Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter formed in 1999 after the four founding members met at music school. The group soon realised a common vision of performing dance music live and unsequenced.
What set Shapeshifter apart from other groups, was their use of organic instruments (drums, saxophone, guitar, percussion and horns) as well as synthersizers and keyboards to create a genre of music that had previously been restricted to pre-sequenced or pre-recorded performances...
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- First Big Day Out Announcement
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- The Big Drop Off - Fat Freddy's Drop, Shapeshifter and Ladi6 for NYE in Wellington
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- The Juice TV Awards 2007 Winners
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- Shapeshifter Winter Tour
- Coromandel Gold NYE 2010
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- Tour News: Shapeshifter, The Adults + heaps more
Releases
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Delta | CD NZ $24.95 | Buy |
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System Remix | CD NZ $24.95 MP3s NZ $19.95 | Buy |
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Twin Galaxies - Single | MP3s NZ $3.50 | Buy |
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The System Is A Vampire | CD NZ $24.95 MP3s NZ $19.95 | Buy |
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Shapeshifter Remixes - EP | MP3s NZ $5.50 | Buy |
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One 12" | ||
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Shapeshifter Live | CD NZ $24.95 MP3s NZ $11.50 | Buy |
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Soulstice | CD NZ $24.95 MP3s NZ $19.95 | Buy |
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Bring Change 12" | ||
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Riddim Wise LP | CD NZ $24.95 MP3s NZ $18.95 | Buy |
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Long White Cloud 12" Remix | ||
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Real Time | CD NZ $24.95 MP3s NZ $19.95 | Buy |
Videos
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Behind The Vampire | 3:06 | Play |
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Electric Dream | 3:51 | Play |
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Bring Change | 3:42 | Play |
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Long White Cloud | 3:34 | Play |
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When I Return feat Ladi 6 | 3:50 | Play |
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Been Missin | 4:08 | Play |
Photo Galleries
Homegrown, 2 March 2013 on the Wellington Waterfront
All images (c) 2013 Alexander Hallag - facebook.com/themusicistalking
Homegrown, 2 March 2013 on the Wellington Waterfront
All images (c) 2013 Steve Bone - stevebonephotography.com
Location
Christchurch/Melbourne
Members
Nick Robinson - Bass/Keyboards
Sam Trevethick - Keyboards/Guitar
Devin Abrams - Synths/Saxophones
Darren Mathiassen - Drums
Paora Apera aka P Digsss - Vocals
Label
Official Site
Genres
Electronic, Urban/R&B, Drum N` Bass
brilliant work
Posted by Tianna TOMASI 2.50PM, 19 May 2011xD
This album kind of reminds me when Salmonella Dub did their Outside the Dubplates (remixes of Inside the dubplates). Now I dont know what album Im going to like more. Ill keep listening but so far so good.
Posted by spekeow 12.05PM, 22 Mar 2011lovely, just lovely
Posted by jojothemonkey 12.34PM, 19 Feb 2010Check out Lifetime off the new album, The System is a Vampire. It's the track that everyone seems to be getting excited about at the moment.
Posted by Itchy Pasquali 9.08AM, 25 Jan 2010Lol this is funny.
Posted by Unidanman 11.58AM, 24 Jan 2010But these guys are amazing.
I only know two of their songs. Dutchies and Eldctric Dream.
Anyone recommend a particular one???
'Jak0118' may i sugest you learn to read and write before posting on the internet. Although you did spell Pretentious right, did your mum help you with that one?
Shapies were epic live at Coro Gold NYE. Awesome gig.
Posted by cartman 6.43PM, 14 Jan 2010Fuk diks like Cartman and Beatnik, Pretentious dik heads. Give thanks and praises for good Kiwi music. Fuk the haters. Nuff said!!
Posted by Jak0118 8.43AM, 13 Dec 2009totally agree beatnink, 'Tokyo' especially, but still original break beat madness. Not complaining tho, i am a fan of APP, Porcupine tree and other prog rock. I've noticed a lot of D'n'B producers like alix perez and sub focus that have been influenced by prog rock. that's what happens if ya have parents with interesting music tastes like i did.
Lush Production on this one and P Diggs takes center stage. Cant wait for Coro Gold NYE. Hope they ruff up some of these tracks live and bring back that mean, edgy D'n'B sounds like they used to play.
much respect from a long time fan.
Posted by cartman 2.45PM, 18 Nov 2009Mean can't wait to see you Mutha fluckers at Coro Gold YeYaaaa!!
Posted by KURTSTA3222 1.37PM, 15 Nov 2009MEAN!
Posted by Stuart Parnell 4.22AM, 13 Nov 2009