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Sike One, ImaGe and Shaqavay (Shaqles) are the emcee trio that is The Doqument, with Shaqles also responsible for all the beats. ‘White Walls’ appears on the album ‘Blank Canvas’. Music Produced/Composed: Shaqles* Mixed & Mastered: imaGe / Mikey Rockwell* Director: The Doqument Post Production: SikeOne* Produced by: The Doqument DOP: Danny Aumua Artwork: Paul Jeffcoat […]
Musical juggernaut Fat Freddy’s Drop have just released Slings And Arrows, the first single from a new album. The single is the first to emerge from Freddy’s Bays studio jams, and was released the same week the band performed a sold out show at Alexandra Palace in London with it’s 10,000 strong capacity, with Mr Scruff on the support. The show is […]
Dali is a new international collaboration between vocalist Lisa Preston (Wellington, NZ) and beatmaker Lil’dave (Philadelphia, US). They’ve just dropped an EP on Record Breakin. Lisa Preston (aka LP) hails from New Zealand and is part of the extended Record Breakin’ family, through her collaborations with Sir Froderick and Dotmatic. She first came to the […]
When 3 kiwis who grew up in the coastal areas of The Bay Of islands, The Bay Of Plenty and Hawkes Bay moved across the ditch to Australia, it’s no surprise that they would settle in the sunny climes of Sydney’s north shore beach suburb of Manly. The mild temperament lends itself to a musical […]
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 […]