TURN IT UP: Local Tune Of The Week
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Between 2012 -2104 Raiza Biza released 4 artist albums and recorded a bunch of guest features, which was followed by a relatively quiet period for the Hamilton-based MC with no new releases and only the occasional guest appearance. That’s all about to change with the forthcoming EP, the first new material since ‘The Imperfectionist” LP […]
New Zealand’s favourite collection of soul-infused earth-rappers Third3ye have just released 3P, their first new material as a collective in nearly two years. A body of work exploring their own place and experiences as musicians in NZ in 2016. Since the release of their debut album On3ness in 2014, Third3ye have developed a reputation and large […]
LEISURE can do no wrong. Since May 2016 the Auckland 5 piece have drip fed their fans tasty tune after tasty tune, over time revealing their penchant for all things smooth: grooves, vocals & visuals. The theme continues with the latest single ‘Control Myself’, which finds the band nodding in this little tease video via Instagram. Who is […]
We don’t understand how this track has slipped under the radar on soundcloud, but it’s one of the catchiest tunes from King Kapisi and partner Teremoana Rapley in a long time. The message is brilliantly executed, the vocal melodies stick in your head and Iron Will‘s beat harks back to a great era of boom bap hiphop. […]
Reinventing Kiwi jazz, After ‘Ours are proud to announce the release of their superb first single ‘See The Light’ . Collaborating with London-based vocalist Kevin Mark Trail, the Auckland duo Michal Martyniuk & Nick Williams have created a smooth, soulful, and mellow first outing in See The Light. The track that was mixed by Mike […]
To coincide with the band’s current tour of the UK, Sorceress have enlisted the services of fellow kiwis Chaos In The CBD for a fresh remix of ‘Teacups’. Description via Andrew Mensah at www.stampthewax.com With a natural inclination for a touch of jazz and soul, it came as no surprise to see the Peckham-based, Rhythm Section and Church affiliated […]
New Zealand’s musical bridge to South America, Latinaotearoa, is set to release a new single with one of Brazil’s best known rappers, Black Alien. To be released on Mucho Aroha Music, “Leave It” is a powerful song about struggle with addiction and advice from a friend on how to deal with such a desperate situation. […]
With their new single ‘Beffy’, Ladi6 reframe the 90s/early 2000s neo-soul and hip-hop sound their early music was built on inside a krautrock inspired electronic frame. Concise, colourful and heartfelt, it’s the sound of a band focused on feel over thought. “This time around we wanted to get away from making a specific type of […]
Recorded at Auckland’s Red Bull Studios, Yoko-Zuna‘s second EP Luminols was released at the end of May through Loop. The 5-track EP shows a varied sound from Yoko-Zuna, and a band which have become incredibly comfortable in their own skin. Ranging from the pulsating electronic sounds of ‘Lightning Sabres’ to the brooding slow-burn of ‘Orchard St’, Yoko-Zuna is a […]
“Brown Girl”, is the brand new album from the award winning #1 Soul voice of the South Pacific, AARADHNA. Produced entirely by Jeff Dynamite of Brooklyn based Truth & Soul Records (Aloe Blacc, Adele, Lady, Lee Fields & The Expressions), “Brown Girl” is Aaradhna’s boldest statement to date. Recorded live in Brooklyn and Los Angeles with […]