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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
Accidental Journey [ Miho Wada / CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] Discover Miho Wada's expanded instrumental line up and latest music in her fantastic new album "Accidental Journey". Miho's 7th album was a lucky event after an accidental journey to the hospital in 2016. The impact of her near death experience lead... |
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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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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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Superette
Tiger [ Flying Nun / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] "I read a review once where a guy said they played this album every day at a cafe he worked for six months, and never got sick of it." So says Big Ross from the Bird Nest Roys in the liner notes for the deluxe reissue of Superette's inimitable,... |
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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! |
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The Beths
Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 [ Carpark / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] In March 2020, everything seemed on track for another huge year for The Beths. Home after an 18-month northern hemisphere tour, they had just finished recording sophomore album Jump Rope Gazers and were primed for more extensive touring. But within... |