Rattle Records
Griffin | Meehan | Voyce
A fifth collaboration between Norman Meehan and Hannah Griffin called Wāhine, this time with electronica man Thomas Voyce, has prompted William Dart to look over their 13 years with Rattle Records. Audio
Pansousiance
Local musicians Rob Sinclair and Bevan Revell find some strange and heartening beauty in Coronavirus times, as caught in their new Pansousiance album on Rattle Records. Audio
Worlds of Music features Steve Garden from Rattle Records
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
Bill Direen's Ferocious
Bill Direen of The Bilders fame is back with a new band and an album that bears its name, Ferocious. William Dart looks at some of Direen's new music, together with a few Bilders classics and a… Video, Audio
Worlds of Music Ep 122 2 February 2019
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie.(Generic) Audio
Lixin Zhang: A star on the rise
17 year old pianist Lixin Zhang is already a star. The year 13 Burnside High student’s debut album Play has just been released on Rattle and has shot to number 1 on RNZ Concert’s chart. He tells Eva… Audio
Upbeat for Friday 20 July
Rising New Zealand star pianist 17 year old Lixin Zhang discusses his debut album Play, Stuart Maunder shines the spotlight on tonight’s live broadcast of Aida, and we end our week with another…
Upbeat for Monday 9 June
New releases for the start of the week, Steve Garden – the man behind New Zealand’s pre-eminent art music label, Rattle Records, and we celebrate the cello
Taking It Easy
Taking his lead from the Jackson Browne song "Take It Easy", William Dart explores a couple of discs sounding nothing like Jackson Browne, but having a somewhat relaxed vibe. Ambient you might say. Audio
New Horizons: Series two wrap-up
William Dart wraps up the present series with his customary grab-bag of tracks that didn't make it into the previous programmes. Included are New Zealanders Princess Chelsea and Marlon Williams along… Audio
Redaction - Mark Lockett
Drummer Mark Lockett tells us about being thrown in the deep end for an improvisation session with taonga puoro master, Richard Nunns, and turning the resulting soundscape into an album alongside free… Audio
The Art of Jazz for 2 May 2015
To celebrate NZ Music Month, Phil has a listening session with Steve Garden of Rattle Records Audio
Jenny Wollerman: Between Darkness and Light
NZ Soprano releases her new CD Between Darkness and Light in collaboration with pianist Michael Houstoun. Audio
Jazz Footprints for 16 July 2014
Since sailing on his yacht to New Zealand from his homeland Germany in 2002, bassist Olivier Holland has made an impact on the local jazz scene, performing with many of the top musicians around the… Audio