TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster Wright Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: June 2018 Guest reviewer: K+Lab Featured release: Shapeshifter ‘The System Is A Vampire’ Released: 2009 https://shapeshifter.bandcamp.com/album/the-system-is-a-vampire Featured track #1: LONGEST DAY Featured track #2: TWIN GALAXIES Featured track #3: DUTCHIES K+LAB: New Zealand master of intergalactic funk, […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Dylan C Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: March 2018 Guest reviewer: OAKLEY GRENELL Featured release: LATINAOTEAROA ‘Latinaotearoa In Latinoamerica’ Released: 2014 https://latinaotearoa.bandcamp.com/album/latinaotearoa-in-latinoamerica Featured track #1: BOSSA NOVA ZEALANDIA Featured track #2: LA CANDELA Featured track #3: FIERAS BRAVAS OAKLEY GRENELL: For twelve years, Grenell’s […]
As the winter takes hold, lets warm things up with some summery South American vibes courtesy of Latinaotearoa. This week’s Local Eyes is ‘Jazzy Samba’ feat. Team Dynamite. Whether you’re talking about the commercial success of Long Beach rap trio Ugly Duckling with ‘A Little Samba,’ or Californian beatmaker Madlib’s storied underground relationship with Brazilian music, hip-hop […]
Shottaz are a duo comprising of MCs Max Shotta and Hlats, both of whom originally hail from Harare, Zimbabwe. Formed as Yung Shottaz back in Auckland in 2007, the Dancehall / Hip Hop / Afrobeat crew are currently in Melbourne, Australia. They released their first official project “The Premiere” EP via New Zealand’s powerhouse label High Stakes Records in 2009. After […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Murry Sweetpants Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: March 2018 Guest reviewer: CHRIS GRAHAM Featured release: ENO X DIRTY ‘Evil Adventures & Happy Endings’ Released: 2017 https://enoxdirty.bandcamp.com/ Featured track #1: SEKI Featured track #2: ROUND HERE Featured track #3: CIRCLES CHRIS GRAHAM: Runs independent production company, […]
We regret to inform our digital loving Baseheads that the very successful 11-year trial of Digital Audio Broadcasting or DAB technology in New Zealand is coming to an end. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) has ordered Kordia to wrap up its trial by 30 June 2018. Kordia and Base FM […]
An exclusive mixtape featuring all unreleased music from The Stoop’s favourite NZ artists in the spirit of music month 2018. Recorded 25th May 2018 The Stoop is Oaariki, Golden Mane & El Trendilino. ON AIR weekly Friday’s 6-8pm on Base FM and Facebook LIVE here: https://www.facebook.com/chillonthestoop/
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Murry Sweetpants Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: March 2018 Guest reviewer: MAURICE MILLER (DUAL) Featured release: OPOSSOM ‘Electric Hawai’i’ Released: 2012 https://opossom.bandcamp.com/ Featured track #1: BLUE MEANIES Featured track #2: GET AWAY TONIGHT Featured track #3: FLY DUAL: Former vocalist for Narwhal and now one half […]
New Zealand songwriter Louis Baker returned in May with his outstanding new single ‘Black Crow’ Accompanying the release is a stunning video from award-winning director, Chris Graham (Scribe, Smashproof, Bic Runga, TrinityRoots) as he returns to make his first music video in three years. ‘I’ve been wanting to work with Louis Baker for years, so when I heard Black […]