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
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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
Nai Palm with Nai Palm
Nai Palm started her music career standing solo on Melbourne stages with her voice and a guitar. She was singing songs that later became the foundation of magnificent arrangements by her and other members of Hiatus Kaiyote – including this year’s Grammy nominated song Nakamarra (featuring Q-Tip) from their 2012 album Tawk Tomahawk. On Friday… Continue reading Nai Palm with Nai Palm