Kell and Constantine of L.A-based multi-hyphanate label Canary Sound Werk beam into the studio to chat about the label's first output, the new EP My Device from duo L.A./Berlin duo Xen Model. Check out the rest of the mahi Canary get's up to via their website and keep an ear out for further releases! In the interview, Constantine references a book on techno by DeForrest Brown Jr. a.k.a. Speaker Music.
To end on a high note, I did a horror themed special, with a whole bunch of music either inspired or directly from the best of the best horror tv shows, movies and video games (with the help from our lovely texters). I also got to chat with the lovely Lucian Rice about his new EP right now, forever.
And to top it all off, a special announcement at the very end of the show- how groovy!
I'll now be off on my quest slaying dragons and casting spells (working full time as a library assistant - those books aren't shelving themselves!).
Featuring a guest interview with Canary Sound Werk label crew Kell and Constantine about the label's debut release, My Device by Xen Model and local-legend DJ Gutta a.k.a Leo takes over the last hour of the show. This will be my last One to Four as Bridge returns next week! Arohanui, Molly xoxo
Playlist
Amyl and the Sniffers - Jerkin'
Koizilla - ...andonandon...
Fontaines D.C. - Here's The Thing
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In the Heart
The Linda Lindas - Nothing Would Change
DJ Shadow - Ghost Town
Mokotron - WAEREA
Jazmine Mary - In A Field
mum - The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Recordds
Neive Strang - A Sweet Dive
Goodwill - Plans
Iti Bubbas - Kauta
Rokia Traore - Laidu
Estère - Finer (Nightmares On Wax Cover)
Anna Sato, Toshiyuki Sasaki - Amami no Komori Uta
Seek & Move - Yoofee
WZ - Delirios
Xen Model - Extended Technique
Xen Model - Fisheye
Nganeko - Simple Illusion
Jujulipps - Good Guys
Sam Fowles - Sitting on top of the world
Theia - BALDH3AD!
O & THE MO - Make Way For The Sun
454 - BERETTA
Nation - Make Sure It Goes
Knopha - Fizz
Purelink - Dozen Sunbeams
Nathan Haines - Squire For Hire feat. Marlena Shaw
Recently, a study was conducted at the university of Auckland analysing the use of A.I in predicting the prevalence of respiratory disease outbreaks during flu seasons in Aotearoa.
Forecasting models are essential for hospitals in predicting admissions and subsequently allocating resources and beds.
However, during peak flu periods, and, most notably the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across Aotearoa have been largely underprepared for respiratory disease outbreaks, hence why experts have called for improvements to be made to traditional forecasting models.
Oto spoke to Dr Steffen Albrecht, a Research Fellow at the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland and author of the study, to talk about the study and how A.I could help disease forecasting models in hospitals across Aotearoa.
Oto reached out to Sinead O’Flynn, the agriculture campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, for the organisation’s take on the government’s recent changes to Freshwater management policy.
This was after a number of ministers announced a new amendment to the Resource Management Amendment Bill covering Freshwater and Other Matters that would prevent local councils from notifying their freshwater plans until the Government replaces the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management.
Advocates and local government spokespeople have criticised the move, saying that it will strip power away from local councils and that the current freshwater management policy statement isn’t sufficient enough to protect Aotearoa’s water resources.
The coalition government has recently been debating cutting funding entirely for school lunches, but instead have made a significant cut while continuing to keep lunches.
There have been concerns raised by Health Coalition Aotearoa about the new supplier, Compass Group, stating a potential worse quality of food and inadequacy of future supply.
Sasha spoke to policy researcher from The University of Auckland and the spokesperson of Health Coalition Aotearoa, Kelly Garton, about the new supplier of school lunches and the implications this has for schools and children’s nutrition.
Social media is blamed for many ill effects that plague modern life, and unsurprisingly a recent research conducted on New Zealand women aged eighteen to twenty-four has found that social media use correlates with poor body image.
At this period of life, it is common for debilitating eating disorders to develop. The research has found there to be a weak link between social media and poor body image, however this still raises questions about future legislations and the complexity of the relationship between young people and social media.
Sasha spoke to Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rajshri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia, about her recent study and other implications.
As of yesterday, former Green party MP, Darleen Tana, has been removed from parliament after the greens agreed to invoke the Waka jumping legislation at their last general meeting.
The removal of Darleen Tana from parliament concludes a lengthy saga following her eviction from the Green Party amidst allegations of migrant worker exploitation at her husband’s business.
Despite invoking the Waka Jumping Law in the end, the Greens continued to reach out to Tana and insist that she voluntarily resign instead. Tana refused to do so, as she still maintains her innocence even after numerous investigations into her involvement in the allegations.
For their weekly catch up, I spoke to Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the removal of Darleen Tana from Parliament and the party’s decision to invoke the Waka jumping law.
They also talked about recent updates to the three strikes legislation, as well as changes to the resource management act that would restrict the ability of local councils to manage their freshwater policy.
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