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Jstar returns for another NZ summer and will be playing a number of shows & festivals while he’s here. After the big roots & reggae show coming up in Auckland (21st December 2012) here’s a taster of what’s to come from Jstar at Northern Bass. On 30th December he will be joining Digital Mystics, Black Sun Empire, […]

Recorded between February-July 2010, the debut album from Harbour City Electric “Without A Sound” is finally released on !2th September 2012. Dropping a track a week since the beginning of August, the Base FM tune of the week “Seek & Destroy” is a soulful gem with a heavy groove. Hailing from Wellington with various members […]

David Dallas is back with a new 6-track EP inspired by, sampled and interpolated from the catalogue of Jamiroquai, and it’s available for free download now. The Buffalo Man EP is the culmination of an idea David Dallas started floating around three years ago. With Jamiroquai both an influential artist for him and long time favourite, it wasn’t […]

Acclaimed genre-popping producers Brad Baloo & Dom Search from The Nextmen joined forces with arguably one of the world’s best Soul vocalists, Fat Freddy’s Drop frontman Dallas Tamaira – AKA Joe Dukie – in the Summer of 2003 to flesh out & record an idea hatched by Christopher Tubbs who, at the time, was working […]

“48 Hours with The Side Steps Quintet” is a 6 track EP featuring production duo Si Res & Dandruff Dicky, alongside Hone Be Good, Tonga Vaea & Tyra Hammond. Recorded, mixed, mastered & released in just 5 day. Grab it while it’s hot! Released 12 October 2012 Dandruff Dicky: Sax, Production Si Res: Guitar, Production Hone Be Good: Vocals Tonga Vaea: […]

Hamilton-based emcee Raiza Biza drops his debut full length album, featuring dope production from some of NZs finest beatmakers including Crime Heat, S.F.T., SoulChef, Si-Res and Jay Knight. Dream Something also features special guests Esther Stephens, Amanda Djo, Genocide & Kitty Kutz. A limited edition physical CD is also available featuring 3 exclusive bonus tracks. […]

Join Gummy Soul’s Amerigo Gazaway as he embarks on a 55 minute “Quest to The Pharcyde”. Utilizing the original Jazz, Soul and Funk recordings sampled throughout A Tribe Called Quest’s extensive catalogue, Gazaway recreates classic productions – pairing his reinterpreted instrumentals with select vocals from West Coast “golden era” favorites, The Pharcyde.  DOWNLOAD: Bizarre Tribe: […]

C O S M I C | C O M P O S I T I O N S will be putting together a Series of Compilations dedicated to some of the pioneers of the Avant-Garde Jazz Movement. We feel there is huge similarity’s between the Avant-Garde/Free Jazz movement of the 50’s & 60’s & the […]

This is just a shout out to everyone who came along to this very special event put on by #Jusayin with The British Council and Base FM. Once again, the #Jusayin crew brought out some amazing acts and put together another unique High Noon event. Food, drinks and a can’t be beaten line up of […]

Sunday afternoons just got a whole lot better! At 3pm December 2nd, Rakinos is bringing back their Sunday Sessions just in time for summer. ‘BY ALL MEANS’ Live Sundays at Rakino’s will be kicking off with extra special guest APOLLO BROWN (Detroit), The Means, Submariner and Lokey. Tickets for this special feature are only $10 […]