; Song by Steve Abel; Featuring Kirsten Morrell; Otago stills by John Collie; Road effects by Miriam Harris.

Special thanks also to:
NZ On Air, John Malcolm, Miriam Harris, Daniel Wagner and all at UNITEC. Also Deborah Manning, Margo Regan, Penny Kerr, Duncan Cole, Nick Tressider, Sonja, Sarah Cooper, Anthony Barnes, Sarah Healy, Siren Records, Kin’sland Records, Michael Keating, Nick Young, Strangely Normal and Kate Sylvester.

Music performed by: Geoff Maddock, Milan Borich, Mike Hall, Gareth Thomas and Steve Abel.

Little Death

Steve Abel & The Chrysalids perform Little Death live at the Winter Gardens in Auckland New Zealand 14 March 2010.

Sally
From the Flax Happy album by Steve Abel & The Chrysalids.  Edited by Penny Kerr with thanks to Duncan Cole.  All footage shot by Mark Albiston – originally for the Living Room TV documentary on Steve Abel.

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Cinders of the Sun
Steve Abel & The Chrysalids – band version of the song performed on TVNZ Good Morning show – 16 July 2008.  Featuring Steve Abel, Geoff Maddock (electric guitar), Mike Hall (double bass) and Milan Borich (drums).

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Sweetheart
Steve Abel from the album Little Death.

Director: Simon Burgin, Camera: Richard Elworthy, Lights: Sam Lahood, Siren: Arawhetu Berdinner, Man: Steve Abel, Makeup: Sarah Jane Parton and Adam, Illustrations: Dean Proudfoot, Special Thanks: Sauce films, Rocket Rentals, Natcol Wellington, Sheba Williams, Joe Bleakley.

Heart of Misery (The Bough)

Performed with Delaney Davidson and Mika Doo at the Saddest Song in the World Competition which was won by this song in Berlin 2009.