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Koru Licks – they “Got That” vibe

by J Bluevibe on April 11, 2010

Getting this blog back on again and starting to focus on some new NZ freshness, gonna start with a little Koru Licks. “Fresh new band from the jazzy underground of the Auckland music scene. This bunch of musical time travellers fall back to the swinging, sample-based era of golden hip hop, funk, latin and jazz [...]

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Lewis McCallum interview over at Laidback radio

by J Bluevibe on April 2, 2010

Here’s the next in a series of blog posts I’ve been doing over at Laidback radio this time with local jazz/beat wizard Lewis McCallum. Since moving to NZ in 2000 I’ve discovered a certain detachment from the direct and sometimes overpowering influences of “scenes” which can really give NZ artists the ability and freedom to [...]

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Dub Asylum interview over at Laid Back

by J Bluevibe on December 30, 2009

“Dub Asylum is one of those undercover New Zealand artists who keeps dropping great music and doesn’t seem to shout too loud about it, it bubbles away and gets the respect it deserves from the beat community. After the release of his Ba Ba Boom! Digi-EP in August 2008 Peter McLennan got the nudge from [...]

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