Alastair Galbraith is a musician and sound artist from Dunedin, New Zealand. Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two EPs on the Flying Nun label. Later he formed Plagal Grind, with Robbie Muir and David Mitchell (of Goblin Mix and 3Ds) and Peter Jefferies of This Kind Of Punishment and Nocturnal Projections. Galbraith's solo career has included numerous early cassettes and 7"s on Bruce Russell's Xpressway label