Seven songs long, “Drip Crimson” sees New Zealand songwriter, producer, DJ, vocalist, and rapper Villette collaborating with fellow New Zealand producer Troy Samuela, and Chicago-based beatmaker Kev, in the process crafting a melody-led, RnB and soul informed dreamscape of sound and intimacy.

With Otherland, Berlin-based Tongan New Zealand singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and beatmaker Noah Slee and his producer Ben Esser crafted an intoxicating and vibrant soundworld underpinned by stories from Noah’s youth and the adventures followed.

Drawing on the influence of post-war Polish jazz, “Trip To Warsaw” sees New Zealand-based electronic music producer and DJ Surly recast the creepy, folkloric aesthetics and harmonics of that cult European jazz tradition into cinematic footwork music also informed by UK bass culture (from jungle to dubstep and beyond), and US hip-hop.

Released worldwide through Bristol/Berlin experimental music label Subtext Recordings, “Clear Stones” exists within a mysterious, misty liminal zone.

23-year-old New Zealand Māori soul singer Teeks has a voice that will take you places – places steeped in the detail, depth, and observational nuance of a substantially older soul.

Criminally under discussed, “Vacasian,” is the debut release from unhurried Auckland dance pop act imugi 이무기.

Whether you’re talking about the sonic or visual aspects of her work, New Zealand musician Aldous Harding is a unique proposition.

As of late, New Zealand-born, but New York-based singer, instrumentalist and producer Dion Lunadon has been thrashing out his own fiercely unapologetic and energized take on noise rock.

Over the last seven years, emergent singer/songwriter Nadia Reid, has become one of the most significant voices to emerge from New Zealand’s burgeoning modern music scene.

For 24-year-old Auckland singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer Amelia Murray, the dreamy indie pop artist better known as Fazerdaze, 2017 was a victory lap of sorts, and the culmination of several years of hard work and focus.