Known around NZ for his DJ talents, Scratch 22 has released his debut album to critical acclaim on the Round Trip Mars label. Cold Hands, Directed by Bob Van Der Wall, is the first video to come off the album.
http://distancefromview.bandcamp.com/
http://scratch22.co.nz/
Cold Hands
Grayson Gilmour – Humble Punk Rock
Directed by Jesse Taylor Smith
Shot by Jesse at the Civic Theatre, Auckland during the Orcon Great Blend.
Humble Punk Rock
Here is their latest video for “Two Humans” from The Ruby Suns sophomore album Fight Softly. Featuring a beautifully shot water balloon fight between a bunch of kids this is SUMMER TIME in slow mo.
Directed by Jared Seltzer.
http://www.subpop.com/artists/the_ruby_suns
Two Humans
Video by Simon Ward, Luke Rowell, Christina Hroch, Don Brooker, Rahui and MARY THE DOG
Download the new album ‘CHARISMA’! from http://disasteradio.bandcamp.com/
http://disasteradio.org/
http://www.siward.tv/
http://donbrooker.blogspot.com
No Pulse
Svelte was formed by Supergroove members, Tim Stewart and Ben Sciascia with drummer Jamie Woolright – son of legendary New Zealand bass player, Paul Woolright from Ticket and Hello Sailor.
Each frame of the band playing was printed, cut out, placed into a small set and photographed frame by frame.
The music video was animated by the band members using only what they had available: A DV video camera, a colour printer, paper, scissors and a digital stills camera.
Quite a task, and pulled off real well.
Check them out here
Grind Your Bones
Coming of the 2009 debut album Dog this is St James Infirmary. Formed with the aim of playing drinking music for drunks. Their style has been described as “funeral pop” and “carny prog” and generally runs in the vein of dark and grinding country music. And a note from the website reads; Von Klap are terribly interested in selling out, and are open to offers. Please get in touch if this interests you.
Video courtesy of BLUEHOUSE.
St James Infirmary
Chinese whispers throughout the hospitals and psychiatric wards of Christchurch have helped to strengthen The Leper Ballet into what has been said is “The greatest live since the drummer from Def Leperd lost his arm and looked like a spastic cat on speed”
Its short sharp, fast and was filmed at the Christchurch Court Theatre.
http://www.myspace.com/theleperballet
Director: Damien Shatford
Republican Bogan Pop
Jay processes all the skills you need to be a stand out emcee: good voice, great timing, clear delivery, but what really sets him apart from his peers is his skewed perspective on life. His self titled debut album released in October 2007 paints pictures of a mundane life only broken up with drug abuse and dole payments.
http://www.myspace.com/jayroacher
http://www.grymeworks.co.nz/
Straight To The Point
Isaac is a classically trained trumpet player and self-taught producer, vocalist and DJ with a love of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, fusion, world and electronic music. Over the last decade Isaac has been an integral member of: Solaa, Opensouls, Eru Dangerspiel and The Recloose Live Band with whom he has toured Europe, the US, Australia and Japan.
Isaac Aesili’s debut solo album Eye See is a rich tapestry of sound with R&B at its heart, and lashings of soul, reggae and funk woven within. Experimental and futuristic in some parts, warm and soulful in others, the album, an extension of its author, is a tribute to diversity.
http://www.myspace.com/isaacaesili
This little number from Mo Fresh www.mofresh.co.nz
Directed by Preston McNeil
With You In My Bed Ft. Aaradhna
Since 1999 Sola Rosa’s Andrew Spraggon has been tantalising listeners with otherworldly aural experiences, honing his craft and taking Sola Rosa from a self-released one man project to fully-fledged live powerhouse along the way. He’s kept good company on the road and in the studio, Sola Rosa counting members of Dimmer, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Goldenhorse, Pluto and Sommerset amongst the ranks over the years, not to mention pilfering the best members of Che Fu, King Kapisi and Anika Moa’s bands and tapping the talents of internationally renowned artists like Nathan Haines and Spikey Tee.
All those different nods don’t just show how well Sola Rosa’s recorded material is regarded, but how hard it is to categorise, fusing elements of diverse genres with skewed soundtracks rubbing shoulders with elements of dub, hip hop, lounge and jazz along the way. This diversity comes to the fore again on the much-anticipated new album from Sola Rosa – Get It Together.
Directed by Tim Van Dammen
Turn Around
