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Lawrence Arabia
Chant Darling [ Honorary Bedouin Records New Zealand / CD - released 9/Mar/2009 ] This sophomore effort features the musical contributions of James Dansey & Daniel Ward (The Sneaks); Matt Eccles (Betchadupa); Liam Finn; Luke Buda & Sam Scott (Phoenix Foundation); Tom Watson (Cassette); Andy Watts (Hot Grits); John White (Mestar);... |
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Lydia Cole
Me & Moon [ CRS / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] A powerfully intimate collection of songs about love, loss and hope - Lydia Cole's debut full-length record, 'Me & Moon'. |
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Mamaku
MARBECKS RARE: Twigs Of Gold [ Mamaku Project / CD - released 24/Jan/2014 ] Mamaku Project's celebrated electro-organic sessions have crystallized into a compelling new album with a wide emotional spectrum, drawing on trip-hop, quirky grooves, and chanson. The lush sound palette, organically electronic, carries tender... |
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Miho Wada
Miho's Jazz Orchestra Live At The Lab [ Miho Wada / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] "Miho's Jazz Orchestra" is a dynamic jazz ensemble based in Auckland. The group was formed in winter 2011, purposefully combining established musicians from a variety of different genres. Their inaugural performance celebrated the launch of her score... |
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Minuit
Last Night You Saw This Band [ Doll House Records / CD - released 21/Dec/2012 ] Minuit present their 4th studio album - a smart and fresh recording, which offers another bright and enigmatic musical ride. |
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Pluto
Sunken Water [ EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 22/Oct/2007 ] Combining all the best elements of their previous two albums, Pluto have made their most complete and comprehensive offering yet - 'Sunken Water' is sure to be a national treasure! |
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Rhian Sheehan
A Quiet Divide [ Loop / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] Rhian Sheehan returns with A Quiet Divide, his first album in five years. A Quiet Divide is Sheehan's most cinematic piece of work to date - merging the post-rock sound listeners have come to expect with his experience of crafting cinematic... |
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Sola Rosa
Solarized [ Way Up Recordings New Zealand / CD - released 12/Jul/2001 ] Winner 'Best Electonica Album' at New Zealand Music Awards 2002. Sola Rosa (Andrew Spraggon) has that X-factor of both pleasure and intrigue. |
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Tahuna Breaks
Reflections [ TB / CD - released 5/Apr/2013 ] Driven by soul searching vocals, Tahuna Breaks' unique combination of funk fuelled grooves, reggae and just a hint of drum n' bass has seen them become a favourite on dance floors across NZ. |
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Tami Neilson
Don't Be Afraid [ Neilson Records / CD - released 25/Sep/2015 ] Rewind to 1972 for the beginnings of this album. A young Ron Neilson recorded a demo "Lonely" outside a hotel room while on tour across Canada. Decades later, it was completed by his daughter Tami when she discovered that demo a week after he passed... |
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Tami Neilson
Sassafrass! [ Outside Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] With her new album, SASSAFRASS! Tami Neilson takes a giant step that should only bring her more widespread acclaim. On this 11-track effort, she places a heavier emphasis on soul music while not abandoning her country and rockabilly roots. Neilson... |
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra
II [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] 'II' illustrates the emotional turmoil of life on the road for Ruban Nielson, painting surrealist, cartoonish portraits of loneliness, love and despair. |
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Wayne Mason
Sense Got Out [ Ode Records / CD - released 14/Apr/2008 ] This is Mason's third album under his own name and first with his band "The Fallen Angels". The title song "Sense Got Out" was a finalist in the prestigious US based International Songwriting Competition 2006... |
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Will Crummer
Shoebox Love Songs [ Ode Records / CD/DVD - released 21/Mar/2011 ] Will Crummer (father of Annie) performs plaintive and evocative songs sung in his mother tongue... classic and delightful, tunes that evoke a sense of history leavened with flare and humour. |
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The Phoenix Foundation
Fandango (2 Disc) [ Local / 2 CD - released 2/May/2013 ] Fandango is an expansive, ambitious and gloriously rich 78 minute, 2-Disc album recorded over a 15-month period at four studios. From opener 'Black Mould' (perhaps the first motorik inspired song about a mouldy bathroom) to the 18 minute closing... |
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The Phoenix Foundation
Horsepower [ Capital Recordings / CD - released 11/Apr/2013 ] The debut long player from Wellington six-piece The Phoenix Foundation, 'Horse Power' is a sophisticated album with a well-developed sound, defying categorisation but with a unifying thread of gentle melancholy. It's a sort of eclectic blend... |
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Able Tasmans
A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down [ Flying Nun / Captured Tracks / CD - released 31/Mar/2015 ] Now, after nearly two decades Able Tasmans 1986 debut album - A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down is available again! The deluxe re-issue has been re-mastered and expanded to include their first EP The Tired Sun (complete with pull out replica sleeve),... |
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Anthonie Tonnon
Successor [ CD - released 6/Mar/2015 ] Anthonie Tonnon was formerly known as Tono and the Finance Company. Tono and the Finance Company released two EPs - Love and Economics and Fragile Thing and the full-length Up Here For Dancing. With dry wit and observational lyrics that recalled... |
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Badd Energy
Underwater Pyramids [ Flying Nun / CD - released 15/Mar/2013 ] Spanning fantasy and the unsettling, from "How Do You Sleep" to the anti-apathy attack of "Riot", 'Underwater Pyramids' hurtles listeners through a kaleidoscopic of noize and rage. |
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The Bats
Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres - The Best of The Bats [ Flying Nun / CD - released 9/Nov/2000 ] Complete overview, as selected by the Bats themselves. Completely good! |