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prod. LUKE.G
The A$cension
A body of work by Novu$XXX

Realillusion

Morgan Allen - Mix Engineer and Co producer
Primal Mastering - Mastering

Featured Musicians
Maia Huia - Bass, Forrest Thorpe - Keys, Laughton Kora - Vocals, 
Sonar Suite AKA Brendon Thomas - Guitar/Vocals/Production, MONKFISH AKA Timothee Nolier - Percusion/Production

Drink Till I Cant Stand - Squibbs X MONKFISH

Laptop.

Airplanes is a single by Auckland Reggae/Dub band, Strangely Arousing, blending Hip-hop and Dub to tell a story, examining what can push a desperate man to commit acts that go against his moral standing.

Airplanes

Thundamentals have reworked 'Liquorlip Loaded Gun' by mates Sticky Fingers to celebrate kicking off their #ElephantInTheRoomTour lapping the country in March/April/May 2015.

TICKETS ON-SALE NOW: www.thundamentals.com.au

Sticky Fingers - 'Liquorlip Loaded Gun' // Thundamentals Remix

The Albi and The Wolves, I Will Not Be Broken EP

Fall With You (EP)

Medley of Ernie (Fat Freddy's Drop), Burning (Kora) and our original What Do, performed at the Kiwi Ball in Dubai. Enjoy!

Ernie / What Do - Live Jam

Having spent four months in the studio cooking, Strangely Arousing return with a fresh direction. Lifted from forthcoming sophomore offering, their psych-rock track Ladeda collaborates the member’s long accumulated music tastes while also featuring a definitive nod towards the current scenes of trap and alternative cultures.

Bringing a new, lyrically powered angle to their work, the band finds themselves showing a vulnerable side with lyrics reflecting on matters of addiction and mental health within the industry. 

Vocalist/Guitarist Lukas Wharekura’s Tame Impala inspired vocal delivery sits atop a mountain of lush synth pads which transports the listener into the shoes of an aspiring musician struggling to make sense of their life choices but ultimately finding reassurance in the friends supporting them in their trials, successes and failures.

Ladeda

Having already lasted longer than most modern marriages, Strangely Arousing’s odyssey from Rotorua, to Raglan, to the big smoke of Auckland has been vast. After 6 years of blood, sweat, Jim Beam and tears - July 2017 saw the release of ‘Strangely Arousing’, a self-titled, 11 song exploration into the minds, hearts and souls of 5 musical gypsies from Rotorua, New Zealand.
In an era in which Fat Freddy’s Drop and Red Hot Chili Peppers are considered heritage artists and humans are no longer boxed by sexuality, one might describe Strangely Arousing as “trans genre” And comfortably so. Their reggae-based, jazz-influenced sound has led them to play for a wide range of audiences. From Raggamuffin to Rhythm and Vines, from sell out tours around New Zealand to international adventures in the Middle East and Asia. 
Highlights from last summer include playing to 15,000 people in their hometown of Rotorua at the annual Lakeside concert, headlining the Whangarei Fritter Festival with Elemeno P and N.Z dub heroes Salmonella Dub, and smashing a set at the iconic Rhythm & Vines festival. More recently, the band enjoyed its first international tour in South Korea and China. Amongst a slot at the Pentaport Rock Festival (headlined by industrial pioneers Nine Inch Nails and Mike Shinoda), multiple headline shows in China, and a few frugal nights off spent at the clubs, Strangely has grown, as individuals and as a group, to an international standard, propelling their already compelling and uplifting live show to another level. 
Wherever they go, whoever they play for, the dance floor is sure to be full of people grooving. They implant their art deep in the hearts of lovers of good music and this has given them a loyal following that continues to grow.

Ladeda

Strangely Arousing

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