Oceanspace - EP Review: Oceanspace
26 Nov 2024 // review by Daniel OBrien
The word psychedelic can often be overused to the point it becomes so watered down it means little more than "that's kinda buzzy", but its history in music is revolutionary and foundational. What Oceanspace has managed to capture in their self-titled EP, is not just the musical qualities of a style of music, but the inner ethos of an artistic movement.
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Salmonella Dub - Album Review: For All Things Alive
05 Nov 2024 // review by Daniel OBrien
In the late 90's and early 2000's, Reggae and Dub formed the heart of the NZ music scene, with bands like Rhombus, Fat Freddy's Drop and Salmonella Dub (among many others) pumping out so much high quality original music that the Roots sound became synonymous with the idea of NZ music.But nothing lasts forever, and despite a few notable exceptions (Kora and TOI for example) the scene slowly homogenised into a cloying mix of chart-baiting BBQ reggae pop nonsense and vapid club hungry dance tracks.
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