Less than a week out from tonights Grammy Awards where they’re nominated for ‘best dance/electronic album’, Sweden’s electro-soul-synthpop group Little Dragon were playing the last of a string of sold-out shows on the other side of the world in Australia. There I caught them live on stage at 170 Russell St, Melbourne: Fredrik Wallin on bass… Continue reading Little Dragon Live Amongst The Lightsabers In Melbourne
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Flying Lotus Live In “Melben”
After flight delays from Wellington on Friday, folks in Melbourne had a long wait into the early hours of Saturday morning for their highly-anticipated live Flying Lotus experience. By the end of his show that long wait seemed worth it for both the die-hard FlyLo disciples with their arms stretched out towards him on the stage… Continue reading Flying Lotus Live In “Melben”
Fatima, Her Band & Alexander Nut
2014 was a momentous year for Swedish-born, London-based soul singer Fatima. After some time lending her vocal talents to the music releases of other artists, Fatima got together with some Eglo Records producers and then some more (Floating Points – Theo Parrish – Computer Jay – Knxwledge – Scoop DeVille – Oh No – Flako) to record and… Continue reading Fatima, Her Band & Alexander Nut
Hiatus Kaiyote – Sonic Architects of Magnificence
A few things became manifestly clear to me during Hiatus Kaiyote’s headlining set at Byron Bay’s Sonic Architects’ National Conference last weekend. The first was that the musical evolution of this Australian future-soul group is a magnificent one to experience, best live. Old songs performed from the debut album Tawk Tomahawk sounded fresh – dynamically recomposed to create… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote – Sonic Architects of Magnificence
Mullum Music Festival 2014 – A Town Alive With The Sound of Music
Any place in the world where you find its streets and buildings are alive and buzzing with the sounds of music is a blessed thing, right? Well blessed be any folks in Mullumbimby during four days once a year when this small and otherwise quiet town near coastal Byron Bay is filled with the sounds… Continue reading Mullum Music Festival 2014 – A Town Alive With The Sound of Music
Soulfest Brisbane – Shit, Damn, Motherfucker
One week after Brisbane Soulfest I’m still buzzing on a musical high, slowly absorbing and relishing the goodness of the experience it was. Festival folks in Brisbane were delivered exactly what they went to Soulfest for: 10 hours of non-stop soul, r&b and hip hop music from a long-list of quality Australian-based and international artists performing tag team on 2… Continue reading Soulfest Brisbane – Shit, Damn, Motherfucker