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In 1981 Peter and his brother Greame Jefferies formed the Post-punk band Nocturnal Projections . The band released a few records, and played regularly around their hometown of New Plymouth , as well as Auckland .

After Nocturnal Projections disbanded in 1983, the brothers formed This Kind Of Punishment , and released three full-length albums, and an EP.

In 1985 Jefferies released the "Randolph's Going Home" 7" with Shayne Carter . This was followed in 1986 with the '' 2 Birds At Swim '' LP, recorded with Jono Lonie , on the Flying Nun label. This was reissued on Xpressway and later on Drunken Fish . The "Catapult" 7", a collaboration with Robbie Muir , was released on Flying Nun in 1989.

'' The Last Great Challenge In A Dull World '' album was released on cassette by the Xpressway label in 1990. Another collaboration with Shayne Carter , the "Knocked Out or Thereabout" 7", was released on Flying Nun in 1992. 1994's '' Electricity '' LP was released on the Ajax label in 1994. '' Substatic '' was released on Trance Sydnicate in 1998, and '' Closed Circuit '' in 2001 (also on Trance Syndicate).

Jefferies formed 2 Foot Flame with Jean Smith of Mecca Normal . The band released two LPs on Matador Records , 1995's Self Titled LP, and 1997's '' Ultra Drowning ''.

Jefferies currently lives in New Plymouth , New Zealand and is employed by the Music Department at New Plymouth Boys' High School .


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