ANDY FROST
bringing tight techno mixes with banging acid jams. Whether behind the decks or playing live hardware sets Frost brings full on energy to the dance floor! = )
Frost also co runs Negative Space organising underground raves and club nights in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Hosts Negative Space radio on radio one 91fm Dunedin, every Thursday 9-11pm.

Sharkweek is the brainchild and solo-project of Dunedin, New Zealand, artist and musician Peter Lewis.

Debut album "The Hammerhead Nebula" was released in 2006 to positive praise:

"Layers of keyboard wash form convection currents through which primitive drum machine rhythms clatter. Spoken vocal snippets introduce galaxial and other themes while a prowling keyboard bass glues things together. Sharkweek pulls back from the brink of chaotic overload to simmer with a repressed mania and the effect is serotonin re-uptake inhibition."

In 2008 the second album, "Egyptian Lions" was released, offering similarly lush soundscapes punctuated with surreal samples, playful melodies and manipulated found sounds. The musical themes drift between ambient, pop and dub. The songs are sometimes dreamy, sometimes deliriously playful. There's obvious evidence of Lewis' musical growth, yet it's also familiar enough to be unmistakeably 'Sharkweek'.

"A mystical journey through lands afar ... trippy soundscapes, psychedelic ambient dub, futuristic space adventures and glitchy electro pop .. an ear orgasm of sounds that twist and turn evolving into a collection of songs that is intriguing, beautiful and a dose of epic electro trippiness. It has an otherworldly feel, yet is warm and inviting, like friendly aliens .. it's a trek into the deep dark unknown."

"Sharkweek creates worlds within which any number of stories may be told. Listening to the tracks on this album will educate the senses and reorient one’s views to the vast possibilities the ambient mode can bring."

2010 sees the release of the new remix collection "Gimme Gimme Shark Treatment". Ranging from progressive trance to ambient soundscapes both light and dark, from psychedelic lounge music to weirdo funky hip hop, this album has something for everyone.

"Sharkweek's first official collection of remixes for other artists will satisfy and surprise at the same time, With this collection, he takes on 7 diverse original pieces, dissects them, and puts them back together but not before applying his very own signature "Shark treatment" touch. There's hints of the familiar ambient and psychedelic sound-scapes in "Part Of Me" and "Far From Comfort" while on the other end of the scale, "Wii Break" is a serious full-on dance-floor assault. "Harmonia" is one of the standouts here - this gradually ascending journey of over 11 minutes starts out as deep, moody and intoxicated, but by the end is nothing but uplifting. Highly recommended listening from one of Dunedin's finest."

Spheres of inspiration include outer space, all manner of pop culture, and infomercials. Musical influence comes from varied sources such as The Orb, Future Sound Of London, Orbital, Boards Of Canada, Lemon Jelly, Astralasia, Banco de Gaia, and New Zealand luminaries like Module and Pitch Black. This eclectic mix, coupled with some stellar guest appearances from other musicians makes for an evocative and sometimes surprising listening experience.

Ōtautahi swamp dweller, Ngāi Tūāhuriri
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Arise mutually and thrive graciously 🌱

Drum and bass junkie since way back!

Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/ruinz/
Instagram: @ruinzdnb
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubyruinz

Leon Dahl AKA Leon D. Producer, Musician, DJ. Auckland, Aotearoa - New Zealand.

Leon D DJs regularly around NZ playing original disco, funk, soul, boogie & house music and being a vinyl junkie prefers to play vinyl-only sets.

Production credits include releases on Hot Digits Music, That's Not An Edit, Grass Green, Red Melon, Reliable Recordings and more....

Leon hosts his weekly online radio show Behind The Groove on Planet Sauce Radio, featuring recordings from his weekly gigs.
Tune in at planetsauceradio.com

Leon cut his musical teeth playing guitar in '90s rock band Fat Mannequin, which introduced him to both the live stage and studio environment from age 16.
In '98, frustrated by the lack of tonal variety in guitars, Leon swapped his guitars for a collection of keyboards and samplers, and the rest is history. As a natural progression from producing dance music, Leon D started DJing in 1999.

Leon has clocked up DJ support slots for many international acts including Ian Pooley, Eddie Matos, FC Kahuna, DJ Joshua, Dano, Miles Hollway and Jonathan Yeo.

Leon was also part of the Cuffy & Leon D production team.
In Wellington, Cuffy and Leon teamed up in 1999 combining their gear and knowledge in pursuit of creating their own sound. 
With a number of vinyl and CD releases in the golden era of NZ dance music they crafted their sound from electronica to disco.

By day, Leon is Product Manager for the Recording, Synth, DJ & Livesound brands at Rockshop, New Zealand's largest musical instrument retailer.

https://www.facebook.com/rob.sebo?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Experimental/Electronic project from house/techno producer, Chase Smith (W.T. Records, Apartment, is/Was), & documentary filmmaker, Christa Majoras.

Followers of Frost