SPACIFIC NEWS #75: Contents

1. HMV Forum :: The Black Seeds + Rhombus in Dub
2. Rhythm Factory :: Ladi6 & Parks
3. New CDs in stock
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS + RHOMBUS IN DUB :: 08/08/10

We are very happy to announce Rhombus in Dub as special guests for this Sunday’s show at the HMV Forum.

This will be the first ever London show for Wellington’s respected dub’n’bass outfit, the creators of hits such as “Clav Dub” and more. Performing in their three-piece format, they bring the studio to the stage and take their unique blend of all things heavyweight and mash it up for the dancefloor with a live mix of exclusive dub-heavy titles, including original Rhombus tunes, bootlegs and classics.

Following them will be the one and only Easy Star All-Stars, the masterminds behind three of the best-selling reggae albums of the last decade – Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Renowned for their live show, Easy Star All-Stars regularly perform at many of the world’s major festivals, and return to the UK on the back of standout performances at Glastonbury in 2009.

This show, though, is all about the band described by Clash Magazine as ‘one of the best live reggae acts on the planet’. The Black Seeds come to England fresh from a month long tour of the States and a whirlwind trip round Europe, where their unique fusion of big-beat funk, dub, soul, afro-beat, mixed with vintage roots-reggae, has been rousing audiences and winning them fans.

Having burst onto New Zealand’s music scene with their “Keep on Pushing” album back in 2001, the band have released a flurry of stellar albums since: “On the Sun”, “Into the Dojo” and “Solid Ground”, with hits such as “Cool Me Down”, “So True” and “Keep on Pushing” gaining airplay at home and abroad. Work has allegedly begun on their fifth album, due for release early 2011.

Tickets for this show are £18.50 +b/f and each ticket gives you a download link to a free 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster (0844 277 4321) or http://tinyurl.com/3amy6dj.

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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RHYTHM FACTORY :: LADI6 & PARKS :: 26/08/10

Ladi’s final show of the year in England comes at the end of an amazing summer for her. She and Parks moved to Berlin in March, and have been gigging and recording ever since: they supported funk legend Gil Scott-Heron for more than a dozen of his shows, have played festivals across the continent as well as clubs from Paris to Porto, Dublin to Dresden and Aberdeen to Amsterdam.

Which means her live show is even better now than it was back in April when she rocked a packed Vibe Bar on Brick Lane. With seven tracks recorded already for her new album, we could be in for some fresh treats as well!

Tickets are £7.50 +b/f in advance from Ticketweb (http://tinyurl.com/ladi6) or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7.30pm to 1am
At: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Whitechapel
Venue website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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NEW CDs IN STORE AND AT FLAT WHITE

We have fresh stock in from NZ up at http://tinyurl.com/spacificstore and in Flat White including: Fat Freddy’s Drop “Live at the Roundhouse” and P-Money “Everything”.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

06 Connan Mockasin @ CAMP // City Rd, EC1Y 2BJ // 8-4 // ?
10 Hannah Curwood @ Windmill // Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5BZ // 8-11 // £5
13 Bang Bang Eche @ Koko // Camden High St, NW1 7JE // 8-11.30 // £5
27 Mark de Clive-Lowe @ CLF // Rye Lane, SE15 4ST // 9-6 // Free/£5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #74: Contents

1. Dingwalls :: Don McGlashan
2. HMV Forum :: The Black Seeds
3. Rhythm Factory :: Ladi6 & Parks
4. Competition :: Electric Wire Hustle
5. Selected Highlights this Month

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DINGWALLS :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 22/07/10

“Anchor Me”
“Dominion Road”
“Nature”
“Bathe in the River”

These are just some of the many songs written by Don McGlashan, the former frontman of The Mutton Birds, Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn. Now enjoying a solo career, with two sublime albums out on Arch Hill Recordings, he is also part of up and coming combo, The Bellbirds, with SJD, Sandy Mill and Victoria Kelly, and is over in Europe for a few shows before heading to New York to play there.

There is a lovely interview with him up at www.areligionofakind.co.uk/press_donint10.html and you can check out newer songs at www.myspace.com/donmcglashan.

Supporting him on the night will be Rodney Fisher (formerly of Goodshirt) and Anton Barbeau. Tickets are £10 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000) in advance or it will be £15 on the door.

Doors: 7pm
At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 08/08/10

Reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds are playing their only London show of 2010 at The HMV Forum on Sunday 8th August with support from the legendary Easy Star All Stars.

Described by Clash Magazine as ‘one of the best live reggae acts on the planet’, The Black Seeds following has continued to spread quickly around the globe in recent years on the back of successful European and North American festival tours and album releases.

After a 2009 sell-out show at the Shepherds Bush Empire, The Black Seeds once again return with their 8-piece band and masterful boundary-crossing fusion of big-beat funk, dub, soul, afro-beat, mixed with vintage roots-reggae.

For this special one-off double header, The Black Seeds are joined by the one and only Easy Star All Stars, the masterminds behind three of the best-selling reggae albums of the last decade – Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Renowned for their live show, Easy Star All Stars regularly perform at many of the world’s major festivals, and return to the UK on the back of standout performances at Glastonbury in 2009.

Tickets for this exclusive double bill are £18.50 +b/f and each ticket gives you a download link to a free 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 277 4321).

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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RHYTHM FACTORY :: LADI6 & PARKS :: 26/08/10

The first lady of Pacifican hip hop has had a busy year, moving to Berlin back in March, supporting Gil Scott Heron on his recent tour, playing festivals across Europe as well as starting to write and record her second album.

This show is her last in England for 2010 and she is promising to pull in some special guests for the night – more info on that real soon. In the meantime, tickets are £7.50 +b/f in advance from http://tinyurl.com/ladi6 or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7.30pm to 1am
At: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Whitechapel
Venue website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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COMPETITION :: ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE

Some of you may have been lucky enough to check out EWH’s support slot for The Black Seeds last year at the Empire. Since then they have signed their debut album to cult European label BBE and are over for a short tour to promote it – dates are up at www.myspace.com/electricwirehustle.

They have very kindly donated us 5 promo copies of their album to give away to the first 5 people to email us at kiaora@spacific.net and tell us the name of their lead singer.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

07 Batucada Sound Machine @ Guanabara // Parker St, WC2 5PW // 7-2 // £5
08 Electric Wire Hustle @ Mau Mau // Portobello Rd, // 7- // £?
27 Bang Bang Eche @ Barfly // 49 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN // 7.30+ // £5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #73: Contents

1. The Union Chapel :: Ngati Ranana presents Ururangi
2. Dingwalls :: Don McGlashan
3. HMV Forum :: The Black Seeds
4. Rhythm Factory :: Ladi6 & Parks
5. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: NGATI RANANA presents URURANGI :: 20/06/10

Ngati Ranana, the London Maori Club, has been meeting since the late 1950s, convening every Wednesday at New Zealand House and once a year at the marae at Clandon Park. Many of the Club form an all singing and dancing Maori culture performance group, which provides both traditional and contemporary on-stage shows, that make most warm blooded kiwi homesick.

This August they have been invited to compete in Te Manahua, aninternational Maori performing arts competition, in Hawai’i, where they will be performing against other groups from round the world.

To help them raise funds to pay for the considerable travel costs to the competition, they are hosting an amazing line-up of South Pacifican talent at the Union Chapel on Sunday 20 June. Everyone involved is donating their time and services, with all profits going to cover the flight costs.

The entertainment includes heart pounding log drumming and hip aching dancing from Beats of Polynesia; soulful tunes from LA Mitchell, recently of Fly My Pretties project, and part of Dave Dobbyn’s band; spoken word from titillating Samoan artist, Sistar Spacific; an installation by George Nuku; a piece of Fiji from Ana Lavekau and the grand finale: haka and poi swinging from Ngati Ranana.

Any of you who have seen Ngati Ranana perform at one of our Waitangi Day events or at Toast Festival or elsewhere will be in agreement that they put on a very fine show, and given the amazing acoustics of the Union Chapel, this should be a performance like no other.

To make this event a real success, we must sell 400 tickets and so need the help and support of all you out there.

Advance tickets are on sale now for £12.50 + b/f from Ticketweb (08444771 000 or http://tinyurl.com/ururangi). Door sales will be £20 on the day, plus families can buy special tickets on the door: 2 Adults and up to 4 children for £30.00.

From: 4 – 7.30pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury& Islington
Venue website: www.unionchapel.org.uk
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DINGWALLS :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 22/07/10

You may know Mr McGlashan from his days in The Mutton Birds, or Blam Blam Blam or possibly even The Front Lawn. Wherever you know him from, you are sure to have heard his songs over the years: “Anchor Me”, “Dominion Road”, “Nature”, “There is no Depression in New Zealand” or the smash hit that Don wrote for Hollie Smith – “Bathe in the River”.

Who knows what he will be singing at this solo show but it is sure to be good! His time supporting Crowded House has honed his live performances down to a fine art, and he never fails to please.

Supporting him on the night will be Rodney Fisher (formerly of Goodshirt) and Anton Barbeau. Tickets are £10 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000).

At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 08/08/10

In a sign of perhaps how far the Kiwi reggae/dub scene has come overseas, Wellington’s The Black Seeds are being *supported* on their only London show this year by one of the biggest reggae bands of the moment, Easy Star All Stars. Of course it helps that the Seeds are signed to the Stars’ label in the USA, and so they are friends, but it is also testament to the quality of their life affirming, funk infused, dub drenched, reggaefied good time grooves.

If you haven’t heard of the Easy Star All Stars, they are the geniuses behind “Dub Side of the Moon”, “Radiodread” and “Easy Stars Lonely Heart Dub Band”, all albums dedicated to reggae/dub versions of Pink Floyd, Radiohead and The Beatles respectively. You can check some of those out at www.myspace.com/easystarallstars.

Tickets for this exclusive double bill are £18.50 +b/f and each ticket gives you a download link to a free 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 277 4321).

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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RHYTHM FACTORY :: LADI6 & PARKS :: 26/08/10

Following on from her storming performance at the Vibe Bar in April, Ladi6 and Parks return for their final UK show of the year. Tickets are £7.50 +b/f in advance from http://tinyurl.com/ladi6.

From: 7.30pm to 1am
At: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Whitechapel
Venue website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH
10 Crowded House @ Apollo // Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH // 7.30+ // £40
11 Connan Mockasin @ Rough Trade // Dray Walk, E1 6QL // 6.30-8 // FREE
12 The Feelers @ Toast // Ham Polo Club, TW10 7AH // 11-6 // £25

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SPACIFIC NEWS #72: Contents

1. The Vibe Bar :: An Emerald City
2. The Union Chapel :: Ururangi
3. Dingwalls :: Don McGlashan
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE VIBE BAR :: AN EMERALD CITY :: 18/05/2010

An Emerald City are a six piece band, originally from Auckland but now based in Berlin. Their blend of psychedelic rock with Eastern influences is critically acclaimed, so much so that renowned music journalist Graham Reid wrote this:

“For my money this band is the most interesting, musically ambitious and creative I have seen in this country in many years. They possess that rarity in New Zealand music, an aesthetic sensibility — and it manifests itself in instrumental music which exotic, evocative, rides intelligent dynamics and is endlessly evolving. The instrumentation is based around rock (guitars, keyboards, rhythm section) but into that they pull Persian lute, sitar, violin . . . It makes for an album that almost seems to grow in your hearing, to take on a life of its own. It is quasi-psychedelic, improvised world music at one level, but sounds like nothing else in New Zealand’s musical landscape.”

Perhaps the final seal of approval is that Flying Nun have signed their debut for European release this September! You can check them out yourself at www.myspace.com/anemeraldcity or tickets are £5 +b/f from Ticketweb or £8 on the door.

From: 7pm
At: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Liverpool St
Venue website: www.vibe-bar.co.uk/

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: URURANGI :: 20/06/2010

Any of you who may have seen the London Maori club, Ngati Ranana, perform at one of our Waitangi Day events or at Toast Festival or elsewhere will hopefully be in agreement that they put on a very fine show indeed. So good in fact, that they have been invited to compete in an international Māori performing arts competition, Te Manahua, in Hawai’i this August where they will be performing against other groups from round the world.

To help them raise funds to pay for the travel to the competition, we are organizing this showcase of talents drawn from across the South Pacific region: log drums and dancing by Beats of Polynesia; the soulful sounds of LA Mitchell; spoken word from Sistar Spacific; art by George Nuku and the grand finale by Ngāti Rānana themselves.

Advance tickets are on sale now for £12.50 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000 or http://tinyurl.com/ururangi) or door sales will be available for £20 on the day.

From: 4 – 7.30pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website:

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DINGWALLS :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 22/07/2010

Just confirmed – more news soon. In the meantime, tickets are on sale for £10 +b/f at Ticketweb (08444 771 000).

At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 08/08/2010

Just announced – an amazing double bill of The Seeds and Easy Star All Stars.

More next month, but tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am, and each ticket comes with a 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. They will be available from Ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 277 4321).

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

11 Connan Mockasin @ Bar & Grill // Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU // 8-12 // £8.50
19 A Quick Minute @ Dublin Castle // 94 Parkway, NW1 7AN // 7+ // £5
25 The Ruby Suns @ Bar & Grill // Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU // 8.30+ // £7

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SPACIFIC NEWS #71: Contents

1. The Vibe Bar :: Juilen Dyne + Ladi6
2. New CDs in store
3. Toast Offer
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE VIBE BAR :: JULIEN DYNE + LADI6 :: 23/04/2010

We are pleased to present this double bill of South Pacifican soul.

First up is Julien Dyne, perhaps best known for his work as the drummer for Opensouls and Tyra and the Tornadoes, plus his work with the likes of Verse Two, Nathan Haines, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6. Since his selection for the Red Bull Music Academy in Rome in 2004, Julien has been working with international artists and forging his own unique sound as a producer, resulting in the “Pins & Digits” album, which was released this year by European label BBE as well as by Japanese outfit Wonderful Noise. You can check tracks from that at www.myspace.com/juliendyne.

Ladi6 has spent the last ten years or more touring with and backing up NZ artists like Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter and Scribe, recording killer tunes as Sheelaroc and under her own name, plus providing vocal assistance to classic cuts by Kiwi artists such as 50 Hz and Shapeshifter, as well as international acts like Sepalot and Freddie Krueger. Last year saw the release of her debut album ”Time Is Not Much”, which claimed the Best Urban/Hip Hop Album title at the New Zealand Music Awards, the one award she “wanted the most”.

There are no advance sales for this show but it will be £5 on the door.

From: 7pm to 1am
At: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Liverpool St
Venue website: www.vibe-bar.co.uk/

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NEW CDs IN STORE AND AT FLAT WHITE

We have fresh stock in from NZ up at http://tinyurl.com/spacificstore and in Flat White including:
– Tiki “Flux”
– Little Bushmen “Live in Concert with the NZSO”
– Fly My Pretties “A Story”
– Various Artists “Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox”

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TOAST OFFER

Toast is hosting a 10th anniversary special at Ham Polo Club, near Richmond, on 12th June with Kiwi food and wine, a spot of polo, and live music from the feelers, flying in exclusively for this event. To get a special group discount of 4 tickets for the price of 3 or £5 off individual tickets, book online at www.toastfestivals.co.uk/ten and quote “SPAC5”.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

08 Tubbs @ Vibe Bar // Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7.30-11.30 // FREE
23 I Am Giant @ Troubadour // 263 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA // 8-? // £8/10
30 Upbeats @ Fabric // 77a Charterhouse St, EC1M 3HN // 10-6 // £6/12/15

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SPACIFIC NEWS #70: Contents

1. The Big Chill House :: Waitangi Day
2. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE BIG CHILL HOUSE :: WAITANGI DAY :: 05/02/2010

This Friday, we will be hosting our annual Waitangi Day celebration at The Big Chill House in King’s Cross, with the support of Steinlager Pure and KEA UK.

From 5pm, there will be reggae music from a mystery guest, and then at 7pm, the London Maori Club, Ngati Ranana, will be performing. Afterwards, there will be live music from the up and coming Davey Caine and the Sweet & Serious, plus DJ sets from Flic and Demus.

It will be free entry until 11pm, from when they charge £5 on the door, so come on down early!

From: 5pm til 3am
At: 257-259 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, N1 9NL
Nearest tube: Kings Cross
Venue website: www.bigchill.net/house

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

04 Tubbs @ Vibe Bar // 91 Brick Lane, EC2A 3AY // 7.30-11.30 // FREE
17 Lawrence Arabia @ Bush Hall // 310 Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ // 8+ // £10
20 MC Tali @ The Den // 18 West Central St, WC1A 1JJ // 10-4 // £12
24 Rodney Fisher @ Proud // Stables Market, NW1 8AH // 7.30-1.30 // £5/7

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SPACIFIC NEWS #69: Contents

1. Vibe Bar :: Jayson Norris + Lotus Mason
2. The Big Chill House :: Waitangi Day
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE VIBE BAR :: JAYSON NORRIS + LOTUS MASON :: 20/01/2010

Our first show of the year/decade is a double header featuring two London based Kiwi bands celebrating their respective releases.

Jayson Norris should need little introduction by now, having played so many Spacific events, supported so many great New Zealand bands at their UK shows and graced so many outdoor festivals over the years. His South Pacifican take on Jack Johnson and Ben Harper has won him a strong UK following, and he has just returned from a sell out tour of NZ.

Late last year he released his sophomore album, “Freedom to Live”, but somehow never got round to holding a launch party. Thankfully his friends Lotus Mason, formerly The Thin Men (and before that El Hula), wanted to launch their new album, “Rust & Roll”, so they have joined forces for the night. They will be onstage around 9.45pm with Jayson on beforehand at 8.30pm.

All the early bird tickets have gone, but there are some left for £5 at Ticketweb (08444 77 1000 or the direct link is http://tinyurl.com/y9q4zq8). Otherwise it will be £8 on the door.

From 7pm
At: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Liverpool St
Venue website: www.vibe-bar.co.uk/

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THE BIG CHILL HOUSE :: WAITANGI DAY :: 05/02/2010

We will have much more info next month, but for now all we can say is that this year’s Waitangi Day event will feature a live show by the up and coming Davey Caine and the Sweet & Serious, plus DJ sets from Flic, Demus, K and more.

It will be free entry until 11pm, from when they charge £5 on the door, so come on down early!

From: 5pm til 3am
At: 257-259 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, N1 9NL
Nearest tube: Kings Cross
Venue website: www.bigchill.net/house

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

16 Jarmean @ LDOD // 145 Shoreditch High St, E1 6JE // 8-2 // £7/9
26 Lawrence Arabia @ White Heat // 8 Brewer St, W1F 0SE // 8-3 // £6/7
30 A Quick Minute @ Enterprise // 35 Chalk Farm Rd, NW3 2 BL // 7-? // £5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #68: Contents

1. Season’s Greetings
2. Vibe Bar :: Jayson Norris + Lotus Mason
3. The Big Chill House :: Waitangi Day
4. Kiwi Diary Competition
5. New CDs online and in Flat White
6. Selected Highlights this Month

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SEASON’S GREETINGS

Not really news, we know, but we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2009 has been a rollercoaster of fun, with sold out shows by Shapeshifter, Don McGlashan and The Black Seeds, plus stellar gigs from the likes of Disasteradio and Pitch Black. We hope that in 2010 we can keep this high standard up and continue to provide top notch entertainment by your favourite Kiwi bands and artists.

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THE VIBE BAR :: JAYSON NORRIS + LOTUS MASON

A double launch party for two of the most prolific London based expat outfits: Jayson Norris is celebrating the release of his “Freedom to Live” album, while the former Thin Men have created a monster called “Rust and Roll” under their new name, Lotus Mason.

Tickets will be £4 +b/f until the New Year, when they go up to £5, so hurry along to Ticketweb (http://tinyurl.com/y9q4zq8) and save yourself a pound!

From 7pm
At: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Liverpool St
Venue website: www.vibe-bar.co.uk/

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THE BIG CHILL HOUSE :: WAITANGI DAY :: 05/02/2010

Cargo is under new management, so are moving our Waitangi Day celebrations back to The Big Chill House in Kings Cross next year. As with at Cargo, the event will be free entry (until 11pm), and will feature cultural and live performances plus DJs til 3am. Much more info next month.

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KIWI DIARY COMPETITION

Lucky Devil (www.lucky-devil.com) is a UK-based gift website with a big selection of Kiwi products perfect for homesick Kiwis and they have kindly given us one copy of the gorgeous Kiwi Diary to give away to a lucky reader. To enter, send an email to kiaora@spacific.net by Sunday 13th December with “Kiwi Diary prize draw” as the subject.

If you don’t win the prize draw, you can get 10% off the Kiwi Diary (normally £21.95 but down to £19.75) and free giftwrap by using the code SpacificKD at checkout.

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NEW CDs ONLINE AND IN FLAT WHITE

Fresh off the boat and up on the shelves are copies of Shapeshifter’s stunning new album, “The System is a Vampire”. This and the new International Observer album are up online at http://tinyurl.com/spacificstore or instore at Flat White, 17 Berwick Street, London W1F 0PT.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

05 Tubbs @ Lockside Lounge // Camden Lock Place, NW1 8AF // 8-1 // £?
14 Mark De Clive-Lowe @ Mau!Mau! // Portobello Rd, W11 1LR // 7-11.30 // £7
30 Vee @ Vibe Bar // 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7-12 // FREE

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SPACIFIC NEWS #67: Contents

1. The Rhythm Factory :: Pitch Black
2. Cargo :: Ladi6 *Cancelled*
3. International Observer Competition
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE RHYTHM FACTORY :: PITCH BLACK :: 22/10/09

Pitch Black are Salmonella Dub producer Paddy Free and award winning multimedia artist Michael Hodgson. Having pumped their way through New Zealand’s electronic music scene since their inaugural performance at the annual Gathering New Year’s eve festival in 1997, they have spent the last twelve years rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining thousands of fans across the world.

Hard to box into a single audio ‘genre’, Pitch Black is a combination of musical journeys. Their sound is distinctive; ranging from organic ambient beginnings and layered soundscapes to skanking keyboards, cutting acid riffs and thumping rhythmic grooves, with dub being the glue that holds their sound together. One critic has described them as like “Orbital meets King Tubby, or Rhythm and Sound in Technicolor”.

If you haven’t come across them before, you can download tracks for free from www.pitchblack.co.nz, watch them in action at www.youtube.com/pitchblackofficial or take a leap of faith and just come on down! Supporting them on the night will be English dub/breaks/electronica group Subgiant, plus DJs Earwaker and Johnny Clash.

Advance tickets are £8.50 in advance from Ticketweb (08444 771 000 or http://tinyurl.com/pblondon) or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7pm til 1am.
At: 16 – 18 Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW
Nearest tube: Aldgate East
Venue website: rhythmfactory.co.uk

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CARGO :: LADI6 :: 05/11/09 :: *CANCELLED*

Unfortunately we received this email the other day:
“Ladi6 and her family were in Samoa when the Tsunami hit.  They have been deeply effected by the disaster and for this reason are unable to proceed with their European tour. We hope to see you again soon in 2010.  Please keep an eye on www.ladi6.com for upcoming shows.”

If you had bought tickets for this show, please contact Ticketweb to arrange a refund.

If you would like to donate to the Tsunami Appeal, please visit http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate.

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INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER COMPETITION

Honorary Kiwi International Observer has a new dub drenched album out this month, and the nice people at his record label have given us 3 copies to give away to the first 3 people to email kiaora@spacific.net. He is also playing Monday week at Gramophone on Commercial St to celebrate the launch of his son’s new album on Jahtari.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

16 Die!Die!Die! @ Lexington // Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB // 8-4 // £5
19 International Observer @ Gramophone // Commercial St, // 7-1 // £3
25 I Am Giant @ Bull&Gate // Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ // 7+ // £4/5
30 Jayson Norris @ Spice of Life // Cambridge Circus, W1D 5NA // 7+ // £5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #66: Contents

1. O2 Empire :: The Black Seeds
2. The Rhythm Factory :: Pitch Black
3. Cargo :: Ladi6
4. Pub in the Park Competition
5. Centre for New Zealand Studies Petition
6. Selected Highlights this Month

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O2 EMPIRE :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 02/10/09

Tickets are selling fast for this show, The Black Seeds’ only gig in the capital this year, with the ground floor now completely sold out, and the first level going swiftly too.

The Seeds have blazed a trail round the world with their fusion of dub, funk, afro-beat and soul, all served on a bed of vintage reggae. Last year’s “Solid Ground” album received airplay all across Europe and as hinted in last month’s mailout has been signed for North America by Easy Star Records, home to the jahlicious Easy Dub All Stars, who were responsible for “Dub Side of the Moon” and “Radiodread”.

Supporting them on the night are new kids on the block, Electric Wire Hustle, with their unique twist on modern hip-hop, psychedelic and soul. DJ duties will be handled by the Radio Riddler Soundsystem, aka Fast and Frank from Fun Lovin’ Criminals.

Advance tickets are £14 + b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100 or http://tinyurl.com/blackseeds) or it will be £20 on the door.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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THE RHYTHM FACTORY :: PITCH BLACK :: 22/10/09

Electron herders Pitch Black are back in town for one night only, as part of a whirlwind world tour (taking then from Boulder to Berlin and Amsterdam to Zagreb) to promote their latest project: an collection of remixes by International Observer, Simon Flower, Kerretta, Subtone and many more of tracks from their last album proper, 2007’s “Rude Mechanicals”.

If you haven’t come across Pitch Black before, then you can download tracks for free from www.pitchblack.co.nz and watch them in action at www.youtube.com/pitchblackofficial. Supporting them on the night are English band Subgiant, plus DJs Earwaker and Johnny Clash.

Advance tickets are £8.50 in advance from Ticketweb (08700 600 100 or http://tinyurl.com/pblondon) or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7pm til 1am.
At: 16 – 18 Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW
Nearest tube: Aldgate East
Venue website: rhythmfactory.co.uk

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CARGO :: LADI6 :: 05/11/09

The first lady of Kiwi hip hop is making a flying visit to London for this one off show. Support on the night comes from the amazing J Star (check www.myspace.com/jstarmusic if you don’t believe us!) and the equally superb Recloose.

Advance tickets are £8 in advance from Ticketweb (08700 600 100) or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7pm til 1am.
At: 83 Rivington St, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tube: Old St or Liverpool St
Venue website: cargo-london.com

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PUB IN THE PARK COMPETITION

Thanks to TNT, we have 2 tickets to a brand new event called Pub in the Park, which is taking place in Greenwich Park on the weekend of 18-20 September. Designed to celebrate the great British pub, the event features standup comedy to karaoke, stars of the 80’s to cover bands, darts to pool competitions, pub quizzes to five a-side football, Guiness bus to beer tasting, plus TNT will be hosting their own area with Antipodean entertainment. For more info, check www.tntonline.co.uk/pubinthepark.

To win the pair of tickets, please email kiaora@spacific.net by Thursday 10 September, when we will draw a name out of the hat.

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CENTRE FOR NEW ZEALAND STUDIES PETITION

As some of you may know, a Centre for New Zealand Studies was set up at Birkbeck University in London with funding from the NZ and UK governments. Since then the Centre has organised 114 events, 5 conferences and 3 festivals.

Unfortunately due to political infighting at the University, the Centre has been told it will be closed in November. If you feel at all strongly about this, please sign the online petition at www.lobbyingforum.com/petition-detail.aspx?id=128.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

08 Die!Die!Die! @ Buffallo Bar // Upper St, N11RU // 8.30+ // £5
20 Nathan Haines @ VibeBar // Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 6-12 // FREE
21 The Veils @ Scala // Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL // 7.30-11 // £10
29 The Datsuns @ The Garage // Highbury Corner, N5 1RD // 7-11 // £12.50

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