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Introducing a new segment on Friday’s Base Breakfast ‘A day in music history’ with Daria who was one of our Base FM mentees and is now an intern! This week, the segment falls on September 11th… “A day in music history – 9/11” September 11th brings a day full of firsts in music history. The foundational space […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster Wright Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: 5th September 2020 Guest reviewer: Abraham Kunin Featured release: Breakin Wreckwordz vol.1 Released: 2004 Featured track #1: Usual Suspects – Profile Featured track #2: Quest Feat. Tyna & Cyphanetik – Shimmy Featured track #3: Tourettes Feat. Kwierist […]
On this weeks Native Tongues, we put the spotlight on some new artists and play some new releases from Base favourites Gibbeethevisionary, Xeno Ra, Uts, Diaz Grimm and more… First up are the Woolyboyz with their brand new single ‘Get Down’. The Woolyboyz are two brothers Jayrad and Benji who are originally from Hamilton, currently living in […]
This week’s Local Eyes is from Strangely Arousing, a five-piece reggae/ska act hailing, originally, from Rotorua. Rain is the first single from their much-anticipated EP ‘Don’t Panic’. Launching with a commanding vocal line, Rain borrows elements from Hip-hop and Reggae, combining them with that special brew of synth, horns, bass and classic dub that Strangely have carved out as their signature […]
TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster Wright Thanks to NZ On Air Music Date: 20th August 2020 Guest reviewer: Will McClean Featured release: Simloco – …Something to do with Jupiter Released: 2018 Featured track #1: In There Somewhere Featured track #2: Probably… Featured track #3: Antidote Simloco is a live hip-hop […]
On this weeks Native Tongues, we check out some brand new albums and mixtapes from artists JARNA, Diggy Dupé, JessB, Louis Ross and more… Kicking off the show is conscious and indigenous Hip Hop artist Rush Wepia, with the track ‘Greatness’ featuring DJ Spell off his mixtape ‘IndiGenius’ which was released in 2019. If you […]
‘Breaking Artists’ on Base is a monthly feature where we pick 3 local artists and showcase 3 new tracks we think you should know. All ‘Breaking Artists’ tracks are fresh and featured for the entire month so we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks!… Freddy Reynold – ON LE RUN (Pre […]
This week’s Local Eyes is from Deva Mahal, ‘Stand In’ is co-produced by Marika Hodgson aka Sorrento. The beautifully shot video is directed by Petra Cibilich. Mahal was born with blues in her blood. She shares, “I come from a long line of storytellers and musical conjurers”. Mahal’s vision of becoming an artist was solidified here in Aotearoa performing alongside Fat Freddy’s […]
Native Tongues – 24 August 2020 | On this weeks show!…. We get to know Hamilton based singer, songwriter and producer Valere whose style is a unique blend of electronica and R&B. She treats us to a beautiful live acoustic version of ‘make believe’ and we chat about what’s pencilled in for the next few months. There’s […]