Delve into the life of New Zealand artist Myele Manzanza and you’ll find that the blend of electro, soul, hip hop, jazz and Afrobeat music on his debut solo album One, makes perfect sense as a balanced reflection of his individual life lived and the various musical influences and experiences within it. The Life of Myele… Continue reading The Musical Evolution of Myele Manzanza
Category: Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Aotearoa (New Zealand) Music Artists
E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
‘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
D is for ‘Dancehall Electro Hip Hop’ – ℅ P-Money and Gappy Ranks
Hip hop I love, most Dancehall not. The only dancehall music I have in my collection are videos from live shows in Jamaica. But dancehall melded with hip hop, that’s a different story – one I’m more into hearing. Dancehall joins my cd collection for the first time in the form of P-Money and Gappy… Continue reading D is for ‘Dancehall Electro Hip Hop’ – ℅ P-Money and Gappy Ranks
The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Everyone I know who experiences WOMADelaide festival, wants to experience it again. Everyone I know who’s heard about the WOMADelaide experience, wants to have it. That’s because it’s one of the world’s best musical festivals, and Australia’s very best. Fundamentally for the quality of music and its friendly festival people, but for so many other… Continue reading The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
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
Trinity Roots – Long Awaited Music Miracles
The upcoming Trinity Roots album is one of, or possibly the most long-awaited and anticipated music release of my lifetime. A music miracle it is. Big statements yes, but absolutely true. The Long Wait It’s been 10 years since Trinity Roots’ last studio album release. Nine years ago Trinity Roots played their “final” show in… Continue reading Trinity Roots – Long Awaited Music Miracles
Melbourne Music Juggle – AWME 2013
Why don’t I live here? That’s the question I ask myself whenever I’m in Melbourne. The city is a music lover’s paradise. Melbourne Music Juggle On any night or weekend in Melbourne there are a huge number of live music options all over the city – or concerts of international artists only bringing their musical goodness to… Continue reading Melbourne Music Juggle – AWME 2013
Fat Freddys Drop Blackbird Album – As Unique As FFD Always
I maintain that the Fat Freddys Drop live experiences are where it’s best at, for me. All Fat Freddys Drop music though – live or recorded – makes me feel good when I hear it. Simple. Their new album Blackbird, which I got hold of last week, is no exception. I know when I play it that the cruisy,… Continue reading Fat Freddys Drop Blackbird Album – As Unique As FFD Always
The MP3 Tragedy
Sound quality matters. Ever so much. The movement from the sweet, tasty sounds of vinyl… …to not-anywhere-near-as-amazing, but still okay sounding CD’s… …to unbearable MP3 versions & their loss of sounds… 01 Blackbird – MP3 – Blackbird (2013) – Fat Freddys Drop …is a tragedy of epic proportions. Don’t you think so? Or am I going on about nothing? … Continue reading The MP3 Tragedy
Fat Freddys Drop & Their Blackbird Live @ The Tivoli
Ten years ago I went to a gig in Sydney where I found some of the sweetest, tastiest jazzy/dubby/electronic music I’ve ever heard live. In a moment of excitement about my great musical find I told my friend Sammy “Fat Freddys Drop is the best band in the world”. He has laughed at me about that statement… Continue reading Fat Freddys Drop & Their Blackbird Live @ The Tivoli