Morning Glory with Emma

"I like to hone in on being excited. If something excites you in the moment, that's a situation you have to pursue"

Producer, instrumentalist, and singer Pachyman joins Sofia on Morning Glory in anticipation of his return to New Zealand, with shows from Auckland to Lyttleton.

Pachy spoke about how he came to find his recognisable reggae dub sound from his roots of playing in reggae and post rock bands in Puerto Rico and later influenced by his move to LA.

Lately, it's been about expression: in performance, chord pickings, and laying down a drum-centric foundation to create a "mantra-esque" atmosphere to enjoy existence in that moment.

Pachy drops names of influence such as King Tubby, Victor Axelrod, his time playing with The Expanders, using an old board from Lee "Scratch" Perry, and memories with his wife in Puerto Rican mountains that inspired the synth heavy track: "Toyota Nuevo". 

Catch Pachyman at the Wine Cellar, 27th Feb in Auckland!

Ngā mihi nui to The Tuning Fork x

After FĒI LÍN's beautiful Fancy New Band performance, Lucia is feeling the softness and plays some of her favourite Aotearoa indie folk (thanks, Lyttleton) amongst more. 

Thank you to Tuning Fork

Sof's grandfather, Tony, joined her in the studio for a very special show today... sharing lots of his favourite music and shared memories together. Sof also spoke to De Stevens from School Fair about their new record, bird the kid, released last week. Check out their kōrero here!

Spotify playlist here, but support artists on bandcamp / otherwise if you can :)

Ngā mihi nui to The Tuning Fork, as always !