‘Malibu’ is one of the standout tracks taken from Suger EP, the debut release by Wellington-based, Red Bull Music Academy participant K2K. Released on the Margins Label, ‘Malibu’ showcases K2K’s (aka Katherine Anderson) take on melodic house music. Sugar EP is a digital-only release at this stage via Margins‘s Bandcamp, but the quality of all 4 […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Dylan C Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: August 2017 Guest reviewer: SWAP GOMEZ (from Yoko-Zuna) Featured release: BAILEY WILEY ‘S.O.M.M.’ Released: April 2016 https://baileywiley.bandcamp.com/albu… Featured track #1: DOS FUEGOS Featured track #2: TAKE IT FROM ME Featured track #3: THE 101 BAILEY WILEY filters neo-soul […]
Here are some of the highlights from the Island Throwdown, a collaboration between Base FM & 88FM boomboom baby COOK Islands at Rehab Rarotonga Night club. Images by Jaiah Arai / Creators Hype
This weeks LOCAL EYES is the latest vid from Wellington based Estère with her jam ‘Pro Bono Techno Zone‘. The self-choreographed music video was directed by Paascalino Schaller and excellently complements the track which is a commentary on those who are slaves to technology. We are bound to technology like never before,” Estère alludes. “Perhaps it is with both optimism and incipient doom that […]
‘Bonfire’ is the second single to be released from the forthcoming Happy Hour EP by 9-5ers. 9-5ers are the link between the creativity of the art and reality of the rap. Sophomore offering, for new wave collective 9-5ers, sees a twist on the archaic album delivery. New project “Happy Hour” is being released in its […]
Base FM in association with The Portland Public House Presents: The Portland Live Sessions. Straight outa Avondale, Auckland, Melodownz features in the fifth edition of The Portland Live Sessions. Hot of the release of his latest EP ‘Avontales’ Melodownz sat down with Base FM’s Dylan C for a brief chat before heading off on a […]
This weeks LOCAL EYES is Louis Baker with the video for his hit jam ‘Addict‘ released earlier in the year. The vid was shot in Brooklyn, New York and directed by Shae Sterling. When the song was originally released Baker had hoped for a video to accompany the tune but it never came to fruition…that is until […]
Over the last few months SWIDT have been teasing tracks in the lead up to the album ‘Stoneyhunga’, which dropped at the end of July. With plenty of tunes to choose from, Base FM has decided to feature ‘Mine’ this week. “This is probably my favourite song on the album. Firstly, you got INF goin’ […]
For the latest Base FM Talking Points, Dylan C caught up with Melbourne-based NZ beatmaker Amin Payne to discuss Average Rap Band‘s ‘El Sol’ album from 2016. TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Dylan C Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: July 2017 Guest reviewer: AMIN PAYNE Featured release: AVERAGE RAP BAND […]
This weeks LOCAL EYES is 9-5ers with their vid for the track ‘Same Sky’ also featuring Siavani. 1 in every hundred Kiwis are homeless and according to the last census over half of them are families with children. This vid is a tragic depiction of the reality that many NZ families face day to day. Same Sky […]