TURN IT UP: Local Tune Of The Week
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After a 4 year absence Seva Hifi are back with this track ‘Where Are You Now?’ the opening track and taster for album #2 to be released later in 2016. Track features beatbox from guest Zubbi the Beat Wizard. With a new album of deep Pacific electronic soul music exploring the idea of dream travelling […]
Grammy-Award winning pop singer Kimbra releases a brand-new song, entitled ‘Sweet Relief’. This is Kimbra’s first new song since the New Zealand-born singer and songwriter released her second album, The Golden Echo, in 2014, though she released the single ‘Goldmine’ from the album in 2015. She has featured on songs by Mew, Bilal, Electric Wire Hustle, Great Danes, SLOWOLF, Big Black Delta, and What So Not in the past […]
It’s not often we get the opportunity to revisit a track we’ve featured in the past, but this week we present a 2016 rework of Raiza Biza‘s “Pyramids”. We featured the original version back in 2012, just before Riaza dropped his debut album Dream Something. Fast forward 4 years and local DJ / Producer ILL BAZ […]
While we were still experiencing the last of the winter days here in NZ, on the other side of the world the Northern Hemisphere we saying goodbye to summer. To mark the end of another summer season the Darker Than Wax label put together a compilation which features one of NZ’s most underrated beat makers: 10A. Base FM […]
Its been a long time coming for the undisputed kings of New Zealand reggae but Katchafire are back with their latest track ‘Burn It Down‘. The new jam comes hot off their NZ tour of the same name earlier this year. Find out more about Katchafire: katchafire.co.nz | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD | ITUNES – Turn It Up is […]
Raw Collective are a 10-piece live outfit from Wellington, built around a live rhythm section, full horn section, 2 vocalists & an emcee. Check the full band bio HERE. After forming in early-2014 they spent the year traveling around NZ honing their live show, and releasing their debut ‘Wise Horizons’ (6-track EP), following that up with […]
Electric Wire Hustle have just released ‘Go Slow‘, a taste of upcoming album The 11th Sky. A track which walks into the genre-fog amongst drum machines, synthesizers and Mara TK‘s distinctive voice, the track sets the scene for the sound of The 11th Sky – surreal storytelling and a David Lynch meets Motown vibe. “‘Go Slow‘ is […]
With seven full-length Sola Rosa albums, three EPs, a handful of hits, countless collaborations and numerous world tours, it’s been a near 20-year labour of love for the man behind the music, Andrew Spraggon. And although it’s punctuated with twists and turns in the form of constant change and innovation, one thing has remained the […]
Brandon ‘Brandn Shiraz‘ Rangi-Dixon & Angelo ‘Lightskin John‘ Tuteao present JIVEDAYS, an amalgamation of music that aims to capture the joys of their present experience, minding a distant future when it will all be a pleasant memory. The Auckland-based duo have emerged from The Grow Room camp and have released a 2-track single ahead of the […]
Taste Nasa is the artist name for Pirongia born, Los Angeles based, multi-instrumentalist & vocalist Leroy Clampitt. ‘Do What You Feel’ is the first release from Taste Nasa since the ‘Time Goes By EP’ 2015. Somewhere in between writing/producing songs for Justin Beiber and Akon, this song slipped out of Tastes brain! FACEBOOK | TWITTER […]