TURN IT UP: Local Tune Of The Week
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Silver Scroll Finalist Louis Baker releases his limited edition 7″ record ‘Just Want To Thank You’. Courtesy of the Red Bull Music Academy, the record features one song ‘Just Want To Thank You’ with two versions. Side A was recorded in the Red Bull Auckland Studios earlier this year as part of a Red Bull Music Academy […]
@PEACE seem to re-invent themselves with each new release. The musical progression from their self-titled debut to the follow up ‘Girl Songs EP’ was a natural one, with the beats more subtle and each track rich in texture. This progression was even more pronounced with this years album ‘@Peace And The Plutonium Noise Symphony‘ – a […]
Out in the garden shed, it’s that project that every kiwi guy quietly tinkers away on. A couple of hours each evening, and in the weekend, and then some time later that guy emerges from the shed with his refurbished classic car or superbly crafted carpentry project. This project is just like that except the […]
After an agonisingly long wait, Electric Wire Hustle have finally delivered the 2nd studio album ‘Love Can Prevail’. The 5 years since the release of their self-titled debut album has seen changes within the line up, live shows and festival appearances around the world, and various incarnations of the songs that finally ended up on the […]
Over the last few years King Kapisi his dropped quality single after quality single, working towards the release of the forthcoming album ‘Hip Hop Lives Here‘. Kapisi comes correct once again with another international collaboration: this time with Philadelphia-based DJ/producer King Britt who was the tour DJ for Digable Planets back in the day, has […]
Get Up Stand Up is a nonpartisan project aimed at inspiring those disengaged with politics to stand as one (Tūtahi) and vote. The stakes have never been higher. By voting you can make our collective voices heard and keep our democracy strong. New Zealand’s general election takes place on September 20 but anyone can vote at […]
London-based New Zealander Sam Reed was first snapped up by Samurai Music back in 2008, when Tokyo Prose were still a duo. Three years later came a breakthrough double-pack called Introducing Tokyo Prose. Since signing to Samurai Music, Tokyo Prose has released music across all 3 Samurai Music Group labels, as well as Hospital Records […]
Soul Island presents ‘Lion Heart EP’ the third studio release by Jah Red Lion. Entirely produced in NZ, the bi-lingual EP features some of the countrys heaviest reggae producers and incorporates all spectrums of the genre from Roots Dancehall to Digital Dub. Working with the likes of Dub Terminator, Reality Chant, and High Stakes Productions, […]
RosaDub is a singer/songwriter originally from Christchurch, now residing in Auckland. Her voice can best be described as ethereal with a gritty edge, and her sound as dubbed out electro beats, mixed with emotive, down tempo vibes. ‘My Medicine’ is a collaboration featuring RosaDub (vocals), Raiza Biza (rhymes on the 2nd verse), Ill Methods on […]
Legendary duo Truth, exhibit their full musical versatility and mastery on their delicious new 14-track album, “Hollow World”, available on Firepower Records. The infamous New ZealandersAndre Fernandez and Tristan Roake, aka Truth, have been championed as leaders in the scene years ago, with their one of a kind production and DJ sets which have massed them worldwide praise throughout the process. Now, again revealing their […]