In a typically varied set, Def Jim splices gnarly nuggets from old stalwarts of the avant-garde with new releases from the likes of Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and Julian Lage, virtuosic guitar in both electric blues and finger-picked trio/duo settings and sundry sparkling album tracks bursting out of relative obscurity before closing out with some classic John Coltrane.
Artbanker Theo set a bit of a record for us today, talking to 11 GUESTS IN THE HOUR. Ka pai. Firstly we heard from Amy Weng, Kalee Jackson and Rebecca Lal, three of the minds behind Te Tuhi's latest publication THE HIVE HUMS WITH MANY MINDS. This 130 page full colour limited edition printed publication features essays by Tessa Laird, Gregory Kan & Ruth Watson, and Bruce E. Phillips, plus additional contributions by exhibiting artists such as a foldout page work by Monique Jansen and texts by Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh and Charlotte Drayton, all complemented by graphic design by Kalee Jackson.
Then we had the Bulgasari Aotearoa crew in studio. Throughout June and July, Lee Hanjoo (이한주), Lee Bong Gyo (이봉교), Yukie Sato, Taekyung Seo (서태경) and Soojung Kae (계수정) will be in residence at the Audio Foundation HQ in central Auckland where they will collaborate with local musicians – producing concerts and recordings while working toward an exhibition for the Audio Foundation gallery. Travelling with the Korean artists as key collaborators are renowned NZ musician John Bell (vibraphone/percussion) and sound artist Ian-John Hutchinson (prepared harmonicas). These two artists have been based in South Korea for over 5 years and are established figures in the Korean experimental music scene.
Blind Mango Chutney brings us another Level 3 phone-in show, and jams yet another classic from the Lee Morgan reissue collection. BMC also embraces the seasonal change with a set of tunes dedicated to spring. Plus we remember the late great Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Lee Morgan - Sidewinder
Tony Williams - Sweet Revenge
Turning Point - The Journey - Turning Point
Liquid Liquid - Optimo - Liquid Liquid
Jake Baxendale/Jasmine Lovell-Smith - Sanctuary/Part 1- Optimism
Monty Alexander - Exodus
Avantdale Bowling Club - Years Gone By
Dr Lonnie Smith - Psychedelic Psi
Sarah Vaughan - Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
Gerry Mulligan - Spring Has Sprung
Carmen McCrae - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Herbie Hancock - Dis Is Da Drum
Jan Garbarek - Eventyr
Chick Corea Acoustic Band - Japanese Waltz (Live)
George Russell Sextet - Ezz-thetic
Music Revelation Ensemble - In Time
Chico Hamilton - Mysterious Maiden
Dr Lonnie Smith - Lean Meat
Tim Hecker Agata Harz & Katarzyna Smoluk - Demeter & Johannes' Song Of Pandemia
Malibu - Tilting On Windmills (Mssingno Edit)
Yeat - Sïck [prod ginseng deadmau5 cedric madden]
E-Unity - Nami (ft. Kamohelo)
Toumba - Lil Amam Sir
Metrist - Leven Lever Liver Love
Pugilist - Circuit Breaker
Nico - Passage feat. Tristan Arp
F:lix - La Selva
Mor Elian - Itch Twitch
Product Toss - Go Way 2 (Original Mix)
Syz - Unidentified (Daisy Moon Remix)
Callosum - Jawaa x Future - Turn On Me (Callosum Edit)
Syn - Terra Drums
Destrata - Squib
PERKO - Prang (feat. Huerco S.)
Toma Kami - Lil Dieter
JiaLing - RahJahLing
DJ KIT - I Forgot The Beat (city links rmx)
Fleksor - Angel Beans
Kamoun - Switchover
Sister Zo - The Hanged One
Elpac + Mulholland - Faarø (Velocity Mix)
Unklevon & Brodinski - Euroset Cobra
Duswunder - Chamber
Toma Kami - Djédjé (feat. Amor Satyr)
St. Amp - Onyerfeet
Significant Other - Cellar One
atrice - Levels
pro ytm - Who Want Smoke
Debba - Called Up
Plus One - We Out Here
Oklou x E-40 - Tell Me When To Lurk (Callosum Edit)
DJ Gerard - Disappointing
MaSha - Here We Hear Orange
RAVL - Rain
Kincaid - On hands
Benfika - Exodexo
Emptone - Jack Ruby.jm
a1thsnd - glow [∞]
Sueuga - MR. BRIGHTSIDE SUICIDAL COMEDOWN EDIT (7038634357)
Minimal shit talk from Mookie, Buzzy and Benny as they fumble around with seven inches all night, nothing particularly new, mostly old shit, but fuck me if the Cry Now, Cry Later comps don't go hard as eh. Remember when black metal bands insulted each other in their liner notes? We sure do.
Mindful that NZ Music Month is currently in progress, Def Jim delivers a mixed set of local and international content, the former focused on experimental luminaries Trioglodyte, the late Neill Duncan with Devils Gate Outfit and the late Murray McNabb, and the latter including an outstanding new release from John Zorn's New Masada Quartet plus sundry musical gems past and present.
It's the monthly check-in from your f'uncle Campbell Ngata with those soulful essentials plus a spesh guest in the form of Matiu Te Maire, a digger and battle DJ, now resident in Te Tairāwhiti, his mix bristling with classics and sample cuts for Hip-Hop's golden era, he also tips his pōtae to new inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2024) A Tribe Called Quest, and Kool & the Gang. We hope that you will find our presentation precise, bass-heavy, and just right!
Green Party co-leader James Shaw joins Wire host Amanda Jane Robinson to talk about the PACER Plus agreement, the pay equity bill, and the Five Eyes spy agency meeting in New Zealand this week.
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