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Howard Morrison Quartet
This Was the Howard Morrison Quartet [ Zodiac Records New Zealand / CD - released 2/Nov/2009 ] These are the first recordings ever of the Howard Morrison Quartet. The name was Eldred Stebbing's idea as they had previously been touring as the Ohinemtu Quartet, but Howard was the gregarious leader and frontman. |
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Isaac Aesili
Eye See [ Isaac Aesili / CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] 'Eye See' is the debut solo album from talented New Zealand musician, Isaac Aesili. A rich tapestry of sound with RnB at its heart, and lashings of soul, reggae and funk woven within. |
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Jakob
Solace [ Universal Music New Zealand / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] The opening bars of 'Solace' and beyond are unmistakably the work of three fellows from Napier, continuing to infiltrate eardrums the world over with their expansive organic instrumentals. |
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Jeremy Redmore
Clouds Are Alive [ Warner Music / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] Kiwi musician and songwriter Jeremy Redmore shot to fame as the frontman of acclaimed rock band Midnight Youth, Clouds Are Alive is his debut solo album. |
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Julien Dyne
December [ Wonderful Noise / CD - released 8/Nov/2013 ] Auckland, New Zealand based multi-instrumentalist, beat maker, producer and visual artist Julien Dyne's third full length album. This release is on Kenji Sakajiri's Japanese label Wonderful Noise, December features guest vocal appearances from... |
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Kimbra
The Golden Echo (Deluxe Edition) [ Warner / CD - released 15/Aug/2014 ] The Golden Echo is a vivid, vivacious, and ambitious arc of pop and funk that conveys an array of questions and insights. It's an album both of youthful exuberance and mature introspection. It's at once a dancing record and thinking record,... |
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Ladyhawke
Anxiety (Deluxe Digipak Edition) [ Modular Recordings / Universal Music NZ / CD - released 31/May/2012 ] Special limited edition featuring deluxe packaging. Following on from her multi-award winning, critically acclaimed, self-titled debut, Ladyhawke presents her second album. |
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Derek Lind
Twelve Good Hours Of Daylight [ Someone Up There Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] The 6th Derek Lind album was recorded in collaboration with long-time friend and musical cohort Steve Garden (one time Producer Of The Year, NZ Music Awards). Steve not only produced and engineered, but also added drums and percussion to the... |
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Little Bushman
Pendulum [ Little Bushman Music New Zealand / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] On LB's sophomore album, be prepared to be taken on a musical journey of purples, blues and hazy oranges, with musical influences from the likes of Cream, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, beneath that uniquely NZ style. |
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Little Pictures
Owl + Owl [ Lil' Chief Records New Zealand / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] Johanna Freeman and Mark Turner present 'Owl + Owl' - the simply gorgeous result of a pair of self-confessed nerds obsessed with pop culture and technology. |
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Lizzie Marvelly
Collisions [ CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] Discovered by Frankie Stevens and her famous uncle, Sir Howard Morrison, in her early teens, Lizzie Marvelly was on the road at age 16. Described as a 'true songbird' and even, by the Prime Minister himself, as a 'national treasure', her musical life... |
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Lord Echo
Curiosities [ Economy Records / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] New Zealand producer and multi instrumentalist Lord Echo (aka Mike Fabulous) has been flexing his dual-mastery of 60's production techniques and modern dance floor aesthetics for over a decade now, through a flowing blend of boogie-laced Funk,... |
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Lorde
Melodrama (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 6/Apr/2018 ] "Writing Pure Heroine was my way of enshrining our teenage glory, putting it up in lights forever so that part of me never dies, and this record - well, this one is about what comes next. ...The party is about... |
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Lorde
Pure Heroine (LP) [ Universal Music NZ / LP - released 15/Nov/2013 ] Lorde's music melds concentrated, sharp-eyed lyrics and multi-layered vocals with crisp, 2013 beatscapes. The decision to release her first EP, with plenty of mystery but no marketing or publicity, and just a simple, lifelike illustration, was... |
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Mel Parsons
Drylands [ Cape Road Records / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] Equal parts lush and dark, 'Drylands' is Mel Parsons' stunning 3rd full length album, and was recorded at Lee Prebble's Surgery studio (The Phoenix Foundation, The Black Seeds), Wellington, in late 2014. Co-produced by Parsons and Irish-Kiwi Gerry... |
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Mel Parsons
Glass Heart [ Cape Road Records / CD - released 30/Nov/2018 ] Mel Parsons' fourth album Glass Heart is a bold and beautifully crafted body of work, which sees her revealing a darker and fuller sound, while still retaining her trademark poignant storytelling. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with... |
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Miho Wada
Bumpy Road [ CD - released 11/Dec/2015 ] Entirely in synch with MJO's fun-loving energy and humour, this album was written while touring with Miho's baby bump, and recorded during the lead up to the baby's arrival. The ultimate tour diary to motherhood, Bumpy Road introduces the fresh... |
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Miho Wada
Mystery Banana [ Miho Wada / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] |
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Minuit
The Guards Themselves [ Doll House Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Following on from the huge success of 'The 88' and 'The Guns' EP, here we have the welcome return of local 3 piece Minuit - with this excellent album. |
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Misled Convoy
Tickling the Dragon's Tail [ Dubmission Records / CD - released 18/Jul/2014 ] Tickling the Dragon's Tail drifts effortlessly between strands of electronic music, with the cinematic ambience of the opening It's in Here' setting the tone for the densely layered Critical Mass': 12 minutes of quivering bassline, peppered with... |