Archive for November 2014

Interview: Lumm

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Written by: Richard Giles

New Zealand often produces incredible music with a sense of individuality and  freshness, which comes straight from the woodwork. We have found yet another gem in Lumm, aka Lucian Manetto-Munro an Auckland based ambient-indietronica artist. Lumm's sounds are unlike anything else in the music industry, they are elaborate, vibrant and overall works of art. To support Lumm check out Lumm on SoundCloud or Lumm on Facebook. His music is currently free to check out and share!

We caught up with Lumm to understand just where the inspiration for his music comes from:

What are the inspirations for your tracks?
If anything inspires my music it would be the things around me; my friends, family, and general life.
I try not to be inspired by other peoples music, as I then tend to make songs that I am not happy with in the long run. It's important to stay true to yourself, and to not be sidetracked by phases or fads that generally end up being short-lived.

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Listen: Matthew Young

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Matthew Young is an Auckland artist producing new school R&B jams. With production and songwriting collaboration from Djeisan Suskov of Cool Rainbows, it's fresh and futuristic music that'll appeal to fans of Frank Ocean, Miguel and The Weeknd. Check it out via the Soundcloud widget above.

RIP Sam Prebble

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New Zealand's music community is mourning the recent passing of Sam Prebble. Sam was a prolific musician who lent his talents to a number of projects, culminating in the late 2013 release of his critically acclaimed Bond Street Bridge album The Explorers Club: Antarctica. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. Rest in peace Sam.