We've asked artists to take a dive into their subconscious and bring their dreams into the sounds you hear here.

Release date:
30 September 2022

NÜ PREMIERE:  Krush Juke - So Happy (B&H RECORDS)

or Maloca's 9th installment, Le Motel returns to his own imprint and joins forces with UK's versatile pidgin rap experimentalist Magugu. After their 2021 Shoalin collaboration, these 2 prolific artists embark on a new musical voyage. Their upcoming 4-track EP “Kindness Weakness” carefully intersects Bass, UK Garage, Grime and Jungle.

Magugu is a Nigerian poet who fluently unifies Afrobeat, Dancehall with Grime and Drum and Bass. While performing Magugu raps in Pidgin, which is an English-based creole language spoken in Nigeria. For more than a decade he's been making a name for himself as a Cardiff-based artist with a distinguishable raw voice. After numerous releases on his own imprint GUGUGANG Records, the Pidgin Rap Guru also released on cutting-edge labels like Deep Medi Musik and Critical Music and has worked with significant artists like My Nu Leng, Phase and Chad Dubz.

On Topper is a Jungle/Baile anthem about reaching goals in life, regardless of who steps in your way. Blend is about being an individual that doesn’t fit in with the crowd. Everyone should make their own decisions. Kindness Weakness refers to the fact that some people view kindness as a weakness. Yet everybody has had their share of dark moments too. The final track portrays the softer side of the duo's artistic versatility. A laid back UK Garage groove accompanied by Magugu's soothing voice. Let me down represents finding inner peace and creating your own happiness because in life there are too many people who will let you down. This one goes out to making a promise to yourself and never giving up.

Launched in 2020, Maloca Records aims to bring together an international network of artists. Maloca Vol. 1, featuring tracks by Nick León, OMAAR, DJ JM, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Coen, DJ N.K. and Tsongo. Maloca has also released solo EP's from Howie Lee, Farsight, Griffit Vigo, DJ JM and Yuto Takei.

Vocals by Magugu
Music by Le Motel
Mixed and mastered by Jean Vanesse @ greenHouse Studio
Bass on « Let me down » by Victor Defoort
Artwork by Le Motel Typography by Lucas Descroix

Kindness Weakness

Magugu x Le Motel - Kindness Weakness

As we’ve all seen Tāmaki Makaurau has suffered massive devastation after the floods a few weeks ago with the good people of the north being heavily affected with some losing their homes & entire livelihood’s including lots of dear friends & whanau of The Big Fresh Collective - We turned to local artists & businesses to donate a bit of their time and support to a great cause in order to raise some funds for those in need ❤

Footmahi For Tāmaki Makaurau is a non for profit, Footwork & Juke inspired compilation album where artists from all over Aotearoa & the rest of the world have donated tracks in support of The Victims of the recent floods and the people of Tāmaki Makaurau.

The compilation is centered around raising money for the victims of the floods and also restoring a bit of love and happiness back through the way we know best; with good music!

Created on a $0 budget with tracks donated from acclaimed artists locally and abroad; The compilation will be available under a name-your-own-price deal on Bandcamp which means you get to choose how much you want to donate towards the cause and you receive a high-quality download of the album - 100% of profits will be going directly to The Auckland City Mission  ❤

Huge aroha going out to all the artists involved who donated their time and to Nuance for mastering this project in it's entirety with an extremely quick turnaround in the aftermath of the flooding & the literal midst of Cyclone Gabriel - dude is as an absolute rockstar look him up on instagram under @nuance_nz for all your mixing & mastering needs ❤

CURATED BY LIAM K. SWIGGS
MASTERED BY JEFF LATO AKA NUANCE
ALBUM ART BY LIAM K. SWIGGS
MADE IN AOTEAROA / LONDON / BOORLOO

We acknowledge this compilation was to assist those in need after the floods in Tāmaki Makaurau but since the project was undertaken our country has also been absolutely rocked by Cyclone Gabriel with mass devastation and loss of life being felt by many of our North Island communities - Our most heartfelt condolences are with those affected by the disasters - we've listed a group of charities & funding pages you can donate directly to below;

LOCAL IWI FUNDRAISING LIST - https://bit.ly/3IoB1lk
RED CROSS APPEAL - https://bit.ly/3Imig1H
GIVEALITTLE CYCLONE GABRIEL - https://bit.ly/3IqAxee
$15FORFLOODS (KIDSCAN) - https://bit.ly/3kj7X6A
HAWKES BAY FOUNDATION - https://bit.ly/3ZgMqtZ
AUCKLAND CITY MISSION - https://bit.ly/3INhX1y

SUPPORT + DOWNLOAD

SAM STACKA - GO BABY

YOUNG GHO$T - WARRIORS IN THE DANCE

DJ RUGGED SHARK - NEPTUNE RACER

ULTRAVIOLET - TEMPORAL SHIFT

https://bluedollarbillz.bandcamp.com/album/bdb-presents-the-blue-tape-volume-one-part-one

https://bluedollarbillz.bandcamp.com/album/bdb-presents-the-blue-tape-volume-one-part-two

11 Product Toss - Kudos

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Gorgeous dubstep

sooner or later...

THE BIG FRESH COLLECTIVE 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST OF VINYL
+ DOCUMENTARY
+ NATIONWIDE TOUR COMING EARLY 2024! 

SRN 2022 ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER
FOR THE MIGHTY FOOTMAHI 2022!

PUBLISHED IN - ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA, RESIDENT ADVISOR, THE STAR CANTERBURY! 

EST JAN 2014 IN AOTEAROA - ŌTAUTAHI
FOOTMAHI / JUKE / BREAKZ / JUNGLE / LOFI
NORTHWEST SUBURBIA; BELFAST 
+ PAPANUI / REDWOOD

MONTHLY RADIO SHOW ON 95 bFM
RESIDENCY - THE BIG FRESH COLLECTIVE
W/ LIAM K. SWIGGS & GUESTS ON 95bFM 
EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 1 - 2 AM 
LIVE FROM THE REDWOODS OF ŌTAUTAHI
BEAMED DIRECTLY TO TĀMAKI MAKAURAU!

RIP RASHAD X RIP TOTEMZ