Mamaku’s compelling new show Twigs of Gold offers a wide emotional spectrum, drawing on trip-hop, quirky grooves, poetry and chanson. The lush sound palette, organically electronic, carries evocative multi-lingual vocals, playful loops and rhythmic word. Cinematic layers of altered guitar, flesh out the driving analog-synth bass lines that syncopate with stirring beats. Woodwinds adorn the compositions with luminous lines, harmonies and inspired improvisation. Live-art projections by Lupavision (aka Paul Bradley) transport the viewer into a hypnotic saltimbanque aesthetic, taking you on a dynamic journey through themes of circus, freedom, cross-cultural identity, ecology and transformation. Dark yet playful, contemplative yet dynamic, a kind of grit-and-honey music that will make you move, this show and it’s accompanying album, indebted to Aotearoa/NZ's soil and sea, carry songs of the moment with a truly global sensitivity.
Featuring:
Tui Mamaki ~ vocals
Monsieur E. ~ bass synthesisers and keyboards
Gareth Priceless ~ guitar
Asher Truppman-Lattie ~ woodwinds
Peter Ruddell ~ saxophone
Ryan Carroll ~ drums
Paul Bradley (aka Lupavision) ~ live art projections
Matthew Sephton ~ sound
RELEASE TOUR DATES (NZ)
JAN 23 – NELSON Playhouse
JAN 25 – KAIKOURA Strawberry Tree
JAN 26 – CHRISTCHURCH Dux Live
JAN 29 – FOX GLACIER Cook Saddle
JAN 30 – GREYMOUTH Barrytown Hall
JAN 31 – MARAHAU Park Cafe
FEB 1 – TAKAKA Mussel Inn
FEB 2 – PICTON Le Café
FEB 8 – NEW PLYMOUTH Rhythm Bar
FEB 14 – COROMANDEL Colville Rd
FEB 22 – HAMILTON Gardens Arts Festival
FEB 28 – AUCKLAND Kings Arms
MAR 2 – WELLINGTON Newtown Festival
FOR FURTHER DETAILS VISIT:
www.mamakuproject.com
TWIGS OF GOLD, the album will be available in stores 24 January 2014.
Pre-sales open online 10 January… keep an ear out!
