A one-hour DJ mix of ambient, dub techno and IDM tracks recorded on the islands of Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu during the 1990s and the 2000s. RIYL: Nurture, Involve, Systematic, Kog Transmissions, Obscure, etc.

Think of this one as a warm-up set, gently building the vibe for the main event.

Cyrus  Facciano - This Place Is Here
Signer - F Gruv
Signer - N15 SUNSET
Peak:Shift - Tick Tock
son.sine - karuna
Signer - Building Memories Without You
Signer - Warehouse Fire
LRS - Mnemonic
Nebulus - If There Was Logic...
Peak:Shift - Imaginary Numbers
De'Signer - Early Frozen
Dooblong Tongdra - Consider Yourself A Belly Dancer
son.sine - mudita
Micronism - Rainbow City
Peak:Shift - Not Invented Here
son.sine - upekkah


Motion Capture 2: 1990s / 2000s techno from Aotearoa & Te Waipounamu

In a few short years Tina Mairi has progressed from her personal project of mixing two songs every day for 100 days in a row to emerge as a passionate and highly regarded wahine of Auckland underground house and techno.

Versatile, intuitive and a keen dancer herself, Tina applies her affinity for harmony and rhythm to each individual dance floor with the intention of transmitting a pure, joyful and transformative experience.

Music lover based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Freelance journalist, broadcaster and DJ.

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

Leon Dahl 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 remixes for Little Bark, and release on Fingerman's Hot Digits Eight digital compilation.
Keep an eye our for upcoming releases on Kiwi label Grass Green.

Leon Dahl cut his musical teeth playing guitar in 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 D swapped his for a collection of keyboards and samplers, and the rest is history. As a natural progression from producing dance music, Leon D started DJing late 1998.

Leon Dahl 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.

Part of the Cuffy & Leon D production team.

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.

Motion Capture 2: 1990s / 2000s techno from Aotearoa & Te Waipounamu

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