TURN IT UP: Local Tune Of The Week
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Choice Vaughan is one of the many local beatmakers who have emerged in the last couple of years. Originally from Wellington, now based in Auckland, Choice Vaughan’s smooth boom-bap production style draws heavily on jazz, soul & funk samples he cites J.Dilla, 14KT, Apollo Brown, 9th Wonder, Oddisee and Ta-Ku as main influences. Choice Vaughan has […]
Weird Together is a studio and live collaborative music project from NZ producer/DJ Dick Johnson and Making Tracks’ host Nick Dwyer. Weird Together celebrates the pairs shared love of exotic global sounds, showcasing their vibrancy while enjoying a massive club overhaul, engineering big-room dance music, fit for the festival stage. What started as a silly expression turned into […]
Everything about this tune of the week is killer! Released back in August 2012, the original version of Promise is the opening track the Sola Rosa album “Low & Behold, High & Beyond”, and features the vocals of Olivier Daysoul. Fast forward one year and we’re blessed with a fresh remix, courtesy of can-do-no-wrong producer […]
Team Dynamite‘s music will make you dance at a funeral. It’ll turn John Kirwan into Jason Gun. It’s the kind of thing that should come in pill form with a little picture of a dove carved into it. It’s music that sounds like it was made for summer. It makes board shorts actually look cool. […]
Sonic architects of songs with an emotional heft as heavy as the subwoofer rupturing basslines that underpin their work, Truth are one of New Zealand’s finest creative exports. Respected across the globe, since inception several years ago, Truth (Andre Fernandez and Tristan Roake) have, as both world-class producers and party-rocking DJs, cut a clear pathway […]
“A few weeks back I showed up relatively late in the evening for the 36 DEEP club night “RITUAL XVII” to catch Average White DJ dropping tunes.. I missed his set completely but was impressed with what I heard from Christchurch-based DJ/Producer EPOCH. One track in particular really stood out for me: a moody bass […]
Larz Randa is a rapper/producer from the suburbs. Born the year of Wrestlemania IX, Randa enjoyed trips to the VHS store growing up. On weekdays, they were either rocking spelling tests or faking sick watching Sally Jesse Raphael. Was LarzRanda inspired by Eminem, David Faustino or Carlton Banks? We may never know, probably all of the above. […]
After a lengthy wait here is the June 2013 release of King Kapisi‘s new instalment of that South Pacific goodness for your enjoyment. From the forthcoming album “Hip Hop Lives Here”, the latest single ‘Crush’ features Rakaa Iriscience from the Dilated Peoples, extra vocals from Kapisi’s wife Teremoana Rapley, a heavy beat produced by Scratch […]
Until now, She’s So Rad have been synonymous with post/punk, shoegaze music. With the ‘Last Dance E.P.’ producer Jeremy Toy has dug deep in his knowledge of disco and boogie to create a ‘special disco version’ release for the band. The result is a 6 track E.P. full of disco/boogie heat. Last Dance E.P. has […]
Noah Slee pushes the boundaries of defined genres and delivers songs that reflect his moods, inspirations and creative direction at any given time. He achieves a sound that crosses stereotypes and conveys a unique blend that is his own. From experimental, indie/neo soul to funk, roots reggae with hints of his Tongan heritage, his music […]