Across The Great Divide
Uncommon Ground [ Curio Music / CD - released 23/Nov/2018 ] 'Across The Great Divide' are New Zealand duo Karen Jones and Tony Burt. Their musical backgrounds stem from differing paths. Karen's, with her Celtic roots, spent many years living, learning and playing in Edinburgh and consequently developed a... |
Al Fraser
Toitu Te Puoro [ Rattle Records / CD - released 14/Nov/2018 ] Toitu Te Puoro is an original recorded work from Aotearoa/New Zealand, which was conceived, written, composed, produced, and performed by Al Fraser using ngā taonga puoro (musical instruments of the New Zealand Māori) and voice. All performances... |
Anika Moa
Queen At the Table [ Anika Moa / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] Hot on the heels of the Tui Award winning album Songs For Bubbas (2014) featuring the APRA winning Children's Song Of The Year, Anika has turned her attention back to her never departing fan base with her fifth solo studio album Queen At The Table. ... |
Anika Moa
Thinking Room [ Atlantic Records / CD - released 27/Sep/2001 ] Award-winning singer/songwriter, Anika Moa burst onto the NZ music scene in 2001 with her beautiful debut album, featuring "Falling in Love Again", "Youthful", "Good in My Head", and more. |
The Bend
We Disappear (LP & 10") [ Armchair Records / 2 LP - released 4/Jun/2021 ] After thirty 'odd' years, The Bend (Fane Flaws, Tony Backhouse and Peter Dasent- all ex-Crocodiles) present We Disappear, an album of songs written from selected poems by legendary NZ poet Sam Hunt. This strange project began in 1987 with iconic... |
The Besser Three
Time Travels [ Force Three Studios / CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] A founding member of early electronic group Free Radicals, Jonathan Besser has composed for opera, ballet, theatre (Red Mole) and ensemble Bravura. Born in NYC but NZ-based since 1974, Besser began adding screen compositions to his CV in the 90s.... |
The Beths
Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 [ Carpark / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] In March 2020, everything seemed on track for another huge year for The Beths. Home after an 18-month northern hemisphere tour, they had just finished recording sophomore album Jump Rope Gazers and were primed for more extensive touring. But within... |
Bic Runga
Beautiful Collision [ Columbia Records / CD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] Beautiful indeed! Winner New Zealand Music Awards 2003: Best Solo Artist, Best Female Vocalist, Highest Selling NZ Album |
Delaney Davidson
Lucky Guy [ Rough Diamond Inc / CD - released 4/Sep/2015 ] "Lucky Guy" is a compact set of 12 songs recorded in The Lab, Auckland and mixed in New York with Matt Verta Ray (Heavy Trash). Used to the unavoidable sprawl of time and the ramble of his tours, Davidson avoids the technique of collation, curation... |
Derek Lind
Solo [ Someone Up There / 2 CD - released 30/Oct/2015 ] It's been a long time 'between drinks' for award winning New Zealand musician Derek Lind. 13 years after recording his last album, '12 Good Hours of Daylight', comes his emotional and intimate new acoustic double-album, SOLO - released on the second... |
Eddie Low
The Voice in a Million (Platinum Edition) [ Rajon / Sony Music N.Z. / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2011 ] 'The Voice In A Million: Platinum Edition' features an additional CD of Christmas songs previously unavailable for commercial release. |
The Flaming Mudcats
Cut Loose [ Mudcat Music / CD - released 8/Nov/2018 ] After a long hiatus, The Flaming Mudcats return with the new Album, 'Cut Loose', reflecting their eclectic influences and styles as they celebrate their tenth year together. 'Cut Loose' evolved following the addition and influence of Californian bass... |
FROM SCRATCH
Songs For Heroes [remastered anniversary edition] From Scratch [ Rattle Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2010 ] "The awareness and use of space in this music suggest a physical sense of the Pacific unlike anything else I've heard." (The Listener) |
Gray Bartlett
The Sixties Collection [ Frenzy CD / CD - released 7/Jun/2013 ] 25 tracks from the period 1959 - 1969: Gray Bartlett as you've never heard him before! |
House of Shem
Keep Rising [ House of Shem Music New Zealand / CD - released 26/May/2008 ] This is the refeshingly strong debut album from Wanganui based reggae group, House of Shem. |
Howard Morrison Quartet
This Was the Howard Morrison Quartet [ Zodiac Records New Zealand / CD - released 2/Nov/2009 ] These are the first recordings ever of the Howard Morrison Quartet. The name was Eldred Stebbing's idea as they had previously been touring as the Ohinemtu Quartet, but Howard was the gregarious leader and frontman. |
Human Instinct
Midnight Sun [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] It's been a long time coming... the new Human Instinct album, 'Midnight Sun' features guest musicians Eddie Rayner and other Kiwi artists. |
Human Instinct
The Zodiac Years 1972 - 1975 [ Zodiac / 3 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] A box set containing 3 Human Instinct albums - 'Snatmin Cuthin' (1972), 'The Hustler' (1974) and 'Peg Leg (The Lost Tapes - 1974/2002)'. |
John Hanlon
After the Dam Broke: The Best Of John Hanlon [ John Hanlon / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2013 ] A retrospective compilation of songs chosen by John Hanlon, selected from work recorded up until 2010. After the Dam Broke includes songs from Garden Fresh, Higher Trails, Use Your Eyes, Short Stories, Just Quietly, and 12 Shades of Blue, as well... |
Ladi6
Time is Not Much [ What Music? / CD - released 11/Apr/2013 ] At the 2009 NZ Music Awards, Ladi6 won: Best Urban/Hip Hop Album. Renowned for her energetic live performances, sublime soulful vocals and conscious lyrics, Ladi6 has cemented herself as our premier female vocalist MC. |
Larry's Rebels
A Study in Black / Madrigal [ Frenzy / CD - released 7/Jun/2013 ] Frenzy Music presents these two classic albums from a band who had a major impact on the NZ Sixties music scene on one CD at a very special price. |
Linn Lorkin
The Girl From Tokoroa [ Rouge Records / CD - released 19/Nov/2013 ] |
Linn Lorkin
In a French Cafe [ Rouge Records Ltd. / CD - released 19/Nov/2013 ] Here are 19 of the most loved French songs of all time sung and played from the heart and with the flair and panache that have made this duo, chanteuse Linn Lorkin, and accordéoniste Hershal, stand out wherever they've performed, be it the Grand... |
Linn Lorkin
In the Land of Music [ Rogue Records / CD - released 2/Nov/2009 ] This is a digital re-mastering of the 1986 album on which Lorkin was accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with NZ luminaries Carl Doy, Frank Gibson Jr., Martin Winch, Billy Kristian, Brian Smith and Rodger Fox. |
Linn Lorkin
Kiwiana [ Rouge Records / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] Linn Lorkin's fifth solo album, is a marriage of pure kiwiana themes with varied, eclectic musical styles from around the world, a unique civil union in Kiwi pop music. From bossa nova to Cuban mambo, waltz, tango, country, '40s swing and '50s... |
Linn Lorkin
Linn in Grey Lynn [ Rouge Records / CD - released 19/Nov/2013 ] |
Lorde
Pure Heroine (LP) [ Universal Music NZ / LP - released 15/Nov/2013 ] Lorde's music melds concentrated, sharp-eyed lyrics and multi-layered vocals with crisp, 2013 beatscapes. The decision to release her first EP, with plenty of mystery but no marketing or publicity, and just a simple, lifelike illustration, was... |
Lydia Cole
Love Will Find a Way [ Lydia Music New Zealand / CD - released 25/May/2009 ] Lydia Cole is a 21-year-old songwriter from the North Shore of Auckland. Her lyrics are born purely of experience, as showcased on her debut EP 'Love Will Find A Way'. |
Miho Wada
Accidental Journey [ Miho Wada / CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] Discover Miho Wada's expanded instrumental line up and latest music in her fantastic new album "Accidental Journey". Miho's 7th album was a lucky event after an accidental journey to the hospital in 2016. The impact of her near death experience lead... |
Miho Wada
Miho's Jazz Orchestra Live At The Lab [ Miho Wada / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] "Miho's Jazz Orchestra" is a dynamic jazz ensemble based in Auckland. The group was formed in winter 2011, purposefully combining established musicians from a variety of different genres. Their inaugural performance celebrated the launch of her score... |
Miho Wada
Oblong 20.5 [ Miho Wada / CD - released 12/Apr/2020 ] "It has been ten years since I started this journey to create my own sound and compose original music. Happy Anniversary! During the past year my music making was heavily influenced by my son who was four years old and utterly determined to make this... |
Miss Black and the Light
Black Light [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/Apr/2011 ] Singer-songwriter Ngatapa Black - daughter of Whirimako Black - has a truly mesmerizing voice, an incredible amount of texture and tone while simultaneously managing to silkily sooth your soul and make you nod your head. |
Nadia Reid
Out Of My Province [ Slow Time Records / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Out of My Province showcases Nadia's sharpest songwriting to date, atmospheric arrangements replete with strings and Rhodes, and of course that immense voice, alternately soothing and riveting. |
Nairobi Trio
Collection [ Ode Records / CD - released 16/Mar/2009 ] NT's eighth album is a mixture of skillfully crafted original pieces; "Firth Of Forth", "Blue Mamba" and Jazz favourites including "My Favourite Things" and Van Morrison's "Someone Like You". |
New Bop Quintet (Mike Booth, Kevin Field, Pete France, Frank Gibson Jr, Cameron McArthur)
NBQ [ CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] The New Bop Quintet shine a fresh light on the key aspects of Hard Bop - a close link with the blues, a strong rhythmical presence and strong melody lines. NBQ revisit the Hard Bop ethos with stunning original tunes and a familiar yet fresh take on... |
OMC
How Bizarre (Reissue) [ Universal Music NZ / CD - released 22/Aug/2014 ] OMC needs no introduction to New Zealanders. It was the title track from the debut album "How Bizarre" which catapulted Pauly Fuemana to international fame in 1996. On the back of the million selling single, Pauly went on to sell over a million... |
Peter Posa
White Rabbit: The Very Best of Peter Posa [ Sony Music / CD - released 27/Jul/2012 ] A career spanning retrospective from legendary New Zealand guitarist Peter Posa, featuring all his top selling hits. The NZ Music Hall of Fame inductee began his music career as the lead of his Peter Posa Combo, a band that quickly became a... |
Pixie Williams
For the Record - The Pixie Williams Collection [ Blue Smoke Records New Zealand / CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] A stunning new digitally re-mastered collection of Pixie Williams' songs. Recorded 60+ years ago, these songs have never sounded so good. In 1949, Pixie Williams gave voice to one of the most enduring popular melodies of the 20th century: Blue... |
Prince Tui Teka
The Entertainer [ Ode Records / CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] Originally released in 1998, this album features over twenty standards and originals. The Prince is ably backed by members of The Quincy Conserve, Rocking Horse, with backing vocals from The Yandall Sisters. |
Prince Tui Teka
The Maori Album [ Ode Records / CD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] Prince Tui Teka is a massively important figure in the music of New Zealand. This collection of Maori songs showcases his talent fantastically. These favourites were a mainstay in his live performances and are very well known. |