A variety of musical ingredients served in one big pot. From shoegaze to slowcore, dream pop to jungle, from here and abroad. Always fresh, always tasty.
It's a goody! 3 hours of plain ol' good music. Welcome to the first 1-4 with Sofia Kent to get you through your afternoon, or anytime really thanks to the power of bCast.
Christchurch musican Pickle Darling joins to talk about their new gameboy-esque game set in the New Zealand Music Industry where you play as Pickle Darling to retrieve their lost album.
New Zealand artist, Victoria Kelly, joins Sofía Kent on 95bFM to discuss their composition, commissioned by the NZSO, created in response to the 13th century Christian script, Stabat Mater.
Stabat Mater follows Mary's suffering after the cruxifixion of her son, Jesus. Rossini's composition of the Stabat Mater is to be performed by the NZSO and Voices New Zealand, followed by Kelly's composition of a contemporary interpretation.
Kelly discusses their adolescent relationship with religion and how it evolved with openness to a spectrum of worldviews. She recognises important themes of human hypocrisy and fluid femininity in her response; rewriting Mary's fate to an alternate version where she saves her child.
Standing on political, introspective, and extrospective messages through composition is a task Kelly delves into with sage advice for creators maintaining authenticity in today's churn of 'content'.
Ōtautahi musician Lukas Mayo, known as pickle darling, joins Sofia on bFM for a chat about their new gameboy-esque project: pickle darling: the game .
In a pixelated green world materialised by artist Christiane Shortal, the game is set in the Aotearoa music universe where you play as pickle darling on their quest to retrieve their lost album... before their label drops them.
It's witty, nostalgic, and refreshingly fun. Designed for game-illiterates and enthusiasts alike, try pickle darling: the game yourself and experience the trials and tribulations of the creative journey behind an indie album release.
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