Compared by critics to Souxie Soux and Chrissie Hynde for her vocals, La Roux and Robyn for her vintage synthpop sound, Zowie (pronounced zo-ee) is a 23-year-old aspiring pop diva from New Zealand. With her infectious electropop tunes, she has already conquered the crowds of her home country and she also scored a Top 5 …
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LIPS – EVERYTHING TO ME (Indie/Synth/Pop – New Zealand)
Lips likes synths. Quirky funny synths. Old Casios have good drum sounds. Pro-One’s are dirty like scum, or thin and reedy like a bass clarinet. Lips is a one-woman-band from New Zealand but now based in Brooklyn. The young woman likes to tell stories, stories about her friends and neighbors, simple stories that come to life in …
saturday nite with… ZOWIE
Coming on like a futuristic pop diva, all Pulp Fiction bangs and kaleidoscopic baton swinging, Zowie is determined to “destroy you with sound”. With her infectious beats and catchy tunes, she has already conquered the crowds of her native New Zealand and landed in the Top 5 in Australia with her debut single, “Broken Machine”. All …
LADI6 – TIME IS NOT MUCH (Soul/HipHop – New Zealand)
Ladi6 is no newcomer! It’s already been a decade since her quiet beginnings with Christchurch all-girl crew Sheelahroc and in ten years she has managed to make a name for herself. This New Zealand singer/MC has managed to build a sound of her own and to take her Pacific style to foreign shores, with performances …
LADYHAWKE – MAGIC (NuWave/Electro – New Zealand)
This is not the first time we talk about Ladyhawke in these pages. Phillipa ‘Pip’ Brown, the woman behind this enigmatic name, has been hailed as the new electro sensation in New Zealand and has released hit after hit for the past year or so. Originally from a small town in the Wellington region, she …
JULIEN DYNE – PINS AND DIGITS (Lounge/Funk/Electronica – New Zealand)
Julien dyne is a percussionist, producer and beatmaster living in Auckland, New Zealand. Released last month on BBE, Pins and Digits, is his long awaited and highly anticipated debut album. Hot on the heels of Dyne’s critically acclaimed first release, the Phantom Limbo EP, this brilliant debut is a contemporary mix of wonky electronic beats, …
saturday nite with… LADYHAWKE
Ladyhawke is the stage name of New-Zealand born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Phillipa ‘Pip’ Brown. She plays electric, bass and acoustic guitars, synthesizers and drums and usually performs all of the above on her studio recordings. Ladyhawke – Dusk Till Dawn (Doc Ron Remix) Influenced by 80s music, her musical style blends new wave, indie rock …









