THE SECOND TIDE — GATHERING
14 March 2026 — Whammy Bar, Auckland
The current strengthens.
The sound thickens and the room fills.
Voices overlap, bodies move, and the tide takes shape.
Feel the pull.
The gathering takes form.
From beneath the surface, Soundscape Sirens emerge.
After months of silence the collective returns with their Summer Tour 2026.
Promising even deeper sonic storytelling from this trio of eclectic kiwi beatmakers.
This is your invitation. Your passage. Your escape.
The tour opens 28 February at Smash Palace, Gisborne, before making waves up and down the country, leaving its mark on Auckland and Christchurch, culminating in a climactic performance on 28 March in Hamilton.
A live experience that will deepen the world unveiled in their pilot show last July.
Heed the Sirens call.
Step into the dark.
Listen.
Support act: Slitopia
Slitopia; a vague utopic mound resembling a distinctive array of flashing lights and splashes of sweat. The queer EDM duo include Sophie Sutherland and Evelyn Fletcher Jenkins (LDSFH). The duo began in Tāmaki Makaurau and after spending the last year mixing melodies in Europe and the USA are back in Aotearoa for 2026. Expect a hardware performance mixing live elements into an atmospheric array of sounds. They will be painting you a scene with some sticky beats and heavy bass to create a finger lickin, boot stomping dance floor.
The Sirens:
Vanessa Tottle
Vanessa Tottle is a Trip Hop singer, songwriter, and music producer from Tāmaki Makaurau Aotearoa. Taking you on a journey—one that’s 90s rave nostalgic and futuristic. Vanessa brings her signature atmospheric grooves and high-energy beats to the stage. Known for intertwining hypnotic vocals with immersive instrumental layers, giving you an experience that blurs your thought process between dream and reality. Her sound fuses ethereal synths that transport you to another realm with punchy 808s.
MxDicey
MxDicey (Marissa Holder) is a half-Trinidadian half-Anglo-Indian singer-songwriter born in Essex, London. After graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art in Ōtautahi, they relocated to Tāmaki Makaurau where they pursue creative projects including recording jingles for commercial radio, fronting the synth-pop band No Sunrise, and formerly the hard-rock group Living State.
Their solo set incorporates their signature powerhouse vocals a pioneering blend of alternative synth-pop, R&B, house, break-beat and soca.
Talmar
Tamaki Makaurau-based artist Talmar is the musical project of visual artist Hannah Berry.
Known for her emotive and atmospheric compositions, Talmar blends club-friendly experimentalism with elements of Darkwave and Industrial music. Her previous releases are characterised by moody textures, dramatic electronic arrangements, and ethereal, effected vocals.
Steadily building up a stream of live shows under her belt across the motu, her latest single ‘Mercurial' embraced a more dance-focused sound while retaining Talmar's signature palette of chilling synths and swirling, silky vocals.
With a growing local and international listenership and more releases in the works for 2026, Talmar continues to carve out a unique space in New Zealand's music scene.
