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John Forté & Valerie June - Give Me Water

The rebirth of Live At The Matterhorn the 2001 album that captured the essence of Fat Freddy’s Drop jam origins. Finally available on heavyweight vinyl. The new limited edition 2LP 180gm vinyl features a track per side ‘Runnin’, ‘Rain’, ‘No Parking’ and ‘Bounce’ spanning a total of 70 minutes.  Mastered by Calyx Studio, Berlin.
Limited edition LATM available at FFD shop bit.ly/1FU0uJs﻿

Originally released on CD in 2001, the recording was made when Freddys was honing its sound and chops in the Wellington underground music scene, and taken from a mini disc feed from the desk. The stage was literally the back garden of Wellington’s den of iniquity The Matterhorn just down the road from Ghuznee HQ. The audience consisted of a random collection of 30 people most of whom from memory were hospitality workers having a drink after work. Legend.
Having started as a few musician mates playing along to instrumental B-side records dropped by DJ MU aka Fitchie, by 2001 Freddys was a solid six piece who liked nothing better than to jam. Freddys distinctive hi-tek soul qualities shine through led by the velvet vocals of singer Joe Dukie aka Dallas Tamaira. It’s Fulla Flash aka Warren Maxwell on saxophone, the fore runner to Chopper Reeds. Trombonist Hopepa aka Joe Lindsay is yet to join the band.

‘Live At The Matterhorn’ went on to sell Platinum in New Zealand and while it pre-dates the bands record breaking ‘Based On A True Story’ studio album it's a touchstone for those wanting to experience Freddys early jams, the source for where Freddys story began.

Hope For A Generation EP

Runnin' (live)

Runnin

Sign(DSL Remix)-Boozoo Bajou

Fat Freddy's Drop - Midnight Marauders

'TonganChic' House remix of Shiverman by Soane, Auckland DJ, producer & musician. Gone too soon, RIP Soane. 
Originally from the village of Vava'u in Tonga, one of the legends of NZ Aotearoa music scene. Thanks for the beats bro. Chur.

Fat Freddy's Drop Shiverman Soane Remix

Haul Away The Carcass

Artist: Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
Album: Death Of The Revolution
Release date: 2008
Label: Tru Thoughts

Death of The Revolution

Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Westbound Train [United Kingdom, 2008]

A little track whipped up by the TomGirls one Chilly Melbourne Eve, from the warmth of the rehearsal bedroom.

My Lovers

Kinobe - Chasing Clouds

Psychemagik - Valley Of Paradise

03-Unglodly fruit-wax taylor

Mo`Horizons - Dance Naked Under Palmtrees

Wonder World: 10 Years of Painting Outside The Lines Mixtape

Mystery Of Life (feat. Andrea Monteiro)

Nickodemus - Mystery Of Life

Roady (Live @ Cargo, London)

Cay's Cray - Fat Freddy's Drop

Our third installment in this series showcases New Zealand music on a world stage and introduces some amazing sounds from around the world. The previous two Green Room compilations showcased 100% New Zealand music. The Green Room 003 is about living in a global community, and working with like-minded musicians and labels from around the world that share a collective voice in their music.



Jo Dukie & DJ Fitchie - This Room

Fat Freddy's Drop’s pirate soul train, resolutely independent, worldwide.

Formed in 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand our sound draws inspiration from almost every part of the black music lexicon. Soul drenched vocals and jazz harmonies collide with tape delays and echo chambers, underpinned by a rhythm section as comfortable laying down a throbbing, techy soundscape as they are a swampy blues stomp.


Runnin

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