New Zealand Music Features

by Emma Bernard
ICYMI: SIX AOTEAROA ELECTRONIC RELEASES OF 2023

ICYMI: SIX AOTEAROA ELECTRONIC RELEASES OF 2023

Emma Bernard (AKA producer, musician and DJ Ludus) sums up six Aotearoa electronic releases from 2023 that you may have missed. 

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VERA ELLEN IN CONVERSATION WITH VIOLET HIRST

VERA ELLEN IN CONVERSATION WITH VIOLET HIRST

Three months after the release of Violet Hirst's debut album Donegal, Vera checks in with Violet to discuss post release blues, crawling on stage and sampling neighbourhood wind chimes.

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DELANEY DAVIDSON ON SUNDAE PAINTERS

DELANEY DAVIDSON ON SUNDAE PAINTERS

The Sundae Painters are the creative collaboration between members of The Bats, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs & Toy Love. Beaming out mysterious sonic frequencies from a farm shed in the South Island, bandmates Kaye Woodward, Alec Bathgate, Paul Kean, and Hamish Kilgour's project documents the four-piece discovering themselves somewhere else musically.

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by Emma Bernard
INSIDE THE BOX: HOW THE PŌNEKE-MADE DELUGE REDEFINED MUSIC HARDWARE FOR THE WORLD

INSIDE THE BOX: HOW THE PŌNEKE-MADE DELUGE REDEFINED MUSIC HARDWARE FOR THE WORLD

“The Deluge, I believe, has the strongest, most supportive and passionate community of any synthesizer in the world, and I think that’s something I’ll always be beyond proud of. I believe we’ve changed the entire industry for the better.” - Ian Jorgensen Emma Bernard (AKA electronic producer Ludus) sits down with Rohan Hill and Ian Jorgensen, the visionary minds behind Synthstrom Audible's groundbreaking creation, The Deluge. In a candid conversation, they delve into the genesis of this all-in-one music hardware, its unexpected global journey, and the recent decision to make it open source, redefining the landscape of music technology.

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