Music 101 for Saturday 25 May 2024

 

1:20 Shapeshifter celebrates 25 years: Drama, anxiety, and "a ridiculous amount of good times”

NZ band Shapeshifter are celebrating 25 years of performing together. 

First formed in Christchurch in 1999, Shapeshifter were loved in Aotearoa for their unique blend of heavy Pacific-soul, drum and bass, and electronica. 

The band became trailblazers in Aotearoa's electronic music scene and their live performances with a full band propelled them around the world.

An early fan, Charlotte Ryan was lucky enough to sit down with founding members Sam Trevethick and Nick Robinson to reflect on the highs and lows of the band’s career. 

2.06  NZ Music Month Live: Byllie-jean at the Christchurch art gallery

Byllie-jean, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Pahauwera, performs live at the Christchurch art gallery for Music 101 and NZ Music Month. 

Winner of the 2022 APRA Maioha Award for her song with Aja Te Iho, Byllie has been creating and releasing visual and sonic content steadily ever since, including her new EP Filter. 

Byllie-jean performs in front of a groundbreaking new body of work by Auckland-based Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tumutumu, Niue artist Cora Allan titled Encountering Aotearoa, supported by artists Agnes Aleesy on cello, keys, and back up vocals, and Serenity Thurlow playing the viola.

This exhibition is open at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū until the 25th of August, and will be continuing up the country.

2:40 Courage after grief: Holly Arrowsmith wins best Country Music Song

South Island folk songwriter Holly Arrowsmith has won the 2024 APRA Best Country Music Song at the Country Music Honours ceremony held in Gore on Friday night.

It's the second time that Arrowsmith, who was born in New Mexico, US, has won the award, following her win in 2019 for Slow Train Creek. 

Holly talks to Charlotte Ryan about her winning song, Desert Dove, and how she found courage after grief.

3:15  Voom’s Buzz Moller: The trick to writing a good song

Indie perennials Voom have been playing their heart-on-their-sleeve music for a long time in Aotearoa and are still releasing perfectly formed pop songs. 

Buzz Moller from Voom talks about the art of songwriting with Charlotte Ryan ahead of their tour with Reb Fountain, and this year’s Taite award winner Vera Ellen. 

Tour dates:

James Hay Theatre, Christchurch, Thursday 30 May
Errick’s in Dunedin, Friday 31 May.
Great Hall, Wellington, Saturday June 1
Powerstation, Auckland, Sunday June 2 (Kings Birthday eve). 

3.40  Musician Gareth Shute on his favourite Auckland venues

Tony Stamp is in Auckland for a guided tour of the music historian and writer’s favourite local venues, in the final of this four part series.

4pm - The Mixtape: The Bat’s Paul Kean 

Musician Paul Kean from The Bats is picking the tunes on the Mixtape this week. 

Paul has been a member of several bands, The Basket Cases, Toy Love, The Bats, Minisnap, and more recently a musical project called The Sundae Painters.  

When Paul is not on the stage, for years he’s worked behind the scenes for Canterbury University and Christchurch City Council in event production, music production and tour management. 

Paul is a big supporter of the Arts, recently curating an exhibition celebrating the art of Hamish Kilgour at the Christchurch Arts Centre.   

 

Songs played on the show

1-2
ONE - Shapeshifter instrumental edit 
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Richard hawley - Prism in jeans
Shapeshifter - Long white cloud 
Marlon Williams - Easy Does It
Troy kingi - Ocelli

2-3
Motte - Plateau
Byllie-jean live 
Christoph El Truento - PERFORMER DUB
Aaradhna - SHE
Toro y Moi - Genius of Love feat. Brijean
Beth Gibbons - Reaching Out
Mel Parsons - Hardest Thing
Leisure - Too Much

3-4
Amamelia - Gap Selection
Toy Love - Swimming Pool
Mermaidens - I Like to Be Alone
Big Sur - Lands
Voom -  Beautiful Day
Voom - Everyone
Princess Chelsea - Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Sam Bambury - Doctor

Paul's Mixtape songs:

 

Aldous Harding  - Imagining My Man 

Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows  

Jay Clarkson and the Containers - Children of the Rule

CAN - She Brings the Rain  

Eno - St Elmos Fire  

Lee Scratch Perry - Above and Beyond