It remains unclear as to which came first, the chicken or The Eggs. Regardless, this ensemble has been the most obstinate omelette on Wellington's monthly music buffet for upward of... More

In 2006 the notorious Hopepa (Joe Lindsay, trombonist for FFD) ceased his outlandish antics for a brief moment and formed his own group, The Yoots. More

It remains unclear as to which came first, the chicken or The Eggs. Regardless, this ensemble has been the most obstinate omelette on Wellington's monthly music buffet for upward of... More

This debut solo release Melodies by Lord Echo is a roaring romp through his crazy world of sound; a magical, meandering journey through Afro-disco, Soul Reggae, Latin boogie and Ethio-Jazz. More

Two tracks - Nga Iwi E and Toia Mai - taken from The Yoots' debut album Sing Along With The Yoots which was released in May 2011. More

Two new eclectic world-fusion tracks - Sato San and Sword Of Doom - from Lucien Johnson's Shogun Orchestra. More

Recuperating in Wellington, Johnson commandeered Wellington's ska extroverts The Yoots and - adding a few supplementary virtuoso soloists - transformed the group into his dynamic ensemble of eclectic world-fusion. More

Melodies travel at a speed so rapid as to be immeasurable by science. More

James Milne and Mike Fabulous (The Black Seeds/Lord Echo) are two of New Zealand's young musical titans. More

The Fabulous/Arabia project began as a musical pen pal relationship between James Milne, aka Lawrence Arabia and Mike Fabulous (Lord Echo, The Black Seeds) and ended in the culmination of... More

To listen to West Wind is to open a door upon a fully formed musical subculture: a subculture by the name of Wild Bill Ricketts. More