Named after the original scorned woman of Mesopotamian, Jewish and Medieval mythology, Lilith is the latest EP from Tei, a central Tāmaki Makaurau-based singer-songwriter, rapper and producer of Māori and Hong Kong Cantonese heritage.

Written, recorded and produced with her longtime friend and collaborator, Auto Angel (bka bb gurl), Tei conceptualised Lilith in response to a series of realisations about duality, sexuality and the multifaceted realities of life. Song by song, she interweaved her vivid, lived experiences as a young woman growing up in a world of hypocrisy and double standards with ancient religious folklore that depicts Lilith as Adam’s original wife: cast out of the Garden of Eden and transformed into a she-demon after she stood her ground and refused to bend to patriarchal will.

Over six hip-hop-meets-alternative R&B tracks that recall the trunk-rattling thud of Cash Money Records, the space-aged minimalism of The Neptunes’ Star Trak Entertainment, and the polished strip-club bounce of early 2010s ratchet music, Tei effortlessly switches between rapping and singing about her sexual exploits, personal demons, the intricacies of intimacy, and making sense of it all under harsh, morning light. Expressed in a vernacular informed by her mixed heritage, countless nights out in the inner city music that congregates around Karangahape Road and her favourite pockets of the internet, her music balances socially progressive attitudes with throwback Y2K sonics. 

Following on from lead singles ‘primal’ and ‘sabre’, which were praised respectively by music.net and Sniffers for their “mesmerising, velvety vocals coupled with polished production,” and fierce, razor-sharp flows over clanging electronic production, thumping bass, and woozy synths, Lilith finds Tei fully-realised and ready to go. She’s a sweetheart with a steel backbone, making party music underscored by an important message: We can transform ourselves, and we should never be shamed for living as we truly are.

primal

Wonderful jazz from the mighty ode label! 1987.

Moving lines 1 - sunshower (1987)

A mix I put together for Soba's show on Lower Grand Radio! Originally aired 19.18.2024

Tracklist ~ 

Bruk Rogers - LDN 313
Jonny Faith, Taja - Came to Spray
Murder he Wrote - Drop
Don Pascal - Afro-bruk 
Mike Millrain - Love All Night (Urban Myths Remix)
Macarite - Till the Morning
Dan T - Deep Down
Sunship - Try Me Out
K-Lone, Wilfy D - On the Down Low
Step 2 Dis - Baby (Main Mix)
Aroha, Tali - These Walls (Caru Remix)
Risa T - No Sleep 
Geode - Oblong (original mix) 
Fold - Billa
IsGwan - Keep Goin Dub
Reasxn - Noble 
FonZo - 121
Chimpo - Crocodile Cauldron 
Interplanetary - Move
Hagan - Splash 
Physical Therapy - Genesis
Mokotron - HīRERETIA RĀ
Mokotron - Tawhito (Caru Remix)
Synkro - Hornz
Potential Badboy - Bashy (G-Class Remix)
Pearson Sound - Hornet

Soba's World - Featuring Caru (09.18.2024)

Through life itself only we will learn the virtue of Archaic literature.

Fear of Aristotle

In 1987 the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō was recorded searching for his mate. Sadly, this species is another victim from globalization, it will never be heard again unless time can be reversed. I wanted to immortalize this male's call for love, how my call for love is immortalized in my heart for this planet, we as humans need to respect our surroundings and thrive within it. I really hope this track I made live can speak to those who need it. 
Much love to the community and thank you so much for the continued support from my listener's <3


Last Call

crest ft. sickboyrarii

Tune in to hear Aotearoa's First Lady of Drum and Bass, MC Tali, talk to DJ Speece about her award winning career, her penchant for multi-tasking and genre-blending, and her upcoming performance at OneOneSix on November 1st, as her first album, Lyric On My Lip, turns 20!

MC Tali Interview

Shona Laing - (you're) one in a million (1985)

[Verse]
Milk and honey dripping slow
Stars above the galaxies glow
Kruger 60 where we gonna go
Dreams take flight in the unknown

[Verse 2]
Denmark whispers tales untold
Planes igniting stories bold
Truth unveiled as worlds unfold
In mystery's grip we're controlled

[Chorus]
Fly away to distant lands
New Zealand safe in calmest hands
Nuclear storms we understand
Sheltered shores where peace withstands

[Verse 3]
Smoke swirls in a hazy trance
Cannabis blooms in smoky dance
Horizons lost in deep expanse
Through veils of thought we take a chance

[Verse 4]
Lines of oxy drift away
In shadows where the lost hearts play
Seeking dawn in night’s array
We wander through the Milky Way

[Bridge]
Facts and fiction twist and bind
Parallel paths we hope to find
In cosmic waves our souls unwind
Leaving earthly doubts behind


Interstellar Flight

[Verse]
Aotearoa greens, the dream I’m chasin'
Taniwha coaster got my mind racin'
Blazin' up the herb, no catch or case-in
Turn the key, free the tree, nation embracin'

[Chorus]
Legalise it pimpin’, when we ridin’
Kiwi spirit, no more hidin'
Feelin' fly, no denying
On the coaster, high, we ain't cryin'

[Verse 2]
From the lakes to the bush, keep it growin’ lush
Puff that stuff, nobody in a rush
Cannabis adventure, steady with a hush
On the up and up, leave behind the crush

[Chorus]
Legalise it pimpin’, when we ridin’
Kiwi spirit, no more hidin'
Feelin' fly, no denying
On the coaster, high, we ain't cryin'

[Bridge]
Gong echo in the air, lift the soul
Horn blow ensemble, whole feelin' bold
Lake Michigan waves, stories they told
Cannabis future, watch it unfold

[Verse 3]
Taniwha twist, New Zealand with a burn
Rolling on the green, endless turn
No more hideaway, time to learn
In the land of the long white cloud, earn

Legalise It

Glasshouse

Silver Flame  - Listen for Your Language of Starlight

A chill tune, will be track #2 to my upcoming Liquid Drum 'N Bass album I plan on releasing in 2025, more of this to come! Stay tuned for what's next. Much love to the community and my listener's, thanks for being amazing all you people reading this <3

Shallow Sea

Stand Up for My Timaru Homies

Infinite Pacifics_Recursion

Opaque

Producer/Songwriter and DJ

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."


TAWSO is a self-taught music producer, Producing music out of his caravan in the far north of New Zealand, He thrives behind the Decks and knows when it's time to pull out the thunderous basslines, he will truly get the dancefloor begging for more.


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