Myele Manzanza: New Zealand Music Aesthetics

Except for the reformation of Trinity Roots and what a handful of other New Zealand music artists like Myele Manzanza, Fat Freddys Drop, Electric Wire Hustle and Ladi 6 are up to, these days I’m more out of touch with New Zealand’s music scene than I used to be. The Sound When I was on the pulse… Continue reading Myele Manzanza: New Zealand Music Aesthetics

E is for Electronic Music Infiltration

Bajofondo live at Teatro Metropol - Bogota, Colombia

‘E’ in Beaver’s A to Z of Fusion goes to the sounds of electronic music for their like-it-or-not, rapid infiltration of almost every type of music in just about every part of the world since their beginnings at the end of the 19th century. A Shallow History of Infiltration The history of electronic music is long… Continue reading E is for Electronic Music Infiltration

Electric Wire Hustle – More Aotearoa Goodness

Smooth, spacious, soulful, sexy, sublime, liquid sounds. That’s the music of Electric Wire Hustle. Aotearoa Goodness Again Like their contemporaries in Aotearoa/New Zealand (including Trinity Roots and Fat Freddys Drop amongst many others), Electric Wire Hustle’s music has a distinctly and uniquely Aotearoa sound reflective of its lands and it’s peoples…spacious, gentle, innovative, original sounding,  beautifully mixed… Continue reading Electric Wire Hustle – More Aotearoa Goodness