BDO
30.09.09
The four month roller coaster ride we call The Big Day Out kicked off in fine form yesterday morning with the first lineup announcement. In keeping with the past few years we see a solid if not life changing line up that should appeal to a wide range of music fans. In keeping with previous years there are still two more announcements to come and traditionally we can expect a large number of local acts to be named in these. So far we have; KORA, PNC, Ladyhawke, Dimmer, Gin Wigmore, Minuit, James Duncan, The Checks representing the locals.
For those under fifteen yesterday's announcement probably sucks.
What do you think of the line-up and are you intending to go to next year's Big Day Out - share your thoughts with us via the discussion feature.
Release Of The Day
TREi - Innuendo
Innuendo is the debut album from New Zealands latest major drum and bass talent TREi.
Deftly juxtaposing jump-up dance floor grooves with traditionalist melodic songwriting and the odd touch of Pop arrangement, Innuendo's divergent sonic landscape stays grounded through the common threads of decidedly futurist synthetic soundscapes and chest pounding, subwoofer rupturing low-slung bass lines.
Working with the likes of vocalists Lisa Tomlins and Thomas Oliver (of the Thomas Oliver Band) and fellow producers State of Mind, Dose, Teknik and Southern Soul, TREi has crafted a cohesive twelve song deep full-listening experience as much driven by hooks and general musicality as explosive drum and bass pressure.
TREi makes his artistic intent crystal clear, in the process proving himself worthy of rank alongside the divergent upper echelons of talent within the international music community.
Chart Attack
Other than Sir Howard Morrison's taking the top two positions in the DVD chart this week's top 40 was a week of consolidation with most local charting releases treading water.
Tim Finn is the only new entry with his Anthology debuting at number 15. Freddy's drop a place to 12, Fly My Pretties are at 20 and at 22 is Tahuna Breaks. 7 World's Collide drops six places to 24and the special edition of Smashproof's The Weekend see's the band back in the chart at 27.
At the tail end of the album charts are the Opensouls at 37 and Sir Howard Morrison's This Life enters the chart at 38.
In the singles chart Gin moves up two places to 6 with her single Oh My. Dane Rumble is at 10
Smashproof J Williams and Kidz in Space stay in the singles chart at the number 22, 23 & 27 positions
New to the singles chart is Computers Want Me Dead, their single We Walk in Circles debuts at number 35.
The Great NZ Songbook continues in the compilation chart, this week at number 3.
Have a good music day
Ed
