Mindless Consumption

Somehow beyond the odds Tauranga has developed a cutting edge underground punk scene the envy of larger, more cultured cities. And with this movement has come one band at the fore - Threat.Meet.Protocol.

Beginning life as a 2 piece bass/drum noise outfit consisting of Scowlin Wolf and the Human Ashtray and claiming to hail from the smallest of rural towns. T.MP quickly gained a reputation for wild, abrasive live shows and a sound that was dubbed "Farmcore".

After releasing '13 Farmcore Favourites' and 'Dud on the Tracks' in 2012 and 2013 respectively, T.M.P expanded their line up to include Keyboard virtuoso Luke Turner. Taking a more serious tone from here in - Threat.Meet.Protocol would start to develop a sound indicative of their music evolution and growing maturity.

Which leads us to their new album - 'Mindless Consumption'. A reflection of a band at the peak of their talents and a culmination of all the accrued expectation heaped upon them from their inception 5 years earlier. 9 songs, 31 minutes of serious intent.