New Zealand Music Month, May 2010
CHRISTCHURCH DOWNBEAT CHILL COMPILATION
27 April 2010
CHART - Christchurchmusic.org.nz is proud to announce the forthcoming release of CHARTDISC VOL 3 the Downbeat Chill Edition for NZ Music Month 2010.
With the generous support and assistance of Double Happy, Becks and Licence to Chill, CHART has produced a 12 track album of delicious, soulful electronica, from some of the freshest acts the garden city has to offer.
Within this 12 track sampler the listener will experience an eclectic mix of artists. From the sexy dubstep stylings of Truth, Ghost, Mr Squatch, Mmdelai, Switch, Sanchez and Nacoa, through to the stripped back indietronica of Anthesiac and back to the laid back hip hop infused sounds of Electric Wire Hustle, and JDubs, with a slice of smooth funk and jazz influenced beats, courtesy of Carmel Courtney and Max Maxwell, nRt and Departure Lounge, to round it all off.
As summer turns to autumn, this timeless collection will take the listener on a seasonal journey through the winter months and back out the other side into summer 2011, as the tracks blend together a sense of warmth, juxtaposed with a feeling of cool summer streams. This album is a must for those looking forward to hitting the slopes this winter.
Otautahi (Christchurch) has without question, always been at the forefront of much of Aotearoa’s electronica movement and a number of the artists showcased here are at the leading edge of fresh musical adventures, in dubstep, jazz and bass and hip hop. As a group dedicated to supporting and furthering the advancement of new music and Christchurch acts, CHART is extremely excited and impressed by the excellent standard of tunes on CHARTDISC VOL 3 the downbeat chill edition, and recommends the listener play on high rotation.
CHARTDISC Volume 3 2010 has been hand-picked to be turned up loud for NZ Music Month 2010, is available from the 1st of May and is for promotional/broadcast only.
GET YOURS HANDS ON A COPY
Available from the following stores FREE when you buy any NZ Music from 1 May 2010 while stocks last from:
Real Groovy Christchurch (179 Tuam St)
Real Groovy Wellington (25 Cuba St)
Real Groovy Auckland (438 Queen St)
Galaxy Records (110 Manchester St)
Radar Records (85 Cashel Mall)
and limited copies from
Double Happy (Cashel St), Ticketek (ChCh Offices) & Real Groovy Tuam St with every CHARTFEST ticket purchased (while stocks last) and as MP3’s online at Amplifier.co.nz (with proceeds going directly to the artists) from Saturday 1 May 2010.
CHARTDISC Volume 3 – 2010 Launch
Get along to Double Happy, the proud venue sponsors of CHARTDISC Vol 3 from 8.30pm on Sat 1 May for the official release party. Switch Sanchez Nacoa will be there playing live and get yourselves a free copy.
TRACK LISTING
SWITCH SANCHEZ NACOA – Can’t Help It feat. Sacha Vee
One of Christchurch’s rising Neo-soul jazz stars Sacha Vee teams up with three of the city’s funk brothers producing an organic perfectly juxtaposed sexy upbeat number.
(Roake/Coates/Hanna/Van Beek) © 2010 Switch Sanchez Nacoa
www.myspace.com/switchnacoasanchez
ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE – Again
Multi talented genre bending three piece led by Mara TK’s evocative vocals, mix modern hip hop and psychedelic soul to show us the future of NZ soul music.
(Wright/Tekahika) © 2009 ‘Every Waking Hour Records’ from the album ‘Electric Wire Hustle’
RARE SHOT BLUE – I’ll Be Assuming feat. L A Mitchell
Critically acclaimed Christchurch trip hop producer Hideto Kobayashi’s eastern inspired driving beats overlaid with soul diva L A Mitchell’s emotive thoughts.
(Kobayashi/Mitchell) © 2009 Rare Shot Blue from the album ‘Where I Was Born’
MMDELAI – Marbles
Ethereal, autumnal openings, leading into glitchy breakbeats of electronic goodness from the creative and soothing Mmdelai.
(Duff) © Mmdelai self-released.
TRUTH - Don’t Leave
Stripped back, slick beats with haunting vocals from Christchurch’s leading international dubstep trailblazers.
(Fernandez/Roake/Van Uden) © 2010 Truth
GHOST – Postcards From The Edge
Dubstep expat spooks us with a mad, beat laden fusion track, with UK influences abound.
(Williamson) © 2010 Musicforheads from the album ‘Postcards From The Edge‘
ANTHESIAC - Bliss
An emotive dark minimalist gem from those underground distorted drone monsters Anthesiac.
(Braden) © 2008 Anthesiac from the album ‘In The Queue’
JDUBS – Pages
A flowing vibration flavoured with hip hop, drizzled with jazz. From the soul for the soul.
(James/Parks) © 2010 Truetone Records from the album ‘The Keynotes’
PROJECT nRt - Displaced
Take a half-full cup of loneliness and add a dash of urban folk mixed with a tsp of hip hop results in lush Trillion-inspired loveliness.
(Waretini) © 2009 Project nRt from the EP 'L.S.O.D.T'
DEPARTURE LOUNGE - Between The Sheets feat. Mark Vanilau
Sublime sparse Aotearoa funk from commander in chief Oakley Grenell, the sonic styling’s of first lieutenant Vanilau and their merry band of local jazz funk heroes.
(Grenell/Vanilau) © 2009 Central Records from the album ‘In Session’
www.myspace.com/departureloungenz
MAX MAXWELL & CARMEL COURTNEY – Seabreeze
Deep downbeat jazz infused sounds, a smooth and moody slab of soul from renowned electronic producer Max Maxwell and acclaimed Lyttelton saxophonist/vocalist Carmel Courtney.
(Courtney/Maxwell) © 2010 Max Maxwell and Carmel Courtney from the upcoming album ‘Where’s The Fire Tonight‘.
MR SQUATCH – The Truth
Shea Dawson aka Mr Squatch, Christchurch’s outdoor festival stalwart brings us home with some ethereal spacious techno with underlying dubstep urgency.
(Dawson) © 2010 Delicious Music
www.deliciousmusic.co.nz/artists/MrSquatch