Big, funky bottom-line grooves from the lithe and muscular rhythm section of Richard Hogan and Rhys White. Urgent, edgy Aotearoa raps and vocal stylings from Invercargill's answer to Che Fu, Jono Leask. Insistent, chiming guitar chops from John Pfeifer. Fluid brass harmonies and stabbing punctuation from Rumi Koda, Hemi Pickett and Nick Garraway. Dashes of electronica from soundman-MCP operator To...m Smythe. Combined, their sound is a fresh, vibrant and obesely phat mash of Kiwi grooves, Pasifika beats, reggae chops, old-school British ska, hip-hop and electronica: impossible to define, wonderful to behold.

''The skanking live favourite, Waimumu Watercress, could be a contender for Southland's unofficial anthem." - CHRIS CHILTON, SOUTHLAND TIMES

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