Oto and Jaycee chatted with Tāmaki Makaurau artist dān dān, AKA Dani of Ersha Island 二沙岛, about the start of her latest video series: Chicken Rice Date.
They also talked to about her most recent single as a solo artist, 'Pressure Cooker', and all things chicken rice related 🐔🍚
Oto and Jaycee talked to reknowned Aotearoa indie songwriting legend Alisa Xayalith, formerly the frontwoman of The Naked and Famous, about her experiences in the New Zealand music scene as an Asian female artist and how the beginnings of her solo career marked a new period of self-embrace.
Foxtrot hits the 'stu for a post-Friday-gig solo-session. With an arsenal of fresh Bandcamp purchases and old favourites, she blends them into a rather lovely four-on-the-floor Spring evening.
In Hour 1 we're joined by Steven Rutter from B12, the label and production duo that also features Mike Golding, who were at the forefront of the UK Techno scene in the early 90's, inspired by the sounds coming out of Detroit at the time. They were signed by Warp featuring on the seminal Artificial Intelligence series (alongside Aphex Twin, Richie Hawtin, The Black Dog and Autechre) and their classic Electro-Soma from 1993 was reissued last year and he has a new album coming out on his FireScope label in March. He told us;
"When I was asked to do a mix ; I got kinda nervous as I have never done one of these before .. I am only a bedroom mixer … and certainly doing something like this was a bit frightening. I don’t pretend to be cutting edge or really listen to much new music. Although I own and run my label FireScope Records, this is not an issue for me personally. Anyhow, so I just allowed my mind to go back to the days of standing by the window in my bedsit, situated in Walthamstow east London and I dug out the tunes that I loved then and still love today. I also cheekily included 3 FireScope records tunes too :-) but none of my own recent solo releases !!!
I was no longer 51 years old ; but a bright eyes bushy-tailed music nut, and the mix just put itself together as my hand and ears were once again guided by my higher power. I hope you will enjoy this selection. Thank you to each and everyone that has supported me through the years as I start developing my own solo identity going forward.
I just played Berghain New Years Eve ; a massive club, it was wonderful and the people loved it. It was in the Halle AM ambient room and there were some B12 beats going on in there. In contrast to this, I will be playing a very small gig in May for my friends at Touched music where all proceeds go to McMillan Cancer Support - Touched is a cause I am constantly working with, having given them their first vinyl release last year :-)
November 2017 was a good month for me ; I released FS009 - Steven Rutter - From Me To You - on my FireScope records label and for the first time I used my name as the artist name it was well received ; and sometime probably March ; my solo album (cat no. FS012) will be out there."
In Hour 2 it's Bearcubs the solo project from 26 year old electronic artist Jack Ritchie. Over the past 3 years, Bearcubs has honed in on a distinctly unique blend of emotive electronic music, future garage and lofi house music in his meticulously crafted productions. With two singles and two highly acclaimed EPs ‘Chroma’ and ‘Underwaterfall’ that have seen him heavily championed by the likes of Annie Mac, MistaJam and Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1, Bearcubs announces the release of his debut full-length album ‘Ultraviolet’ for a March 2018 release. He had this to say;
'The mix is a collection of dance music from the 90's to the present that is inspiring my own music making at the moment. There's some unreleased tunes in there and also some Memphis rap tunes that I've been listening to from dusty tapes posted on youtube. It's kind of supposed to be a late night London soundtrack with some unexpected moments.'
After living in London for a few months, Haz Beats is back in Aotearoa and shares insight on the differences between the London and New Zealand music scene as he talks about each track from his latest solo EP, 'E5'. Thanks to NZ On Air Music!
The Classics is an upcoming solo painting exhibition which explores the relationships between the current political climate, bans on the media, the increasing rigidity on freedom of expression, and heightened bureaucracy. Artist Jimmy James Kouratoras communicates these ideas through the portraiture paintings of 19th century cinema figures. bFM reporter Adam Jacobson speaks to Jimmy about the exhibition, and how he brought the idea into reality.
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