RECORDINGS
“Wild flavours of French Cabaret flirt
With the earthy grooves of Pacifica Dub
An intoxicating affair of multi-lingual noir poetry
Mad on the wings of Electro-Oriental-Jazz
Spliced with a sprinkling of circus…”
FEATURING
Tui Mamaki - Vocals
Monsieur E – Bass/Keys/Programming
Craig Denham – Accordion/Keys
John Ellis –Woodwinds/Percussion
Finn Scholes – Trumpet/Flugel
Simon Walker - Drums
Sally Howe – Vocal Harmonies
Recorded in May/June 2008 in Piha, Titirangi & at KOG studios in Kingsland, NZ, The Mamaku Project’s warmly awaited sophomore album answers to the festive cadence of their live show. A feverish tapestry of bohemian melodies grabbing up-beats and electro by the hand, tempered by a cluster of deep ballads – A brilliant bilingual forage into themes of a disquiet earth…
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http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/42798/mal-de-terre.html
DEBUT ALBUM KAREKARE
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Created over two years in Karekare, Aotearoa NZ. Distributed by Rhythmethod in NZ.
“I have been utterly seduced… a smart, slightly sassy, supremely confident and utterly engaging album.” **** Graham Reid - www.elsewhere.co.nz
“It’s a big call, but I haven’t heard anyone like The Mamaku Project before…“**** Peter Thorton - Rip It Up Magazine NZ
“…Creating their own version of New Zealand song which takes in Pacifica, dub- reggae and jazz styles with a distinctly cinematic weave… A new national treasure.”**** Simon Sweetman - North & South Magazine NZ
FEATURING
Tui Mamaki – Vocals/Lyris/Artwork
Monsieur Escargot – Upright/Electric Bass/Guitar/Keys
John Ellis - Saxophones/BassClarinet/Rhodes/Congas
Kingsley Melhuish - Trumpet/Trombone
Hershal Herscher - Accordion
Chris O’Connor - Drums
Yair Katz - Drums
Manuel Bundy - Turntables
King Home Boy – HumanBeatbox
Sally Howe – Vocal Harmonies
Mastered by Angus McNaughton
The Mamaku Project EP
5 Tracks Recorded at Karekare Aug/Sept 2005 - Aotearoa/NZ
FEATURING:
Tui Mamaki - Vocals
Monsieur Escargot - Bass/Keys
John Ellis - Saxophones
Yair Katz - Drums
Jeremy Cloake – Goni
Rihari Singleton - Percussions
Contact info at mamakuproject.com for limited sales.
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