13 January 2011 - 0 Comments

JAYSON NORRIS – FREEDOM TWENTY EIGHT

It’s surprising that Jayson Norris’ album Freedom Twenty Eight is his first offering to New Zealand listeners considering the London-based Kiwi has successfully released two albums overseas and regularly sells out shows internationally. The album ‘Freedom Twenty Eight’ – is a dynamic blend of sounds, subject matter and genres, touching roots, rock and soul – conveys Jayson’s explosive and diverse live show and captures the soul and emotion of him both musically and in his heartfelt lyrics.

For Fans of: Opshop, Fly My Pretties, Adi Dick

DICK DYNAMITE & THE DOPPELGANGERS– PSYCHOPATHS FROM OUTER SPACE

Dick Dynamite and the Doppelgangers is a three piece psychobilly act from Hamilton, New Zealand . The energetic band is famous for explosive live performances and has a well-established fan base in New Zealand after countless shows around the country since forming in 2006.

The songs on the album are a pick-n-mix of delights for all tastes, andrange from stripped-back fast andraw rockabilly to sinister psychobilly with influences of jazz, punk and rock’n’roll. Their fresh sound is influenced by B movies and psychobilly acts such as The Meteors, Batmobile, and 1950’s rockabilly such as Elvis, Eddie Cochran and Johnny Cash.

For Fans of: The Misfits, The Cramps, The Stray Cats 

GILLES PETERSON PRESENTS – WORLDWIDE 

The focus of this compilation is to present to its audience not just a DJ's favourite selection or songs that stood the test of time, but it represents a great collection of songs and grooves premiered on the Gilles Worldwide show before any other station in the world. Not many people in this day and age are able to bring together multi genre music and pick the best of each genre like Gilles can. Killer tunes from Amy Winehouse, Dizzee Rascal, Recloose, Little Dragon, Cinematic Orchestra, M.I.A, Benga and Darkstar are all highlights.

For Fans of: Hip Hop, Funk, Jazz, Soul, Dubstep and all other related music styles 

THE DUKE AND THE KING – LONG LIVE THE DUKE AND THE KING

The Duke & The King's debut album Nothing Gold Can Stay was one of 2009's most acclaimed albums, with its heady mix of rootsy folk-rock and vintage soul earning comparisons with artists ranging from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Sly & The Family Stone.

Exalting in their ongoing love affair with rock, folk, soul and psychedelia, The band turned to the legendary mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, renowned for his work with iconic artists such as Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix and The Band. A must for all Alt Country, Folk fans.

For Fans of: Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Felice Brothers 

IGOR BOXX – BRESLAU

As Igor Pudlo (a/k/a Igor Boxx) himself puts it: I’m old enough to remember the birth of punk rock, witness the glorious days of golden era of hip-hop and to evolve with my homeland Poland from communism to capitalism and from analogue to digital with my music and since 1991, I help the entropy by being a dj and mixing music (without stylistic limitations) and other noise that people, animals and machines make. I cut and paste all that jazz.“

In a nutshell, this is an intimately crafted body of work, expansive and mesmerizing. Igor has created quite a soundtrack, impressive stuff.

For Fans of: Ninja Tune, Cinematic Orchestra, Cold Cut, DJ Shadow

F*>K DANCE, LET’S ART: SOUNDS FROM A NEW AMERICAN UNDERGROUND

Sitting under the mainstream radar in America is this collection of electronic artists making some of the most forward thinking music to come from the states in the last decade. With a range of tempo’s stretching from the 80’s to the 130’s this compilation covers more than your average electronic music tastes.

Artists like Animal Collective and Crystal Castles have been making noise for quite some time and this compilation show’s there’s probably a few artists in a similar vein who will be joining them soon.

For Fans of: Flying Lotus, Animal Collective, Ninja Tune, Crystal Castles, Ruby Suns

SCREECHING WEASEL – TELEVISIONCITYDREAM

If you don’t know the name Screeching Weasel I’ll just say they were one of the key influences for bands such as Green Day and Blink 182.

They are infact legendary within the punk rock scene. This album was originally released in 1998 and was the bands 8^th studio LP, it’s also been re-mastered, re-sequenced and includes 5 bonus tracks. Musically it’s what you’d expect from a legendary punk rock pop outfit, it’s angry, brash, and cover’s topics like anti pretty much everything. For those into the band this album is now presented with the type of sound and packaging it should have been in the first time around.

For Fans of: Blink 182, Green Day, NO FX

Thanks to www.border.co.nz for this story.

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