Back from LA, Emily Edrosa returns to the bFM studios for a quick catch up with Jenn and Tess about her debut solo album Another Wave is Coming. Don't miss her homecoming show tomorrow night at Whammy Backroom with TOOMS, Bitch Magic & Roy Irwin. Get your tickets here.
This week, Sam flies solo recording the segment from his bedroom in lockdown. This will be happening for the next few weeks.
With this, he takes a look at the debut studio album from LA punk rock band X "Los Angeles." Released in 1980, this record remains an underground classic to this day and helped usher in a new and vibrant music scene in LA.
Heidi chats to Russ Flat (Ngaati Kahungunu) about how it feels to win a Wallace Award for the second time around - this time the big Paramount Award for his psychologically compelling work 'Kooruru (Knucklebones)'. Next up Peter Gouge talks about his show 'Everything Stops for the Baby' at Melanie Roger Gallery, and we ponder the credibility of the old constructivist ideas his show makes reference to.. whether objects can really be 'capitalist' or 'comrade'. Then Robbie Fraser (Ngaati Porou) discusses geometric abstraction and his second solo show this year, opening at Precinct 35 in Pooneke this Thursday.
Peter also opens up about his mother's tragic diagnosis with a neuro-musculuar condition many years ago, and some provocative considerations related to David Seymour's end of life euthanasia bill which has just opened for voting. Contributions from listeners could warrant whole shows on their own here. Most importantly read the bill before you vote!
Sequentia is the solo moniker of musician and promoter Grace Verweij. She is a member of music projects Iskse_ and Milk, and runs Related Articles, a mix, party, and publishing platform. She shares a set that showcases leftfield dance music from around the globe, and is dedicated to her late partner Reuben Winter.
Diesel coined the term Fetish House to decolonise their music and distinguish their style. Fetish House not only reflects Diesel's unapologetically high-energy mixes, but also captures the degree to which performance and visual art is used in their liberating performances. We share an auditory glimpse into their world, before their performance at Beacon Festival 2021 on Saturday.
This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me," the third studio album from the Queen of Funk Chaka Khan. Released in 1981, this album was her first smash hit and paved the way for her later triumphs as a solo artist.
Gee Dee lives in New York, where he deejays and makes music. He's co-founded Earth Beat, is a resident at Good Room in Brooklyn, and plays regularly at Philadelphia's long-running party Making Time. He also has a new live project with Juan MacLean called Infinity Machine, and hot solo releases for Planet Trip Records, Superior Elevation Records, and Light of Other Days. On FPR tonight he takes us for a two hour dive into meditative club music, with an emphasis on glorious 90s cuts. It's bliss bbs.
Hildegard is the collaborative project of Montreal-based artists, Ouri and Helena Deland, who are each known for their solo work. Ouri is an electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist, while Helena Deland is a singer-songwriter. Recorded over 8 days in a studio in 2018, their debut self-titled album is out now via section1.
Jess chats to Ouri and Helena about the beginnings of Hildegard, finding their sound, and their fascination with Hildegard von Bingen.
Sequentia is the solo moniker of Grace Verweij, an Auckland based musician and promoter. She is a facet of music projects ‘lskse_’ and ‘Milk'. Grace runs Related Articles - an interface for the dispersal of electronic works, which functions as a monthly broadcast, a record label and a club night. In 2019 she co-established the bi-annual 3-day experimental music event 'Outlier Festival'. Grace is an enthusiastic participator in the local scene, having brought over a number of internationally touring artists over the last few years [Divide & Dissolve, Spike Fuck, Habits, Wet Kiss, WDK].
Azure is a deejay, producer and promoter from Ōtautahi. We last hosted him on the radio in 2016, alongside his 2XM co-conspirator Ben Murray. Since then, 2XM has released works for SlothBoogie, Café del Mar, Dansu Discs, Bolting Bits, Of Leisure, and Eton Messy, while Azure has put out solo work for B2BO: Been To Berlin Once. Alongside his nighttime exploits, Azure has also set up Feeling Blue Studios, a space for burgeoning electronic artists in Christchurch. He shells out an hour of breakbeat inflected greatness to open the show.
In the second half, FP DJ Simon eats some chocolate and explores the grubbier edges of his record collection.
Content Warning: This Long Player discusses addiction, abuse and mental health. Listener discretion isadvised.
Nahbo is the solo project of Pōneke-based artist, Taranaki Ah Young-Grace. They've released their debut album, 'Ruptured', and they chat to Jess about several tracks from this release. They share their experience with alcholism, Jazz School, and their enjoyment of Bojack Horseman and Bro'Town.
Tracklist: Figure
Slow Down
Herstory
Wide Eyed
Wrinkle
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