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15/12/2015

Chris Mason-Battley Group: Dialogos

The Chris Mason-Battley Group have gone the distance with 'Dialogos'. They have not just adapted some of John Psathas' suites, ...

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Aaron Carpenter and the Revelators: Aaron Carpenter and the Revelators EP

With some unusual form of synchronicity, Waiheke Island's blues/country unit Aaron Carpenter and the Revelators pleasingly ...

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Hopetoun Brown: Burning Fuse

If ever a band lived up to the funkiness of their name, Hopetoun Brown is it. The brainchild of Supergroove's horn section ...

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Sean Bodley: Pitchblack

Following up 2014's 'Balance' Sean Bodley's fourth album sees the Tauranga local polishing his sound and instrumentation, ...

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Shady Brain Farm: Robot Radio EP

North Auckland trio Shady Brain Farm are best described as an eerie blend of ska and dub reggae that could break out into ...

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Hunt The Witch: Into The Black EP

Hard rock is a limited commodity in Aotearoa, we're a pretty indie bunch. When bands like Shihad, HLAH or Beastwars come ...

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The Bob Lazar Story: Self-Loathing Joe

The Bob Lazar Story's 'Self-Loathing Joe' is almost entirely instrumental, this one is in a category of its own – and one ...

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The Jac: The Green Hour

The second album Wellington jazz ensemble The Jac was recorded by Thom O'Connor and Michael Bell at Christchurch's Orange ...

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MidweekTonic: Running Out Of Time

MidweekTonic land at the top of my list of 2015 for diversity and innovation. The Auckland three-piece have dropped an album ...

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