Dadamah

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Dadamah
Origin New Zealand
Genres Experimental rock
Years active1990–1993
Associated acts Hash Jar Tempo, The Terminals
Past members Roy Montgomery
Kim Pieters
Janine Stagg
Peter Stapleton

Dadamah were a band from New Zealand, active during the early 1990s. The band consisted of Kim Pieters, Peter Stapleton, Roy Montgomery, and Janine Stagg. They released their sole album This Is Not a Dream in 1992. [1] After the band broke up, the members went on to numerous other music projects, including Flies Inside The Sun, Doramaar, Dissolve, and Rain.

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Discography

Studio albums
Singles

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Dadamah: This Is Not a Dream > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2016.