TURN IT UP: Local Tune Of The Week
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Taken from Oakey Grenell’s latest release Finest Selections: The First 10 Years on Central Records, “Blaze” is also the first single from the next OG album due in 2013. Spanning the years 2002 – 2012 Oakey Grenell – Finest Selections: The First 10 Years compiles what could be considered his life’s work thus far. 16 tracks that delve into […]
Taking a step closer to touchdown, ‘Silver And Gold‘ is the first single from Fat Freddys Drop forthcoming studio album ‘Blackbird’ dropping early 2013. ‘Silver And Gold’ neatly summarises what to expect from album number 3 titled ‘Blackbird’ – a typically all-encompassing mix of blues, dub and dance music. Silver And Gold 12″ vinyl will […]
Atsushi Ukito, aka “Moisty Atsushi” emigrated to New Zealand in 1999 from Japan. With a near-obsessive passion for 1960s Jamaican ska and rocksteady music, Atsushi started a solo project in 2003, evolving it by 2007 into popular Auckland ska/reggae band Atsushi and The Moisties. 5 years later, the band name has evolved several times we […]
One of our favourite producers from Japan recently release hi 3rd album “Paradox” on the Jazzy Sport, with one of the stand out tracks featuring the talents of NZs own Hollie Smith & Isaac Aesili. “Pretending” came about after Grooveman Spot sent through a beat, which Hollie Smith wrote the melody, lyrics and recorded the vocals […]
Coco Solid aka Jessica Lee Hansell is the musician, writer, artist and philosoflygirl hailing from Auckland City. “Wow” is produced by Jizmatron & originally appeared on the Pacific Rims EP back in 2011, and was also picked up by by the German label Tokyo Dawn Records for their compilation “The Boogie Vol 3” released September 2012. The remix […]
Malty Media are Michael Upton (aka Jet Jaguar) and Stuart McDonald (aka Aquaboogie). Initially formed for a gig in Japan early in 2007, MM did a punishing stint on the after dinner cafe circuit in Wellington (2007/2008) and rocked with varying frequency (fortnightly – monthly) on the Malty Media Radio Show on Active (2008-2010). While […]
From the brand new album “Treble & Reverb”, Aaradhna has embraced rhythm & blues, soul & doo-wop on the song “Crying Like A Wolf”. Dripping with soul and sprinkled with sass, Treble & Reverb is Aaradhna’s most definitive album yet. Channeling influences including Amy Winehouse, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Little Anthony and the Imperials, […]
Way back in 2004, Peter McLennan aka Peter Mac aka Dub Asylum pulled together some cool local producers to remix some tracks off the debut Dub Asylum album, She Dubs Me She Dubs Me Not. The remixes came out on a limited edition 12-inch vinyl as the She Dubs Me Remix EP, with specially hand painted covers […]
Space: the final frontier. Four years after Kora launched its worlds-colliding debut album, masterfully connecting the dots between funk, rock, reggae, metal, hip hop and electronic rhythms, this five-strong collective of fearless sonic explorers returns with sights fixed on the stars, seeking out new soundscapes and frequencies to boldly go where no band has gone […]
ARTIST : Christoph El Truento TITLE : Sunflower LABEL : WONDERFUL NOISE CAT # : WN12027 FORMAT : 7inch Vinyl（40g vinyl w/Sleeve） Release In late NOV 2012 Produced by Christoph El Truento, Drums by Julien Dyne, Horn arranged by Isaac Aesili (Funkommunity), Guitar by Si-Res. This stunning piece of music from Christoph El Truento is […]