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Music interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true... all from a New Zealand/Aotearoa perspective.
On this week's 101 Charlotte speaks with Dr Fabio Morreale, lecturer of Music Technology at Auckland University, about the ways streaming platforms are shaping our listening habits, and catches up with Ben from Auckland band Mali Mali about releasing a new album while recovering from COVID19. Plus we feature a conversation between Marlon Williams and Finn Andrews, a live performance from Leisure and the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Mixtape at 4pm is with the Green Party's James Shaw.
12:25 p.m. Dr Fabio Morreale explains how platforms like Spotify influence our listening habits (10’13”)
Music Streaming Platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal offer instant access to music in a way previously unimagined.
We can access full catalogues from almost any musician we want to. And they watch what we listen to and then suggest songs we might like.
Dr Fabio Morreale, lecturer of Music Technology at Auckland University is suspicious - Are platforms like Spotify monitoring and shaping our behaviour with music in a fair way?
Charlotte Ryan spoke to him about his research.
12:48 p.m. Ben Tolich AKA Mali Mali on releasing his new album... and testing positive for COVID19 (11’39”)
Ben Tolich AKA Mali Mali has had an eventful time recently - last Friday he released his new album and the same day was recovering at home in Auckland after testing positive for Covid19.
Mali Mali has toured Australia and New Zealand extensively both solo and with a band, and supported international acts like Perfume Genius and Boy & Bear. He has just released his 4th album called I Was Told to Keep an Eye Out
Charlotte Ryan spoke to Ben about the new album, and contracting COVID19.
1:06 p.m. WATCH: Under Cover with Marlon Williams and Finn Andrews
Like the rest of New Zealand, musicians Marlon Williams and Finn Andrews (The Veils) are in lockdown. They caught up via video chat to perform covers of one another’s songs, talk about their punk dads, and reminisce about backstage karaoke.
Before the lockdown, musicians Marlon Williams and Finn Andrews were set to embark on a series of collaborative songwriting sessions.
The day before Marlon was due to travel from his home in Lyttelton to Auckland, the Prime Minister announced New Zealand would go into level 4 lockdown within 48 hours.
Marlon and Finn’s meeting was postponed until further notice.
The pair decided to meet up online to share the trials of Covid-19 and isolation, how it’s affected their livelihoods, and what will happen on the other side.
Marlon Williams performs Finn Andrews' 'The Spirit in the Flame' from his debut solo album One Piece At A Time.
Finn Andrews performs Marlon Williams' 'Beautiful Dress' from 2018's Make Way For Love.
CREDITS:
Artists: Marlon Williams & Finn Andrews
Director: Reuben Bonner
Series producer: Reuben Bonner
Producer: Maddie Walker
Editor: Nathan Hickey
Video grade: Steve Gulik
Camera operators: Tom Lynch & Frith Armstrong
Sound recordists: Tom Lynch & Finn Andrews
Sound mix: Andrew McDowall
A Banished Music production
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018743465/watch-under-cover-with-marlon-williams-and-finn-andrews
1:23 p.m. MC Slave on the new documentary Beastie Boys Story (10’09”)
Slave from Fat Freddy's Drop (AKA Rhythm Slave/ DJ Loggy Log) on the new doco and his love for the band.
1:38 p.m. Tash Sultana on lockdown, Pretty Lady, and making fans dance (11’10”)
Virtuosic one-person band Tash Sultana has a new single, a video made by fans, and they've just got engaged. Kirsten Johnstone catches up with Tash.
The bedroom studio sets we’re seeing a lot of from musicians during lockdown are no new thing for Australian multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultana.
It was this kind of jam four years ago, with a go-pro focussed on Tash with guitar, pedals, and a small mixer that kickstarted their career, and made them a stadium filling favourite across the world.
Currently on lockdown at their ten and a half acre property in ‘in the sticks’, they’re being as productive as they can, releasing a new single, working on the second album, keeping their fans involved, and doing media.
1:55 p.m. VIDEO PREMIERE: Rhian Sheehan ‘Still’
This is your first look at Rhian Sheehan’s stunning new video for his classic track ‘Still’. Shot and directed by Wellington photographer Mark Gee, it features awe-inspiring time-lapses of New Zealand’s night sky.
‘Still’ is taken from Rhian Sheehan’s new album Recollections, Vol. 1, a collection of 28 select works, alongside never-before-released tracks.
The release showcases the journey from one of NZ’s most acclaimed composers across a long & varied career.
The video for ‘Still’ was shot & directed by Mark Gee. It’s a collection of time-lapses captured under New Zealand’s night sky over the past 10 years.
Gee spent a lot of time under the starry night skies bringing this footage to life - for each 10 seconds of time-lapse footage, there’s 2 hours of actual capture time.
Locations across Aotearoa include the Wellington south coast, Wairarapa, Cape Palliser, Aoraki/Mount Cook.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018743976/video-premiere-rhian-sheehan-still
2:05 p.m. Leisure perform with the APO (24’17”)
Auckland band Leisure perform live with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Hamish McKeich, 6th April 2018.
2:38 p.m. The Sampler: Fiona Apple
Nick Bollinger discusses the ways Fiona Apple has channelled her rage into a spectacularly creative new album.
2:50 p.m. VIDEO PREMIERE: Glass Vaults ‘Oils and Perfume’
We’re stoked to be the first to share the new song and video from psych-pop group Glass Vaults. ‘Oils and Perfume’ is the first single from the band’s new album Sounds That Sound Like Music, due out later this year.
The song’s video was inspired by 90’s dance floor hit ‘The Macarena’, as well as the band’s growing fascination with current dance phenomena seen on platforms such as TikTok and Fortnite.
Richard and Bevan from Glass Vaults both work with children and had become super interested in how these platforms had captured a generation of DIY dancers.
When New Zealand went into level 4 lockdown due to Covid-19, Rowan from Glass Vaults mobilised some of his dancer friends and colleagues to bring ‘Oils and Perfume’ to life visually.
TikTok-er Melissa Sripromma choreographed the dance and the final music video shows isolated home dancers performing the dance in their respective bubbles.
“We hope this song and the dance bring some joy while we are all in lock-down,” the band say, “Wishing you a peaceful rāhui and we’ll see you on TikTok.”
Glass Vaults formed in Wellington in 2010 and have since released a string of critically acclaimed records.
The core of Glass Vaults is Richard Larsen, Bevan Smith and Rowan Pierce. Although the band has its roots in Wellington, its members are now spread out between Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
2020 will see the release of Glass Vaults' third LP Sounds That Sound Like Music, which they promise will push deeper into the realms of avant-garde pop-funk.
‘Oils and Perfume’ was written by Richard Larsen, Bevan Smith and Rowan Pierce and was made with help from Tom Callwood (Phoenix Foundation), Charlotte Forrester (Womb) and Cory Champion (Borrowed C.S).
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018743505/video-premiere-glass-vaults-oils-and-perfume
3:14 p.m. Introducing: Thee Golden Geese (5’56”)
Matthew Crawley from Auckland indie supergroup Thee Golden Geese introduces their song 'Stuck In The Studio'.
3:23 p.m. Song Crush: Chelsea Jade, Fiona Apple, Thundercat (29’11”)
The Song Crush team this week have a listen to Fiona Apple banging on pots and pans, Chelsea Jade with another great song about being awkward, bass virtuoso Thundercat and more.
Kirsten Johnstone is joined by Music 101 producer Tony Stamp and Bang! host Melody Thomas.
4:05 p.m. The Mixtape: James Shaw (55’20”)
Green Party co-leader and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw shares his lockdown Mixtape: a special twist on some familiar favourites. He shares his stories and songs with Yadana Saw.
Music details:
Artist: Paul Anka
Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Composer: Cobain, Novoselic, Grohl
Album: Rock Swings
Label: Verve
Artist: Florence and The Machine
Song: Tiny Dancer
Composer: Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Album: Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Label: Island
Artist: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Song: Stairway to Heaven
Composer: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Album: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Label: ATO Records
Artist: Johnny Cash
Song: Personal Jesus
Composer: Gore
Album: American IV: The Man Comes Around
Label: American Recordings
Faith No More
Song: Easy
Composer: Richie
Album: Angel Dust
Label: Slash
Artist: Ramin Djawadi
Song: Paint it Black
Composer: Jagger, Richards
Album: Westworld: Season 1 Soundtrack
Label: WaterTower Music
Songs played on this show:
12-1 p.m.
Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket a Tasket
Ria Hall - Owner
The Rolling Stones - Living in a Ghost Town
John Carroll Kirby - By The Sea
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
Mali Mali - Two Truths and a Lie
1-2 p.m.
Marlon Williams - The Spirit and The Flame
Finn Andrews - Beautiful Dress
Iggy Pop - Family Affair
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic, Something's Got To Give
Roxy Music - More Than This
Tash Sultana - Pretty Lady
Major Lazer - Get Free
Rhian Sheehan - Still
2-3 p.m.
Leisure & the APO - Control Myself, Money, Take It To The Top, Know You Better, Hot Love, Working On You, Nobody, Alone Together, Moonbeam, Got it bad, All over you, Til The End Of Time
Paul McCartney and Wings - Let Em In (Speed of Sound)
Fiona Apple - I Want You To Love Me, Fetch the Boltcutters, Ladies, Under the Table, Rack of His, Newspaper, Relay
Glass Vaults - Oils and Perfume
The Phoenix Foundation - One Million Rainbows
3-4 p.m.
Blur - Coffee and TV
Jonathan Bree - In the Sunshine
Thee Golden Geese - Stuck In The Studio
The Velvet Underground - Who Loves the Sun
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Chelsea Jade - Superfan
Wilma Archer - Cheater (feat Sudan Archives)
Marley Sola - Lift Your Head
Thundercat – Dragonball Durag
Kelpe - Afterthoughts
Strawpeople - Taller Than God
Tom Tom Club - Genius of love
4-5 p.m.
Paul Anka - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Florence and The Machine - Tiny Dancer
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Stairway to Heaven
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus
Faith No More - Easy
Ramin Djawadi - Paint it Black
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/20200425