Yes, been a few moments since some innovators came over to grace us, here’s the press release (I hate it when Alcohol companies sponsor music events)
Becks, Radio Active and 95BFM present . . .
Blackalicous, one of global hip-hop’s best loved crews are set to demolish NZ with their multi-dimensional live show. They bring guest MC Lateef the Truth Speaker incorporating Hip-Hop, Rock and Funk weaponry.
Radio head have released stems of their track Reckoner on itunes so you can wield your remixing magic and maybe get your track heard by the Radiohead crew in their Reckoner Re/mix competition.
Go to the remix site and listen to as many or as few of the remixes as you like and vote for your favorites (save some votes for me though yea).
The tracks cost just under $2 U.S., not quite free but the same price as a cheap loaf of bread or a small tub of cottage cheese, pretty sweet really (sweeter than the last remix competition they had where the tracks cost $5, proper stink, in fact in the spirit of Radiohead they should be giving the shit away but I’m sure their record company has a thing or two to do with it, still!!!!!).
Anyway I’ve started my ‘experimental, avant garde, post modern, sound mass’ remix which should be topping the charts in a week or so, watch out now… I’ll post it so you can all laugh at me.
O.K. last night I rocked on up to the MPC Battle at bodega in Wellington N.Z. The night promised much as N.Z.’s heavy weight 16 pad controllers converged to battle for the World title (it’s apparently the only MPC battle in the world so they claim the rights to call it the world championships though it’s really just an N.Z. thang).
The night got off to a flyer and the opensouls boys, Julian Dyne and Jeremy OTA showing that they could produce some hot beats from the samples provided in less than 6 days and hit enough buttons so the crowd could have a visual clue to what the **** was going on. Continue reading ‘MPC championship of the World!’
After 6 years Mr Scruff finally has a new album out ‘Ninja Tuna’ and as of the 22nd of September it is ready for your downloading pleasure and will be out on CD from October 6th.
Here the video to the new single featuring Alice Russell ‘music takes me up’
Go here to download a free Santogold track Your Voice. Also some streams to have a listen to. Have a look around, they’ve got some choice podcasts flying around the site too!!!
Those lovely people at Big Dadda have got a few free mp3 downloads on there website, some cream tunes there including a Roots Manuva track, T.Y. and Spank Rock, well worth giving them your name and email address for. Check out Infinite Livez Vs Stade – Unbiased Reductionism In 21st Century Music Practices, very, very buff!!
Oh hell yea, the worlds one and only MPC battle is happening right here in l’ll ‘ole Wellington enzee. 25th of September @ bodega sees the likes of Captain Imon Starr (Olmecha Supreme) the 2002 defending champion, and DJ MU (Fat Freddy’s Drop) the winner from the first battle in 2001 not to mention Jetlag Johnson, Clubba Laing, Dobie Blaze, Riki Gooch, Rio, Fulla Flash, Submariner, Jeremy Ota, Julien Dyne, Killamanraro, P-Money and Kava. Heavey weight line up.
Jazztronauts, a former Red Bull Music Academy participant has put this little mix up on the net for download. You can listen at the RBMA site or download the full 74 minute version here (RBMA radio version is trunacated to 60 minutes) enjoy Jazztronauts Train Wreck Mix
our very own CD Kowtow Music Volume One: Flight music is CD of the weekend on George FM, big ups.
Kowtow presents “Flight Music”
the Nice People @ Kowtow – Certified Organic & Fairtrade NZ Clothing have put together some very nice compilations of Local & International Independant Flavours.
Volume One – “Flight Music” features artists like Benny Tones, Olmecha Supreme, Solaa & the B-Side Allstars across 14 tracks, get yourself a copy by purchasing some clothing via www.kowtow.co.nz of by tuning into your favourite GeorgeFM weekend shows.
In the coming weeks we’ll also feature their second volume of tunes, “the Jump Off” – maybe you’ll collect the set?
www.kowtow.co.nz
We’ve managed to score some guest passes to give away for Electric Wire Hustle’s Wellington gig at the Burgandy Room (below Bodega) on the 12th of September as part of their New Zealand tour.
All you have to do to be in to win them is email us and tell us where their name comes from, easy hey!
