Live Music
We're editing up a storm here in Poland, and were pleasantly pleased to see that Myele Manzanza Music has just released the video that we filmed and edited for their WOMAD 2015 set. Presenting the uplifting "Drum Duet / Me I Know Him" performed by Myele Manzanza and the Eclectic, live at WOMAD 2015.
We have meandered from AIRBORNE \\ locations to Amsterdam, and it has definitely exceeded expectations - the slender brick buildings beside the fanning canal network, the charming river boats, the accessibility of the city by foot, the tram network, but by far most strikingly, the endless lines of cyclists casually milling past - so fluent with their vehicles that they pass with an ear to a cellphone or pinning up hair, or with a handful of children balanced around them. There are also the coffee houses.
We've loved being in Amsterdam - and will definitely return. While in Amsterdam we also found that the fantastic coastal music festival Tora! Tora! Tora! released our wrap video of the highlights of Tora! Tora! Tora! 2015. It was another fantastic year, punctuated by the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse on the Saturday Night! We love this festival of good times, great music, soothing coffee, sand, surf, relaxed parents and freed little wildlings able to let their hair loose.
We'll see you there again next year.
Live recorded music featured in the video from Tora! Tora! Tora! 2015 artists Amiria Grenell, The Bones and Fortunes.
Auckland boutique festival "Music At Matua" presented THE NUDGE, ESTÈRE + FLY MY PRETTIES, in one delicious line up. The weather was scorching and the crowd delighted in the wine, the food selection on offer, and the superb summer sounds. We were there to film The Nudge as they kicked off the festival with their uniquely entrancing multi-genre music, followed by the glorious 'electric blue witch-hop' beats from Estère. We encountered people hearing her work for the first time who were instantly mesmerised. Finally, the much anticipated the big band lineup of Fly My Pretties, which included many friends - the Nudge boys Ryan Prebble, James Coyle + Iraia Whakamoe, Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle), Barnaby Weir (The Black Seeds), Mike Fabulous (Lord Echo/TBS), Nigel Patterson (The Black Seeds) and Jarney Murphy (also The Black Seeds). We were very pleased to briefly meet Age Pryor - we've been fans for some time. A really fun day - we certainly got our dancing shoes on.
Talented Babe Alert! Estère + her MPC Lola had a truly great set with some sweet moves.
Getting ready - the view from the kit.
This year's ensemble of Fly My Pretties had the crowd up on their feet in no time.
We hope you've had a fantastic silly season, and that you're gearing up for a f+ delightful start to the New Year. 2015 is gonna to be a good'un.
We've barely had a moment to stop and catch our breath as we've been thoroughly enjoying the sweet summer sounds of The Black Seeds on their tour around the isles of NZ. Summer summer summer. We started off in the Coromandel and will be heading down to Taupo tomorrow. If you want to check out tour dates and haven't already got tickets, look here.
Here are some sneak pictures behind the scenes, but we'll be updating with live gig photos soon. Travel safe all.
The Black Seeds, Katchafire + Sons of Zion - pre-show set-up at Coroglen
The crowd at Coroglen for The Black Seeds.
And here it is.
It's the final instalment of the Aston Rd Sessions - and what a way to conclude them.
Presenting the final video from the ASTON ROAD SESSIONS (LIVE) : Estère - L'oiseau dans l'etoile. We teamed up with the hugely talented, fun and embracing crew at Aston Road for three nights of inimitable, intimate live studio sessions at Blue Barn Studios, Wellington.
Thomas Oliver, Louis Baker and Estère are superb performers and able to move their audiences, be it along emotional planes or up on to their feet. We highly recommend getting to your feet for this last live Aston Rd Sessions video.
30/09
Stuff.co.nz feature headlined our video of Louis Baker's cover of Prince's "Purple Rain" for the ASTON ROAD Sessions in their Entertainment Section. Nice work Louis - less than 24 hours later and it's already well past 3,000 views!
Filmed and edited by The Renegade Peach Project
Afropunk has covered Estère's ASTON ROAD (live) Session performance of "The Words That Maketh Murder" (P J Harvey cover). Estère transformed this haunting song into a contagious hip-bopping sing-a-long. Great work Estère - what a babe.
