SPACIFIC NEWS #47: Contents

1. Cargo :: Waitangi Day
2. Big Chill Bar :: Jeff Wood
3. Competition :: Minuit CDs
4. Competition :: Fat Freddy’s Drop Tickets
5. Selected Highlights This Month

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CARGO :: WAITANGI DAY :: 06/02/08

This year’s Waitangi Day event comes to you courtesy of Monteith’s lager, in our humble opinion the finest beer in the Southern Hemisphere!

We open the doors at 5pm with sweet reggae tunes in the front bar from DJ Horace (it is, after all, Bob Marley’s birthday!). Then around 7 o’clock, Ngati Ranana, the London Maori club, will perform on the main stage.

This will be followed by a short performance by artist Rosanna Raymond aka Sistar Spacific. After tunes from DJ Big K, there will be live sets from first Precious Clark and then LOOP Recordings’ amazing Adi Dick. Finally, the night will be brought to a close by DJ Tubbs (Hometaping/Exceptional).

Throughout the night, the Cargo kitchen will be rustling up Kiwi flavoured treats – due to unfortunate circumstances their indoor kitchen will be shut, but, in true Antipodean style they have set up the barbies in the back yard and will be grilling away for the evening! Please note they are liable to run out of the more popular items, so get in there early.

We will also be running a CD stall, with nearly 200 NZ titles, 90% of which will be on sale for the special price of £7. if you would like to pre-arrange for something to be available, please visit www.netsoundsmusic.com/nsu/2240/2/0.html to see what is available and then email us at kiaora@spacific.net to let us know what you would like to reserve.

From 5pm til 1am
On: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Old Street
Website: www.cargo-london.com

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BIG CHILL BAR ::JEFF WOOD :: 05/03/08

One half of the legendary Unit 23, Jeff started making music in the early nineties when he and his brother performed live electronic audio based performances at art shows and in galleries. They became involved in the emerging electronic dance music scene in Hamilton, and played at many of the early warehouse parties and outdoor events that were beginning to spring up around the country, such as Entrain and the Gathering. They were well known for playing all their sets live, dragging their entire studio outdoors, along with a barrage of slide and film projectors.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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COMPETITION :: MINUIT CDs

Proving that NZ really is ahead of the times, pesky Nelsonian breakbeaters Minuit finally release their European debut this April – entitled (deep breath) “I went to this party and there were 88 guards with guns”, it is a collection of the finest tracks of their first two albums and the very limited edition Guns EP and comes out on the hipper than hip Dollhouse label. We have five copies to give away, so please email givemebreaks@spacific.net and tell us the name of the lead singer.

While you are at it, Minuit would love you to vote for them in the upcoming Breakspoll Awards. They reckon they should be the Best Live Act, so please go to www.breakspoll.com/vote.asp before February 15th and help them climb to the top of the greasy breaks pole!

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COMPETITION :: FAT FREDDY’S DROP TICKETS

Those lovely peeps at Kartel/The Drop have kindly given us 2 pairs of tickets to Fat Freddy’s just announced London show at the Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday 26th April. To win, please email yesplease@spacific.net, and tell us what animal cruelly attached Dobie Blaze recently.

If you don’t want to try your luck at winning tickets, then from Friday 1st February you can buy them directly from www.fatfreddysdrop.com.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

8 Rodney Fisher @ BTE // North London Tavern, Kilburn NW6 7QB // 7-late // £8/10
10 Cut Off Your Hands @ NME Awards // Astoria, Charring Cross Rd WC2H // 6-1 // £15
20 Spektrum // 93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7.30-11 // £8.50
22 Atlantic Conveyor @ Discolexia // Cargo, 83 Rivington St, EC2A // 8-3 // £10
29 Cam @ Special Needs // Lockside Lounge, Camden Lock NW1 // 8-1 // Free

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SPACIFIC NEWS #46: Contents

1 Cargo :: Waitangi Day
2 Selected Highlights This Month

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CARGO :: WAITANGI DAY :: 06/02/08

We are putting together an eclectic array of performers, DJs and artists to appear at this year’s Waitangi Day event. So far confirmed we have Adi Dick (LOOP) and Precious Clark playing live as well as DJ sets from Tubbs, Big K and Horace.

As mentioned in last month’s mailout, entry will be free all night, courtesy of the generosity of Cargo and Montheith’s lager, which thankfully you will be able to buy behind the bar all night. The Cargo kitchen will also be rustling up some Kiwi flavoured treats – green lipped mussels, lamb burgers and kumara chips have been mentioned.

We will have more info next month on the schedule and line up.

From 5pm til 1am
On: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Old Street
Website: www.cargo-london.com

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

12 Vee @ Herd // Lockside Lounge, Camden Lock, NW1 // 8-1 //
19 Atlantic Conveyor @ Go Boom! // Lockside Lounge, Camden Lock, NW1 // 8-1 // £?
25 The Fluids // Red Room. 7 Oxendon St, Piccadily Circus // 7-12 // £5
29 Chris Cope @ Dex // 467 Brixton Rd, SW9 8HH // 7-12 // £5
30 Garth Cartwright // The Ritzy, Coldharbour Lane, SW2 1JG // 7-? // FREE

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SPACIFIC NEWS #45: Contents

1 Lockside Lounge :: Jayson Norris + The Thin Men
2 Big Chill Bar :: Johno Broadbent
3 Cargo :: Waitangi Day
4 Selected Highlights This Month

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LOCKSIDE LOUNGE :: JAYSON NORRIS + THE THIN MEN :: 08/12/07

To celebrate Christmas, and amazingly enough, the 100th show that Spacific has hosted, we are most happy to present two of our favourite London based live acts.

First up will be The Thin Men, playing a stripped back semi acoustic set. Born out of the ashes of El Hula, and fronted by Blair Jollands (described by The Guardian as the southern hemisphere’s Scott-Walker-with-a-twist-of-Jim-Morrison), The Thin Men take the best of contemporary and retro and add touches of indie to the melodic twang of country! You can find out more on them at www.myspace.com/thethinmen2

Our headliner is Jayson Norris – NZ’s answer to Jack Johnson, perhaps! Currently working on his second album with a prime selection of guest contributors, Jayson has had a very busy year, including supporting Dave Dobbyn on his European tour this June. Check him out at www.jaysonnorris.com.

Space is limited at the Lockside so we have put tickets up for £4 in advance at Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/2pwf96. Otherwise it will be £5 on the door.

From 7pm til 1am
Where: West Yard, Camden Lock Place, NW18AF
Nearest tubes: Camden or Chalk Farm
Website: www.locksidelounge.com

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BIG CHILL BAR ::JOHNO BROADBENT :: 09/01/08

Former George FM DJ JB is our first guest of the new year, and will be spinning tracks guaranteed to blow away the winter cobwebs!

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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CARGO :: WAITANGI DAY :: 06/02/08

We have managed to persuade the nice people at Cargo to assist us with next year’s Waitangi Day event, and so, as with this year, it will be free entry all night. We are slowly constructing the program and will have more to report in the New Year. In the meantime, please pencil this date in your diaries.

From 5pm til 1am
On: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Old Street
Website: www.cargo-london.com

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

04 Rodney Fisher // North London Tavern, NW6 7QB // 7-? // £3/5
06 Aronas // The Vortex, 11 Gillet St, N16 8JH // 8-? // £8
13 Spektrum @ Holic // AKA, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ // 6-3 // £3/5
15 So So Modern @ Push // Astoria, Charring Cross Rd // 11-4 // £6/10
20 MdCL @ CO-OP // Corsica Studios, SE17 1LB // 8-4 // £15

For more December events, check www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1502

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SPACIFIC NEWS #44: Contents

1. Neighbourhood :: Opshop
2. Big Chill Bar :: East Larry
3. Lockside Lounge :: Jayson Norris
4. The Best Flat White in London?
5. Selected Highlights This Month

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NEIGHBOURHOOD :: OPSHOP :: 22/11/07

The winners of this year’s People’s Choice Award at the annual NZ Music Awards have come along way since the original trio met at Christchurch’s Catholic Boy’s School. Jason Kerrison, Matt Treacy and Tim Skeddon formed the band back in 2002, and were signed the next year to Siren Records.

Their debut album, “You Are Here”, came out to commercial and critical acclaim in 2004, thanks in part to the radio friendly nature of their songs. Despite personnel changes in 2005, the band soldiered on with the follow up, drafting in Manic Street Preachers producer Greg Haver to help shape their songs. Released earlier this year, “Second Hand Planet” is well on its way to platinum sales, having entered the charts at #5.

They have supported Snow Patrol, Silverchair and Powderfinger on their NZ tours, and are really looking forward to their only UK show of 2007. For more info, check out www.myspace.com/opshop or www.opshopmusic.com.

Supporting them on the night will be the lovely Leigh Franklin – www.myspace.com/leighfranklinheaven.

Advance tickets are £8 from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/28pcpp
Door sales will be £12

Doors are at 7.30pm, with Leigh Franklin on at 8.45 and Opshop on around 9.30pm.

Venue: Neighbourhood, 12 Acklam Road, W10 5QZ
Nearest tubes: Ladbroke Grove or Westbourne Park

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BIG CHILL BAR :: EAST LARRY :: 05/12/07

East Larry (his mother calls him Luke Procter) hails from Wellington, a city that shaped his interests in hip hop, dub, funk, drum and bass and dirty boogie………..

In the capital he was lucky enough to play at some of his favourite haunts: Sandwhiches, Studio Nine and Havana, as well supporting 50Hz and regularly appearing on RadioActive. Since arriving in London in 2005, Larry has co-hosted a popular monthly night at The Driver called ‘The Larry and Mo Show’ and played in the bar at the legendary Movement night at Bar Rhumba. More recently, his cheeky guest appearances at H*E*R*D, a hip hop night hosted by his foolish friend DJ Vee (The Elephant), have gained a fresh following at the Lockside Lounge in Camden.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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THE LOCKSIDE LOUNGE :: JAYSON NORRIS :: 08/12/07

To celebrate Christmas, we have asked our favourite Pacifican

From: 7pm til 1am
On: West Yard, Camden Lock, Camden NW1 8AF
Nearest tube: Camden Town
Website: www.locksidelounge.com

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THE BEST FLAT WHITE IN LONDON?

Many months ago, we asked you to nominate your favourite places to have a Flat White in London. Four intrepid reporters (Blair Jagusch, Emma Philpott, Matt Fordham and Rory Kingan) went one step further and wrote up detailed reports on each place they visited.

We had been waiting for our lazy developers to finish updating the Spacific website (anyone work with the eZ Publish CMS …. please get in touch!) but thankfully a friend has set up a Spacific group on Facebook (www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6463530279) and we are posting the reports up there.

In a nutshell the results were as follows:

Overall Winner: Flat White
Runner Up: Monmouth Coffee
Highest Scoring Coffee: Tea and Coffee Plant
Highest Scoring Ambience: Sacred and Scooterworks

Please feel free to add your comments (oh and join the group!) on this report, on any gigs you have been to recently, on who you would like to see come over and play in London next year or anything else that takes your fancy!

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

11 The Desert Downtown // The Apple Tree, Mt Pleasant WC1 // 4.30+ // FREE
17 Lee Morunga @ Mau Fundraiser // NZ House, 80 Haymarket, SW1Y // 5+ // £40
23 FreQ Nasty @ FabricLive // Fabric, Charterhouse St EC1 // 9.30-5 // £12
29 The Brunettes // Melange Social Club, 281 Kingsland Rd, E2 8AS // 7.30+ // £5

For more info on events in October, visit www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1501

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SPACIFIC NEWS #43: Contents

1. Electric Ballroom :: Shapeshifter
2. Cargo :: Shapeshifter
3. Big Chill Bar :: Miss Digga
4. Neighbourhood :: Opshop
5. Big Chill Bar :: Want to play?
6. Competition :: Pioneers @ The Pacific Playhouse
7. Flat White :: New Titles Instore
8. Selected Highlights This Month
9. Cocktail Of The Month :: Nice Pear Honey

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ELECTRIC BALLROOM :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 04/10/07

This show has now SOLD OUT and unfortunately there will be NO door sales at all.

Doors are at 7.30pm, with DJ Vee warming things up, before the boys hit the stage at 9pm, to be followed by DJ Mosus until midnight.

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CARGO :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 14/10/07

We have managed to squeeze in one last date for the band, due to the cancellation of their gig in Berlin. As before, there are very few tickets left, and there will be NO door sales.

The band will be on at 9pm, following a set by DJ Jaxxxon, with Minuit’s DJ FunknSloCuts playing afterwards til midnight.

Tickets are £12.50 from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/235ere.

From 7pm til 12am
On: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Old Street
Website: www.cargo-london.com

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BIG CHILL BAR :: MISS DIGGA :: 07/11/07

Having moved to London from New Zealand in 1997, Miss Digga immediately found herself at the centre of the city’s dance scene. Over the years she has played at almost every club in town, as well at the TDK dance festival and the Notting Hill Carnival. As a natural progression of her talents, she has also launched her own production career, and her remixes for skewed Berlin electro outfit Warren Suicide have caught the attention of Fatboy Slim, Laurent Garnier, and Annie Mac to name a few. More info, and some rather tasty free mixes to download, at www.myspace.com/missdigga.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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NEIGHBOURHOOD :: OPSHOP :: 22/11/07

New Zealand’s answer to the Stereohphonics (apparently!) make a welcome return to the UK next month. No details as to whom the support will be, so more info next newsletter. In the meantime check out new tunes and videos at www.myspace.com/opshop.

Advance tickets will be £8 from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/28pcpp
Door sales will be £12

Venue: Neighbourhood, 12 Acklam Road, W10 5QZ
Nearest tubes: Ladbroke Grove or Westbourne Park

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BIG CHILL BAR :: WANT TO PLAY?

Would you like to play at the Big Chill Bar one Wednesday night? We are always looking for DJs or budding producers to be involved, so if you would like to get on board, please email us at kiaora@spacific.net.

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COMPETITION:: PIONEERS @ THE PACIFIC PLAYHOUSE

This month we have 2 pairs of tickets to see a brand new play, PIONEERS at the PACIFIC PLAYHOUSE, anytime during its run from 22 to 27 October.

PIONEERS is the remarkable true story of the people who chose to leave Victorian England and Ireland to settle in the wilderness that would have been New Zealand 150 years ago, told through a mesmerising musical performance. On the way they encounter hardship and uncertainty, freedom and love, but, most importantly, the prospect of a new beginning full of possibility. The show also incorporates a visually stunning backdrop of New Zealand scenery mixed in with digitally reproduced archival images of Magic Lantern slides from the UK’s Centre for New Zealand Studies Archive.

To win the tickets, please email kiaora@spacific.net and we will draw 2 names out of the metaphorical hat on October 15th. For more info on the venue, please check www.pacificplayhouse.com or for ticketing, please check www.dafmusic.com.

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FLAT WHITE :: NEW TITLES INSTORE

This month’s fresh delights are SJD’s “Songs from a Dictaphone” and Pitch Black’s “Rude Mechanicals”.

Flat White is, as usual, at 17 Berwick Street in the heart of Soho.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

06 Minuit @ Air // Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A // 7-3 // £6/10
10 The Checks // 93 Feet East, Brick Lane // 7-12 // £7.50
17 Jordan Luck // Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout // 7-12 // £10/12
24 Leigh Franklin @ Core // 28 Leicester Sq, WC1 // 7.30+ // £5

For more October events, check www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1472

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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: NICE “PEAR” HONEY

Ingredients: 35ml 42 Below Manuka Honey Vodka, 25ml Funkin Pear Puree, 35ml Apple Juice, Flat Bar Spoon Mascapone
Glass: Martini
Method: Shake well and double strain.
Garnish: Pear Slice

This comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit http://www.42below.co.nz.

Unfortunately this is the last “Cocktail of the Month” – we have used all the recipes we were once given, and since Bacardi bought 42 Below last year they have stopped communicating with us, so we have no more to recommend.

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SPACIFIC NEWS #42: Contents

1. Bar Academy :: Steriogram
2. Big Chill Bar :: Adi Dick
3. Electric Ballroom :: Shapeshifter
4. Competition :: Lemi Ponifasio in Requiem
5. Flat White :: New Titles Instore
6. Selected Highlights This Month
7. Cocktail Of The Month :: Redcliffe

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BAR ACADEMY :: STERIOGRAM :: 26/09/07

Punk rockers Steriogram first tasted success with their debut album, “Schmack”: Signed by legendary American label Capitol Records, they toured the US for over a year, and hit the big time when their “Walkie Talkie Man” track was used in one of the first iPod campaigns. This pushed them into the Top 20 in the UK and led to further hits worldwide.

However, eventually they tired of major label shenanigans and cancelled their contract, taking matters into their own hands. Last November they released their second album, “This Is Not The Target Market” on their own label in NZ, and it finally comes out in the UK this month, with Kerrang giving it a 4K review. This show is the launch party for the album, and should feature support slots by a couple of London based bands they are friends with, but so far have failed to tell us who they are!!

Tickets: First hundred are £5 +b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) then £7

From: 7pm til 1am
At: N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, N1 0PS
Nearest tube: Angel
Website: http://www.islington-academy.co.uk/index.cfm

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BIG CHILL BAR :: ADI DICK :: 03/10/07

You may know Adi Dick from his sterling contributions to the Fly My Pretties’s albums and concerts, or from his involvement with Wellington band, Stylus 77. Hopefully by now you will have heard his debut album, “My Place”, out on LOOP Recordings – a stunning collection of South Pacific soul, steeped in reggae, drenched in dub and fired up with funk. He will be playing tracks from it on the night, plus other artists who are inspirational to him. More info at the ubiquitous www.myspace.com/adidick

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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ELECTRIC BALLROOM :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 04/10/07

The Southern hemisphere’s premier live drum and bass act first came to prominence on the back of supporting Salmonella Dub. Initially they signed to Kog Transmissions with whom they released “Real Time” back in 2001, which they followed with “Riddim Wise” on their own label in 2004, both of which have now achieved gold sales status. Their last album, “Soulstice” came out last year to critical and commercial acclaim, selling over 15,000 copies in NZ and 10,000 in Oz. Their new album of live recordings made with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, cunningly titled “Live” came out last week and went straight to No6 in the NZ Album Charts.

**There are now only 100 tickets left, and while we are trying to source another show later in the month, it is proving difficult as they have an already tight schedule, and Tiki, who does their sound, has to return to NZ to launch his new album. So …. if you want to come then please buy your tix now to avoid disappointment.**

Tickets are £12.50 from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) and doors will open at 7pm.

Where: Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, NW1 8QP
Nearest tubes: Camden Town
Website: www.electric-ballroom.co.uk/

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COMPETITION:: LEMI PONIFASIO IN REQUIEM

We have a pair of tickets to see a work of immense beauty, Requiem, on at the South Bank from Saturday 29 September – Sunday 30 September. Created from Pacific rites of farewelling the dead, of remembrance, and of greeting the ancestors, it is the work of Samoan choreographer Lemi Ponifasio and brings together Pacific traditions of rhetoric and dance, with contemporary, minimalist theatre to create a pilgrimage of hope, echoing the history of social negotiations in New Zealand and the South Pacific.

To win tickets, please email kiaora@spacific.net – first in will win! For more info go to www.southbankcentre.co.uk.

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FLAT WHITE :: NEW TITLES INSTORE

This month’s tasty morsel is the aforementioned new Steriogram album, “This Is Not The Target Market”.

Flat White is, as usual, at 17 Berwick Street in the heart of Soho.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

8. So So Modern @ Club Mother….er // Barden’s Boudoir, 38 Stoke Newington Rd // 8-2 // £4/6
20. North Shore Pony Club @ Endeavour // KOKO, 1a Camden High St // 7-12 // £14
29. The Fluids // Water Rats, 328 Grays Inn Rd // 7+ // £6

For more September events, check www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1453

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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: REDCLIFFE

Ingredients: 3 wedges of lime squeezed, 15ml Gomme syrup, 50ml 42 BELOW Manuka Honey, 20ml Creme de mure
Glass: Any!
Method: Shaken and poured over crushed ice. Float of Creme de mure. Garnished with a lime zest
 
This drinks was created by Ray Back of Electricity Showrooms and comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit www.42below.co.nz

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SPACIFIC NEWS #41: Contents

1 Cargo :: Pitch Black
2 Big Chill Bar :: Jamie Robertson
3 Electric Ballroom :: Shapeshifter
4 Flat White :: New Titles Instore
5 Selected Highlights This Month
6 Cocktail Of The Month :: Miss Manuka

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CARGO :: PITCH BLACK :: 30/08/07

Electro dub pioneers Pitch Black are back – with both a new album and a revamped live show. Years of touring the world have toned PB’s audiovisual show into something world class, and they are taking it eastside this year to test out Cargo’s new bassbins!

Having played their inaugural show at 1997’s Gathering Festival, Pitch Black have since released 3 albums of dub drenched beats and pieces to a growing national and international fanbase. On October 27th they release the next installment, “Rude Mechanicals” featuring 9 new tracks, 5 of which you can preview at www.myspace.com/pitchblacknz. Thankfully sneaky copies will be available on this night so you don’t have to wait that long to get your hands on it!

Support on the night is from digital dub maestro International Observer, aka Tom Bailey, whose new album “Heard” hits the shelves September 10th – it contains versions of tracks featured on his NZ only album “All Played Out” plus newer creations.

Advance tickets: £8 from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/yr82gs

From 7pm til 1am
On: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Old Street
Website: www.cargo-london.com

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BIG CHILL BAR ::JAMIE ROBERTSON :: 05/09/07

Emerging from the depths of Auckland City and now based in London, Jamie is well rehearsed in super-deep house, funk & disco routed rhythms. Alongside his brothers Dean Webb and Mark Burgess, he formed longstanding NZ club nights ‘Superfunk’ & ‘Musicpeople’ and has played alongside such greats as Derrick Carter, Joshua (IZ & DIZ), Mike Grant and Corey Black, among others. His unique mixing style and extensive music collection, influenced by the likes of Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Rahaan & Funkadelic are derived with love from Detroit and Chi-town, so look forward to a story as well as a history lesson.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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ELECTRIC BALLROOM :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 04/10/07

For various reasons, we had to hold off until now from announcing this show, but the beady eyed of you have already spotted it, and nearly half the tickets are already gone! At the moment this is the only London show these boys can do, so if you want to come, then get over to http://tinyurl.com/yvreer pretty sharpish!

In the meantime, some info: Shapeshifter are the southern hemisphere’s premier live drum and bass act, initially signed to Kog Transmissions with whom they released “Real Time” back in 2001, followed by “Riddim Wise” on their own label in 2004, both of which have now achieved gold sales status. Their last album, “Soulstice” came out last year to critical and commercial acclaim, selling over 15,000 copies in NZ and 10,000 in Oz. They are releasing a new album this September featuring live recordings made with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, which hopefully they will be bringing copies of to sell at the gig.

You can check them out, tracks and videos that is, at www.myspace.com/shapeshifterlive.

Tickets are £12.50 from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) and doors will open at 7pm.

Where: Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, NW1 8QP
Nearest tubes: Camden Town
Website: www.electric-ballroom.co.uk/

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FLAT WHITE :: NEW TITLES INSTORE

Fresh off the boat and straight onto the Flat White shelves this month are the Fat Freddy’s Drop DVD, “Fantastic Voyages Volume 1”, and an intriguing Japanese compilation of NZ dub classics entitled “On a Dubmission Volume 1”, featuring tracks from Rhombus, Sola Rosa, The Black Seeds, Katchafire, Pitch Black and more.

Flat White is, as usual, at 17 Berwick Street in the heart of Soho.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

10. MC Paradigm // Cosmobar, 50 Clerkenwell Rd, EC1 // 8+ // FREE
25. James Reid // Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, W12 // 7+ // £8
31. Dave Dobbyn @ Kiwi Celi // Shepherds Bush Empire, W12 // 7+ // £22.50

For more August events, check www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1452

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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: MISS MANUKA

Ingredients: 40ml 42 BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka, 30ml Creme de Gingembre, 40ml pineapple juice and 10ml sugar syrup
Glass: Martini
Method: Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.Garnish with a pineapple leaf

This tasty treat was devised by Jeremy Shipley from Longrain in Sydney and comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit http://www.42below.co.nz

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SPACIFIC NEWS #40: Contents

1. The Coronet :: Katchafire
2. Mean Fiddler :: The Black Seeds
3. Big Chill Bar :: Bobby Brazuka
4. Cargo :: Pitch Black
5. The Best Flat White in London :: Update
6. The Black Seeds :: Competition
7. Selected Highlights This Month
8. Cocktail Of The Month :: Manuka Blaza

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THE CORONET :: KATCHAFIRE :: 07/07/07

Ever since their debut single “Giddy Up” dropped back in 2003, Katchafire have gone from strength to strength, with both “Slow Burning” and “Revival” selling over 30,000 copies each in New Zealand and 10,000 in Hawaii, of all places!

Their third and latest album is due for release very soon, but unfortunately they won’t be bringing any copies over with them this time  However they are sure to be playing some of the new tracks at this gig.

The band have earned the well deserved title of hardest working band in NZ due to their relentless touring schedule – no pub is too small, no town too far away for the brothers of the fire to grace with their skanking rhythms and fat basslines. Their 2+ hour sets incorporate all their hits as well as many reggae classics by Bob Marley and others.

DJs on the night will be Heavy J from the Special Needs collective and the incomparable Nick Lloyd.

Advance tickets: £12.50 +b/f from ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/3xskla
Door price: £15

From 7.30pm til 1am (possibly later)
Onstage: 9pm
At: The Coronet, 28 New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ
Nearest tube: Elephant and Castle
Venue website: www.coronettheatre.co.uk

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MEAN FIDDLER :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 26/07/07

The Seeds are riding on a high at the moment – as outlined below they finally have a European record deal, and things are going off across the Tasman for them too. This will be their only London show other than Toast Festival, and given its mid town location, is guaranteed to be a sell out.

A great new video to “The Answer” has been posted on their myspace page – check www.myspace.com/theblackseeds for more.

Advance tickets: £12.50 +b/f from seetickets.com (0870 264 3333) or http://tinyurl.com/2emxlf
Door price: £16

From 7pm til 11pm
At: The Mean Fiddler,
Nearest tube: 165 Charing Cross Road, WC2 0EN
Venue website: www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage_mf.asp?PageID=429

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BIG CHILL BAR ::BOBBY BRAZUKA :: 01/08/07

Formerly of Ponsonby Rd institution Santos, now working out of hip record store, coffee shop and clothing emporium Conch, Bobby Brazuka has been blazing Brazilified beats in Auckland for many years now. Over these ways for a well deserved holiday, his set will hopefully coincide with some well needed sunshine! For more on Bobby, check www.myspace.com/bobbybrazuka1.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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CARGO :: PITCH BLACK :: 30/08/07

Electro dub pioneers Pitch Black are back with a new album and a new live show. Years of touring the world have toned the PB audiovisual show into something world class, and they are taking it eastside this year to test out Cargo’s new bassbins!

Having played their inaugural show at 1997’s Gathering Festival, Pitch Black have released 3 albums of dub drenched beats and pieces to a growing national and international fanbase. On September 24th they release the next installment, “Rude Mechanicals” featuring 9 new tracks.

They have recently posted a live track recorded in Tokyo on their website: go to www.pitchblack.co.nz/?s1=downloads to download it.

Advance tickets: £8 from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/yr82gs

From 7pm til 1am
On: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Old Street
Website: www.cargo-london.com

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THE BEST FLAT WHITE IN LONDON :: UPDATE

We had hoped to announce the winners this month, but we are still waiting for some of our reporters to get back to us with their findings, so ….. it looks like it might be August now.

If the reports we have had in so far are anything to go by, the results are going to be very interesting, and we look forward to your feedback on them. One thing is for sure though – there are a lot more places to get a flat white in London then we previously imagined, which can only be a good thing!

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THE BLACK SEEDS :: COMPETITION

It’s like London buses round here at the moment – we hadn’t run any competitions before and suddenly we get 3 offers at once!

This month those cheeky Seeds have given us 5 signed copies of their new album to give away. Although “Into the Dojo” came out in NZ last year, it hasn’t graced Europe yet, but thankfully the wonderful people behind Germany’s cult Sonar Kollektiv label have decided it is worthy of a release, with a few extra tracks.

To win your copy, please email theseeds@spacific.net and tell us the name of first Black Seeds album.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

12. International Observer // Big Chill House, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL // 7-1 // FREE
21. Greg Johnson @ Toast // Fulham Palace Gardens, SW6 // 11-6 // £35
25. The Checks // 100 Club, Oxford St, WC1 // 7-1 // £5

For July listings, please visit www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1421
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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: MANUKA BLAZA

Ingredients: 30ml 42 Below Manuka Honey Vodka, 20ml 42 Below Pure, 4 Fresh Strawberries, 3 squeezed lime wedges and a dash of gomme syrup
Glass: Martini Glass
Method: Muddle the strawberries, in a bostin glass, add the limes, sugar, and vodka respectively. Shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a slice of strawberry, if possible dipped in caramelised honey.

This devilish concoction comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit http://www.42below.co.nz

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SPACIFIC NEWS #39: Contents

1. KOKO :: Dave Dobbyn
2. Big Chill Bar :: B-Line
3. The Coronet :: Katchafire
4. Toast Festival :: Competition
5 Selected Highlights This Month
6 Cocktail Of The Month :: Backyard Martini

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KOKO :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 21/06/07

Tickets are, unsurprisingly, flying out the door fast for this, Dave’s first big indoor show in London for years. His band for the night is former Mutton Birds drummer, Ross Burge and Lucid 3 bass player, Marcus Lawson, and the support is former 8 frontman, Bruce Conlon’s new solo act.

Otherwise, there isn’t much that we can be write about Dave Dobbyn that you probably don’t know already: living legend, national icon, singer songwriter par example, all round good bloke! His live shows are renowned not just for the songs, but for the in between banter – jokes, tales of misdemeanors past and other musings on life, the universe and everything else.

But it is his songs that he is most famous for, with 7 of his compositions being voted into the top 50 favourite Kiwi songs of all time in a recent poll by Telecom: “Loyal”, “Slice of Heaven”, “Bliss’”, “Welcome Home”, “Be Mine Tonight”, “Whaling” and “Outlook for Thursday”. And doubtless those seven will all get rolled out on this night, as well as countless others.

Tickets: £15 +b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/2kmmnp.
Alternatively you can pick them up for no booking fee at KOKO’s box office during office hours.

From: 7.30pm til 12am
Onstage: 9pm
On: 1a Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE
Nearest tubes: Mornington Crescent
Website: www.koko.uk.com

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BIG CHILL BAR ::B-LINE :: 02/05/07

One of New Zealand’s finest Drum+Bass DJs is finally making the trip over these ways, and we are honoured to present her first UK performance. A fan of the true soulful feeling in drum and bass, where jungle drums combine with future sounds, she has supported many of the international artists on their tours of NZ, including Doc Scott, Ed Rush & Optical, Digital, Grooverider, Andy C and Bad Company amongst others as well as the local lads, Concord Dawn, Bulletproof, the Upbeats and State of Mind.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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THE CORONET :: KATCHAFIRE :: 07/07/07

New Zealand’s finest reggae band, the ‘Fire return to Europe for a whirlwind tour – they have been invited to support Horace Andy at Italy’s prestigious Rototum Sun Splash Festival but then they have to rush over to Hawaii for a 2 week tour there!

Having spent the last 6 months in the studio, they have a new album’s worth of fresh tunes, which from sneaky previews build on their classic style – sweet harmonies, strong basslines and funky rhythms. No word yet on whether the album will be available to buy at the shows, but lets hope so!

We might be able to run a late night bar in one of the smaller rooms upstairs – more info on that next month.

Advance tickets: £12.50 +b/f from ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) or http://tinyurl.com/3xskla
Door price: £15

From 7.30pm til 1am (possibly later)
At: The Coronet, 28 New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ
Nearest tube: Elephant and Castle

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TOAST :: COMPETITION

Another month, another competition! This time the lovely people at Toast have given us a pair of VIP tickets to their food and wine festival, taking place on Saturday 21st July in Fulham Palace. As well as entertainment from The Black Seeds and Greg Johnson, a host of gourmet stars will be providing a selection of the very best Kiwi dishes to accompany over 200 wines from a host of award-winning large and boutique New Zealand wineries. For more information, check out www.toastfestivals.co.uk.

To win, all you have to do is email toast@spacific.net and tell us who the main sponsor of this year’s Toast event is?

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

14 Conan & Mocassins @ Wireless // Hyde Park // 2+ // £40+b/f
23 Bark // Betsy Trotswood, Faringdon Rd, EC1 // 7+ // £5
28 Fat Freddy’s Drop // Astoria, Charring Cross Rd // 7+ // £19.50+b/f

For June listings, please visit www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1393
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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: BACKYARD MARTINI

Ingredients: 45ml 42 BELOW Feijoa, 20ml NZ Sauvignon Blanc and 30ml apple juice
Glass: Martini
Method: Chill Martini glass. Mix in shaker with ice. If available muddle fresh Feijoas and Apple.

This devilish concoction comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit http://www.42below.co.nz

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SPACIFIC NEWS #38: Contents

1. Bar Academy :: Bruce Conlon, Nathan King, Jayson Norris + The Thin Men
2. Big Chill Bar :: The Kingsland Vinyl Appreciation Society
3. KOKO :: Dave Dobbyn
4. Fat Freddy’s Drop :: Competition
5. The Best Flat White in London :: Update
6. Selected Highlights This Month
7. Cocktail Of The Month :: Pacifico

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BAR ACADEMY :: BRUCE CONLON, NATHAN KING, JAYSON NORRIS + THE THIN MEN :: 27/05/07

To celebrate New Zealand Music Month, we are happy to showcase some of the finest London based expatriate talent, all for the bargain price of a fiver!

The latest addition to the line up is the lead singer of 8, Bruce Conlon. Now based in London as a solo artist, Bruce has been busy writing new music, which you can check out at www.myspace.com/bruceconlon

We also have the wonderful Pacific style roots of Jayson Norris (www.jaysonnorris.com), the sublime southern gothic country of The Thin Men (www.myspace.com/thethinmen2) and the former lead singer of Zed, Nathan King (www.nathanking.co.uk)

Tickets: £5 +b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or £8 on the door.

From: 7pm til 1am
At: N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, N1 0PS
Nearest tube: Angel
Website: http://www.islington-academy.co.uk/index.cfm

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BIG CHILL BAR :: THE KINGSLAND VINYL APPRECIATION SOCIETY :: 02/05/07

Will of the KVAS undoubtedly holds the title for the longest DJ name in NZ. He is over in the UK to pick up one of the coolest products we have heard of in a while: a double vinyl compilation, featuring unreleased tracks by some choice NZ artists: Shihad, Straitjacket Fits, The Mint Chicks and HDU amongst others. Hopefully he will be in possession on the night, and as well as spinning some of the tunes, may be willing to part with company of them for some crisp English Sterling – come prepared!

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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KOKO :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 21/06/07

There isn’t much that can be said about Dave Dobbyn that you probably don’t know already: living legend, national icon, singer songwriter par example, all round good bloke! His live shows are renowned not just for the songs, but for the in between banter – jokes, tales of misdemeanors past and other musings on life, the universe and everything else.

But it is his songs that he is most famous for, with 7 of his compositions being voted into the top 50 favourite Kiwi songs of all time in a recent poll by Telecom: “Loyal”, “Slice of Heaven”, “Bliss’”, “Welcome Home”, “Be Mine Tonight”, “Whaling” and “Outlook for Thursday”. And doubtless those seven will all get rolled out on this night, as well as countless others.

If by some chance, you don’t know who he is, then please visit www.davedobbyn.co.nz for more details.

Tickets: £15 +b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100)
Alternatively you can pick them up for no booking fee at KOKO’s box office during office hours.

From: 7.30pm til 12am
On: 1a Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE
Nearest tubes: Mornington Crescent
Website: www.koko.uk.com

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FAT FREDDY’S DROP :: COMPETITION

Fat Freddy’s Drop have kindly given us 3 pairs of tickets to give away for their soon to be announced (you heard it here first, folks!) 2nd London show on Thursday 28th June at The Astoria on Charring Cross Road (tickets on sale next week).

To win, please email ffdcomp@spacific.net by May 20th, and tell us what wonderful delicacy Dobie Blaze rustles up on their new DVD, “Fantastic Voyages Vol 1” (to be released in the UK next month).

Please note that a condition of entering this competition is that your email address will be added to the Fat Freddy’s mailing list.

See all Fat Freddy’s Drop June tour dates here: www.myspace.com/fatfreddysdropnz

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THE BEST FLAT WHITE IN LONDON?

Many thanks to all of you who volunteered to help find the best Flat White in London. We were overwhelmed by the response, and really look forward to your feedback, which we hope to post up on the website by July 2nd, when we also hope to launch a new look for spacific.net.

For those that didn’t write in but want to know some of the suggested places, here they are:
Blue Mountain Café, 18 North Cross Rd, SE22 9EU
Bullet Coffee, 3rd Floor Of Snow And Rock, 4 Mercer Street, WC2H 9QA
Flat White, 17 Berwick Street, W1F 0PT
Glowlounge, 6 Cavendish Parade, SW4 9DW
Hell Pizza, 369 North End Road, SW6 1NW
Local Hero, Fulham Rd, SW6 5RT
Monmouth Coffee, 27 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9EU or 2 Park St, SE1 9AB
Providores, 109 Marleybone High Street, W1U 4RX
Sacred, 13 Ganton Street, W1F 9BL
Tea And Coffee Plant, 180 Portobello Road, W11 2EB

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

09 Mosus @ Swerve // The End, West Central St, WC2 // 11-3 // £4/6
15 The Checks // Metro, Oxford St, WC1 // 7-? // £7
19 Concord Dawn @ Sudden Def // Clockwork, Pentonville Rd // 9-4 // £8
25 Cam Diggy @ Special Needs // Lockside Lounge, Camden // 8-1 // Free

For May listings, please visit www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1366

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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: FALLING WATER

Ingredients: 45ml 42 BELOW Feijoa, Ch’I + a long slice of Cucumber
Glass: Collins
Method: Fill a long glass with lots of ice, add liquid ingredients, add cucumber slice and stir briefly to infuse cucumber flavour into the drink and incorporate the ingredients.

This cocktail was created by Leon at the Matterhorn in Wellington and comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit http://www.42below.co.nz

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