The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience
Years Active: 1985 - 1994
Formed in Christchurch in 1985, The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience (aka JPS Experience) became a key band in the Flying Nun indie rock scene, known for their jangly guitar-led dream-pop.
Overview
The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience (also known as JPS Experience and JPSE), produced a stream of quirky guitar driven dream-pop for over a decade after forming in 1985. The Flying Nun regulars had both local and international success during that time with US indie label Communion releasing a version of their 1987 Love Songs album to critical acclaim. After the band broke up in 1995, David Mulcahy went on to form Superette, and later Eskimo (or Kimo), while David Yetton recorded two albums with Stereo Bus and one solo album.
