TURN IT UP: Local Tune Of The Week
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Monday 25th March Rwanda born, now Hamilton-based Jane Deezy dropped this little gem of a tune last week. Featuring I.N.F. on the 2nd verse and a superb beat produced S.F.T., Jane Deezy sings, swoons and raps her way through “Eveyrthing Red”, probably the polished track we’ve heard from her so far. JANE DEEZY has worked […]
Written by Ladi6 and Parks, “Ikarus” was recorded at Studio A in Detroit, Michigan which was the recording home of legendary hip hop producer JDilla. The new music video for ‘Ikarus’ is directed by celebrated New Zealand artist and director Askew One and the single was mastered by Tom Coyne, who has earned acclaim for his previous […]
Accomplished producer and DJ, P-Money has been very busy! As well as playing numerous summer shows throughout the country and having just signed a new deal with US label Duck Down Music, he is also currently working on his fourth studio album, entitled Gratitude. ‘Welcome To America’ – the first single from this release is […]
After a string of underground singles, remixes and EPs, EAVESDROP (Dave Wood) has just release his debut album “Pins & Needles” on local label LOOP.The confident debut offers up a heady mix of smooth liquid drum n bass and showcases a range of known and up-and-coming vocalists and MCs. While stealing spare moments to learn the […]
After a successful year last year, that saw the group’s debut album Another Day In Paradise chart in the top 20 and a busy summer of gigs including the hottest annual festivals – BW Campground, Beach Box, Rhythm And Vines and Northern bass – Eddie Numbers found time to record their second studio EP. With two songs from […]
Characterised by a giant pair of lips on legs, Lips aka Stephanie Brown has won comparisons to the likes of Oh Land and Little Dragon. Her’s is a unique sound characterised by masterful songwriting and a sly sense of humor. Whether it’s loneliness or love, anger of happiness, Lips has a knack for capturing the […]
@peace: Lui Tuiasau | Tom Scott | Christoph El Truento | Dandruff Dicky | Brandon Haru @peace are working on a conceptual album about space, finality, quantum theory and other things that you probably can’t dance to. Their preview to this album is a 10 track conceptual EP about a failed relationship entitled ‘Girl Songs’. This will be […]
Renaissance Music dropped this EP at the beginning of January, and there is a lot of diversity between the 3 tracks. Beats / HipHop / Neo Soul / Reggae vibes throughout, with the stand out being the gospel-tinged “Life Is”. The Midnight Trips is an outfit consisting of a bunch of fam & friends who […]
It’s been a full cycle around the sun since Benny Tones’ album, ‘Chrysalis’ was released internationally on BBE Records and since then, Benny has made a few orbits around the globe of his own. Benny’s intrepid musical adventures have seen him perform and engineer for New Zealand’s Electric Wire Hustle in such exotic locales as the infamous English midland, […]
One-time Base FM Friday Drive host DJ Alias is hip-hop to the very bone. In a previous chapter of his career he was part of the Fast Crew, supporting the likes of D12 and Busta Rhymes whenever they toured in New Zealand or Australia. And while he’s shifted focus to a more explicit, nu-funk / […]