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Album review
Salmonella Dub - Freak
Local EP (2009)
After a small ripple of apprehension
I was relatively relieved when I imported this bad boy into my i-Tunes
library to the sound of familiar horn instruments and the groovy backing
beat of the...
Event review
Kode9, 2 July 2009 @ Garden Club, WGTN
Steve Goodman, aka Kode9, is a crucial
figure in the world of the dubstep.
As well as producing his own brand
of dark, futuristic dub music, he runs the Hyperdub label - which
has pushed the...
Album review
Natty King & High Kee - Fyah Bed & Goodness Gracious (singles) - Reality Chant Productions (2009)
The single releases of Fyah
Bed and Goodness Gracious are a little teaser of what's
coming-up next from Reality Chant Productions....
Album review
RareNoise Records - CD Sampler (2009)
RareNoise Records is a new London-based record label. This is their first CD sampler showcasing the artists and music about to be released.
This CD is as what the name implies - the tracks vary from...
Event review
Reality Chant Single Release Party, 12 June 2009 @ Vintage Bar, WGTN
Thanks to all who made it down to Vintage for the first Reality Chant Single Release Party, celebrating the release of Fyah Bed and Goodness Gracious by Natty King and High Kee...
Album review
Ashtech & Polcari - Meditronica - RareNoise Records (2009)
Meditronica is a dub project by Ashtech
and Polcari and features the talents of Dub Gabriel and Eraldo Bernocchi
along with vocalists Raiz and Poppy Kinlogh. The album is due for...
Album review
Hikoikoi (self-titled) - Sound Reserve Aotearoa (2009)
Ah, Hikoikoi! Pure craft. If you enjoy a finely composed piece of art as much as the obligatory 'good tune', Hikoikoi deliver. Like to hear complex jazz arrangements and technique played...
Event review
The Adventures of Asterix in Oz, 15 May 2009 @ Vintage Bar, WGTN.
Big up and thanks to all massive who made it down to Vintage Bar to farewell one of the stars of NZ reggae before he leaves for Australia - it was a night of great vibes!
Respect to...
Event review
Dub Echoes Australasian Premier Screening, 9 May 2009 @ The NZ Film Archive, WGTN
Big up to all masive in attendance for the premier screening of Dub Echoes - a film by Bruno Natal about JA dub and its huge influence
on the development of other...
Album review
Pitch Black - Rhythm Sound and Movement - Rude Mechanicals Remixes - DRM (2008)
Pitch Black have been consistently producing
high quality electronica since the formative days of New Zealand's dance
music scene in the mid-90s. Having first...