Billy T.K.'s Powerhouse – Life Beyond The Material Sky: 1975(New Zealand Blues Rock, Psych Rock, )

This concert was recorded live at St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand on the twelfth of October 1975 Wiremu Te Kahika, better known as Billy Te Kahika or Billy TK Senior (born 1943[citation needed]), is a New Zealand Māori musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. In 1972 he formed a new band, Billy TK's Powerhouse, playing in Wellington with former Blackfeather drummer Steve Webb from Australia, guitarist John Bilderbeck from Wanganui and Gav Collinge on bass. When Webb and Bilderbeck left, Powerhouse shifted base to Palmerston North, recruiting Ara Mete on rhythm guitar, Jamie Tait-Jamieson on keyboards, Bud Hooper on drums, Arnold Tihema on congas and lead vocals and Mahia Blackmore on vocals and percussion. The band later also featured Neal Storey (ex-Dragon) and Peter Kellington. Powerhouse supported Black Sabbath, Split Enz, John Mayall, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, UB40, Joe Satriani and the Neville Brothers in concert. Keyboardist Jamie Tait-Jamieson (founder of Biofarm Products Ltd.) left the group during this period, having given up full-time musicianship to run his family farm and marry his fiancée Catherine Rowland.[5][failed verification] Powerhouse disbanded in 1977. While they released no records during their career, an album's worth of unreleased 1972 studio recordings (all cover versions) were belatedly issued in 2009 as Move On Up. A live concert recorded in 1975 received a very limited vinyl release in 1990 as Life Beyond The Material Sky. A1 Heaven's Melody 00:00 A2 Beyond The Material Sky 13:03 B1 Guru Deva 18:53 B2 Race Into The Infinite 27:56 C1 Secret Of Life 38:34 C2 City Of Things 50:23 D1 Love Love 54:20 D2 Funky Trucking 01:07:37 Bass Guitar – Peter Mataparae Cello, Vocals – Pauline Pool Congas [Congos] – Mana Rauhina Drums – Ara Mete Guitar [2nd Guitar] – Piahana Tahapeti Guitar, Vocals – Billy T.K. Keyboards – Jamie Tait Jamieson Vocals – Eva Keuti, Maria Keuti