Hugo Jay is the moniker of Oliver Johnston, a producer and DJ based in Auckland, New Zealand. His releases on labels such as Coastal Haze, Hokkaido Dance Club & Lobster Theremin (as half of DJ Kush Boogie) portray an atmospheric, percussive, and shadowy side of dance music.
We share a mix from the original Aotearoa junglist - 48sonic. 48sonic has been there from the start, via his residency at Auckland's first D'n'B night 'The Breaks', and his seminal show on bFM from 1996 to 2006. He digs deep in the crates for an hour. Gus rounds out the show with some captivating and charismatic music.
In this excerpt from the 6 February 2022 Artbank, artist Tash van Schaardenburg discusses their residency with The Pyramid Club, and the resulting performance of Civil Twilight.
O.D.O.O. is a deejay and musician from Barcelona. He is a resident of Sala Taro, and bassist for post-punk outfit Plataforma. In this broadcast, he shares a grunty mix that veers from dub to trippy techno, taking in percussive passages and acid sounds along the way. After that, FP DJ Sam Harmony plays some gems.
In this excerpt from the 24 April 2022 Artbank, Vincent Hardaker and Leonard Weiss discuss the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Assistant Conductor-In-Residence position.
Phil Goff released his final Climate Action Budget as Auckland mayor.
The billion-dollar package proposes widespread investment in transport and is intended to be a starting point for the city meeting its climate emission obligations.
For Casper's fortnightly chat with Auckland city counsellor Pippa Coom they discussed the mayor’s proposed budget, what it contains and what it will cost for Auckland residents.
Auckland Transport’s recommendation that people drive to Elton’s John tonight and tomorrow is leaving people bewildered.
Also, Waiheke residents want to see a marine reserve created in the northern part of the island. However, they say DOC is dragging their feet on the issue.
David spoke to Councillor Mike Lee about the two topics.
For this week's City Counselling segment Simon spoke with Waitakare Councillor Shane Henderson. Shane has been out in the community discussing the budget and getting feedback on the proposed cuts from residents in Waitakere. Simon started by asking Shane how the feeling is in the Waitakere community towards the budget.
Rachel speaks to the Deputy Mayor about the regional parks that are still closed, frustrations from Muriwai residents about uncertainty regarding when they’ll be able to return to the settlement, and touches base about the budget now that submissions have opened.
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