So it’s just hit May and that means it’s NZ Music month, now for most of my readers who come from outside of NZ you probably don’t get what that means. If you want to check out the official background on the month you can check out the NZ Music month website but in short it’s a time when the media tend to focus a little more on a broader range of music than usual and a chance for everybody to have a good old celebration of some of the amazing music which comes from this fair country. It’s been going for 10 years now and in general has been really successful in bringing NZ music to a wider audience locally. This is the first of 4 posts during music month where I’m gonna highlight some of the music I’ve been listening to and give you all a little taste of some of the more underground artists you should be checking out. I’m also gonna have a look at some of the background on music month and throw up a few idea’s on where it might go from here, but not in this first post, lets just stick to the music.
The first guy we’re gonna check out is Scratch22 who’s been producing for time now and has had his fingers in many pies around town. Check out his bio over at the mighty BaseFM website, definitely one to watch on some of his new projects, really lovin this EWH remix, just my kinda deep re-rub of a great tune.
Electric Wire Hustle – Again (Scratch 22 Remix) by Scratch22
Adi Dick is next on the list of guys who are getting their shit together on the beat front for me, Adi’s solo stuff is well worth checking out alongside his Sons of Puha project alongside the fabulous LP and LordJackson, but more from those guys next time. Adi’s back from some time in London and you can check him out at the producers showcase in Auckland at the end of May.
Sons of Puha – The Beat by Adi Dick
And last but by no means least is DJ Truent or Christoph El’ Truento, I grabbed a beat tape of “Homemade Shit” back in Feb and it’s been on rotate ever since, some wicked little beats in there and alongside his work with Koru Licks I think his style is well worth keeping an eye on. I was gonna link through to his beat tape so you can grab it but couldn’t find it, so I re-upped it again for ya, go get it.
You may have noticed but I’m leaning heavily on the “future beats” tip at the moment, there’s some wicked producers bubbling under and the moment in NZ and I think a little more recognition is well in order.
Intergalactic Love Song by Christoph El’ Truento
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