A journey from the forest to the shore, grooving to the sounds of flora, fauna, and more. Like the mighty Pukatea with roots running deep, feel the earth move under your feet.

Forest to Shore Mix

In the dark deep of the ocean lurks creatures never seen before by the human eye. Swimming through the depths these terrifying creatures leave only subsonic frequencies in their wake. Things may be changing on the surface, but at the ocean floor, time stands still. All life came from the depths, all life shall return to the depths.


Rest in power Lee Scratch Perry, your vibrations continue to echo through the soul of dub music.

Deep Sea Mix

Bolega L'aus​è​ls / Kia Kanikani Ngā Manu

Lettre Pour Aotearoa

Organic Steppa

Let Them Fly

Cycling In Centre

A journey from Te Pō into Te Ao Mārama, weaving together sounds of Te Ao Tawhito with Te Ao Hurihuri. Mauri ora!

Ngā mihi nui ki a Richard Nunns, ko Hirini Melbourne, rāua ko Horomona Horo.

Te Ao Tawhito Mix

My set at Shipwrecked 2024 on the Hidden Reef Stage, accompanied by Aaron Lovich on sax.

Mauri ora e te iwi x

Shipwrecked 2024

Response to Kōroto - send for Sano, WAVRUNNR, Clare La Mer & Graysound

Birthed from a deep appreciation of Te Taiao, Tūroa is the first collaborative project by Weka Tek and Te Manu. Taking it’s name from Te Ao Tūroa, this three-track EP speaks to the endurance of the long-standing natural world and its interwoven web of relations. With the imminent threat of climate and ecological breakdown, Tūroa is a call to recognise and to be in good-relation with our other-than-human kin. Musically, the project aims to weave taonga pūoro with organic dub techno to evoke a soundscape that echoes the diverse ngahere of Aotearoa. Taking inspiration from Paddy Free and Richard Nunns, Tūroa contributes to the furthering of a uniquely-Aotearoa sound.

I whakatipu ai te rārangi pūoro ko Tūroa nō Weka Tek rāua ko Te Manu nā te whakamiha mō Te Taiao. Ka kōrerotia ēnei waiata ki te tohe, ki ngā hononga hoki o Te Ao Tūroa. Ki te tino whanaungatanga o ngā uri katoa o te ao; ki ngā atua, ki te taiao, ki te tāngata, ki a koe anō. Ko tēnei te whāinga o Tūroa hei te pāha o te hurihanga āhuarangi ki te ao rauropi. He ara mō te pāhekoheko o ngā taonga pūoro ki ngā waiata ā hiko o nāianei ki te whakaata i te wao nui ā Tāne. Nō Paddy Free rāua ko Richard Nunns i whakamanawa ai te orokohanga o Tūroa kia pakeke ai he momo oro nō Aotearoa nui tonu.

The EP begins with Karanga Weka, dropping the listener into the realm of Tāne as bird calls resonate on the forest floor amongst lush synths, a driving dub techno rhythm, and a solitary refrain of the karanga weka. The second track, Hauāuru, is a sojourn to coastal forests where the westerly wind carries melancholic melodies of seabirds, expressed through the pūtōrino kakau rua and kōauau toroa, over a breaks and percussion-infused 4x4 rhythm. The final track, Tipu, concludes the EP by drawing attention to the potency of growth and new life with its ambient dub chords, pulsating rhythm and haunting lead of the nguru uku.

Tīhei, mauri ora!

Produced by Weka Tek and Te Manu
Taonga pūoro by Te Manu
Mastered by Keith at Slypork Studios
Album artwork by Ngāio Matariki and Caitlin Watters

Karanga Weka

Tipu

Hauāuru

Soundsystem music from the great forest of Tiriwa.

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