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After the success of their platinum-selling studio album Solid Ground, the Specials takes songs from their latest album and mashes them up into different styles and genres – from funk to dubstep to acoustic to electronic and back again. Not strictly a remix album, the Specials features a collection of unreleased B-Sides, acoustic versions & […]
VARIOUS ARTISTS – NINJA TUNE XX VOL.1 & VOL.2 Twenty years is a long time for anything, but for an independent record label it’s eons. Twenty years ago two young DJ/producers, Jon More and Matt Black, collectively known as Coldcut, made Ninja Tune. So yes, we are going to make a fuss. Yes, we are going to celebrate. – […]
Musical powerhouses John Legend & The Roots present Wake Up!, eleven profoundly evocative songs pulled from the soulful music of the 60’s and 70’s all with an underlying theme of awareness, engagement and consciousness. The album is highlighted with familiar tracks like “Little Ghetto Boy” by Donny Hathaway mixed with more obscure selections like Baby […]
Loop translated to Maori can mean Kono: “To weave the handle of a basket to carry”. We are proud to present another basket full to the megabyte max of conscious content. Music, short films, motion graphics, music videos and live concerts. A fresh crop of musical talent coupled with some next-level short films and videos. […]
Truth, undoubtedly New Zealand’s greatest Dubstep export, release their debut album ‘Puppets’ through Australian label Aquatic Lab. ‘Puppets’ follows two 12″ releases on Aquatic Lab, ‘Terror Planet’/‘Disappear’ and ‘Revelation’/‘Lost At Sea’. Truth is Andre Ferndandez, Tristan Roake and Julian Van Uden. Hailing from Christchurch NZ, one of the world’s most southern cities, the theory that […]
Tuesday 8-10pm with Grassmouth Six years ago while wandering the stagnant streams of West Auckland, a group of youths made an extraordinary discovery. What at first glance may have seemed to be a common variety duck, was in fact a champion amongst the species. This duck had a commanding presence among its peers, as well […]
The audio yearbook for this year’s Academy edition is finally here: Various Assets – Not For Sale: Red Bull Music Academy London 2010 boasts 41 exclusive collaborations by participants and lecturers from more than 30 countries This compilation represents the thirteenth edition of the Red Bull Music Academy, and the tracks you’ll hear are the […]
After the success of their gold selling album Get It Together in 2009, Sola Rosa are pleased to announce the release of ‘Get It Together – The Remixes’. The album has been over a year in the making and features remixes by international and local producers such as TM Juke, The Nextmen, DJ Vadim, J Star, YesKing, Beatfanatic and many more. […]
TOHE is a ten song Dubstep/Drum&Bass album from Aotearoa Rap pioneers Upper Hutt Posse. Produced by Kia Kaha Productions with financial assistance from Te Mangai Paho, distributed nationally by Rhythmethod and available for digital download via Itunes. Music sequencing by Te Kupu, Kiki Marama & MC Wiya with additional input from Koru, the beats are […]
Becoming a figurehead of UK dance music hasn’t been a quick process, and Kode9‘s single-mindedness has contributed in some way to his notoriety, but it’s simply his tireless work as a record label boss and A&R that has marked him out as one of the most powerful ears within the scene. Probably best known to the […]