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Bass player extraordinaire Marika Hodgson has just released her first solo outing, and it’s one of the most striking things we’ve heard in recent times. Known as one of the finest bass players/musicians in the country, local audiences may recognise her on the stage playing with Socreress, Hollie Smith and The Means amongst others. ‘Parallel […]
An international collaboration of prolific proportions, one of New Zealand’s most iconic producers, P-Money, has joined forces with beacon of British reggae Gappy Ranks to release the Baddest EP. The unlikely pair were introduced following dancehall dynasty Gappy Ranks’ performance at local reggae festival Raggamuffin. That email intro by a mutual friend culminated in the […]
‘Forces’ is a song about love, and the powerful union that culminates when two people come together physically, spiritually and mentally. Like the power of nature’s forces this union can often be awe inspiring and beautiful… it can also at times, be destructive and terrifying. Born on a dairy farm, under the beautiful mount Taranaki in New […]
The new single from Benny Tones featuring the talents of local lyricist Raiza Biza. Video by Karl Sheridan @ Monster Valley, Auckland, NZ Let the music do the talking. Link to buy: bennytones.bandcamp.com/track/maybe-in-the-stars-theres-a-little-bit-of-us BENNY TONES: www.omw.co.nz | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD | BANDCAMP – Turn It Up is a feature on Base FM where we showcase a new track from Aotearoa every week. Tune in weekdays at 10am and 4pm […]
One of New Zealand’s most in-demand exports, modern soul outfit Electric Wire Hustle are set to make their triumphant return to your local “New Releases” crate. Following up on their acclaimed 2010 debut, their new album ‘Love Can Prevail’ will see the light of day via Okayplayer and Somethinksounds on September 8th. Shortening the wait and providing a preview […]
Auckland-born, now LA-based MARK de CLIVE-LOWE is an underground phenomenon. The avant-garde soulful Pianist/DJ/Producer has been on the cutting edge of club based jazz music for the past 15 years; creating on stage from scratch, using drum machines, keyboards and effects. He has been one of the key musicians in the broken beat and nu […]
‘Climb’ by Auckland beatmaker S.F.T appears on the compilation Bearded Beats Vol 1: Beardy & The Beats, a project spearheaded by Leesh & Kina, hosts of the 5 Finger Discount Show on Base FM. Available via Bandcamp, Bearded Beats Vol 1 brings together beatmakers from all over the world. International submissions by Miles Bonny & T-White, appear alongside familiar local names like Haz Beats, choiceVaughan, B Haru and S.F.T. In a […]
Few artists come new to the game with such a fearless and complete approach to music. Bailey Wiley filters neo-soul classicism through modern, rightous production and true live musicianship. The star of the show is that golden voice – effortless and organic, it’s like having honey poured into your ears. Her band are raw talent […]
Over the last while, a new movement in the UK bass music scene has been on the rise. Swept up in that movement are two life long friends, hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. Jay “Bulletproof”, and Chris “DuttyRanks” not only share a passion for Bass Music, but also Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae and Dub. BPDR is the crossroad where these […]
Children of the ‘Neo-Soul’ movement from the late 90’s, The Boom Cat are a three-piece fusion band pulling key elements of their musical chemistry from Hip-hop, Jazz, Reggae and Funk. Comprised of lead singer Keshia Paulse, Karlos Tunks on guitar and bassist Isaac Etimani, The Boom Cat formed 4 years ago and have embarked on a mission to create a name for themselves within the […]