Singles not enough? Each week a local artist sits down with Zazi to go track-by-track through their recently released album. Part of bFM's new release show Totally Wired with Hunter and thanks to NZOnAir Music.
Brown Boy Magik chats to Jess about tracks from his debut album, 'Trans Pacific Time'. They explore the background behind the album as Brown Boy Magik discusses his Trans-Pasifika identity, being a "cowboy" and working with his musical idols.
Tracklist: bby girl feat. imugi이무기
Touch feat. Coco Solid
Dark Places feat. Teremoana Rapley
Dont Call Me
Trust Me Darling
Marlon Williams chats to Jess about tracks from his new collaborative album, 'Plastic Bouquet', with Canadian duo, Kacy & Clayton. Marlon shares how he discovered Kacy & Clayton and how this album came to be.
Marlon takes us through these tracks: Your Mind's Walking Out
Arahura
Light of Love
Isn't it
Devil's Daughter
Tāmaki-based artist, Samara Alofa, talks to Jess about their stunning debut album, 'Earth Punk !'. They explain what it means to be an "earth punk", while discussing the complex layers and meanings behind several songs.
Freshly returned from LA, Emily Edrosa chats to Jess about several tracks from her new album, 'Another Wave Is Coming'. She talks about her experience living in America, working for tips, crappy public transport and her music career.
Tracklist: Hollywood Dream Trip
NCEA
She Agreed
Springtimes Stranger In A Strange Place
A New Career
This week on Long Player, Jess chats to Toby Leman, the saxophonist from Pōneke-based jazz group, Hummucide. He takes us through each track from their debut self-titled EP.
Tracklist:
The Mothership Left Without Me
Reacher (Interlude)
Reacher
8 Mullups
I'm Just a Bag of Bones
Lapis (Akim Heinicke Waengler) races from Anawhata to join Jess in the studio to talk about his debut album, 'Third Person You'. Released through Fresh Selects, the album has been a long time in the making.
Tracklist: Blue In Orange
Why Am I Still Scared To Share?
So
Andalusia feat. Nikolai
Yery and Carl from Imugi 이무기 chat to Jess about tracks from their sophomore EP, 'Dragonfruit'. They talk about guided meditations, annoying exes, collaborating with Church & AP and being broke.
Tracklist: Portals
y u always acting like a fool? (Feat. Church & AP)
Reflections
Greensmoke
Somebody Else
Jess was able to catch up with Wellington-based musician, Cave Circles (Riki Gooch), while he was up in Auckland. He shares some insight and background on several tracks from his new album, 'Ships', out via Secret Angels. He talks about working with Seven Davis Jr., maturing as a musician, and collaborating with his son.
Tracklist:
Maze Polar
Ships feat. Silka
Mōrena, birdy pies
Dan Dan
Disco Saviour
Benzo
Amamelia chats to Jess about tracks from her debut album, 'Wow!', released via Sunreturn. She talks about making electronic music, collaborating with others, dumb jokes and broken laptops.
She takes us through Bill, Sad and Lonely (feat. Junny), Primavera, Hot Bitch Dot Zip (feat. Baby Zionov & bb gurl) and The F in FM Stands For Flute.