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Escape – New EP from nsu, out in December!

newclear Music is pleased to announce the release of new nsu work, in the form of the 5-track “Escape” EP, due out December 12th, 2009. The EP consinsts of original works by nsu, including collaborations with Siknik (Wellngton, NZ), JR Trap (ND, USA) and Lost in Japan (Iceland).

The EP will be available on CD as well as digital downloads – more details closer to the release date. You can preview the EP right now by listening to a sampler:

Escape – EP Release Party

To celebrate the launch of the new “Escape” EP, a release party will be held at Rising Sun (373 K Rd, Auckland) on December the 12th, and will feature live performances by Bromide Dub, Stray Theories, emu, Squeezer and nsu himself, as well as DJ sets by Soul Science (Romantech B2B Control) and D.I.S.H.A and appearances by Shane Hollands (beat poetry) and Micah D. Wolfe (sax).

Full details will be announced soon, so stay tuned!

nsu Tee's - now available

nsu T-Shirts

You can now buy nsu branded T-shirts. The first mens and womens designs are now available, just check out the Merchandise section on this site, or head straight to the audiolife.com nsu store. If you order from New Zealand in the next couple of days from this update, there’s a good chance your tee will arrive just in time for the EP release gig in December.

All proceeds are all always re-invested back into studio and stage equipment and any related costs. Your support is always greatly appreciated!

Short:Circuit 6

Short:Circuit Tour – Aftermath

In October, nsu joined the Short:Circuit 6 line up (consisting of Cure Motel, Stray Theories, Romantech, and, in selected towns, Sharkweek, Symbiont, Haszari, SoNic Smith and Pikachunes) for a mini-tour of the South Island to play gigs in Queenstown, Wanaka and Dunedin.

If you weren’t part of the action, you can now check out some footage and a couple of recordings (below) and you can even check out some photos from the tour by clicking here:

nsu & Stray Theories Live @ Short:Circuit 6, Wanaka, October ‘09

Thank You!

Finally, a big thanks to everyone for supporting the recent single (check here for details of where to get a copy) and to all who’ve snapped up some of the merchanidse (check some of the awesome fan photos here). Looking forward to partying with you all on the 12th of December!

Single Out Now!

Request the new single “Juice of Life” on Radio

It’s finally out, and, as well as buying it from a variety of online retailers (click here for details), you can also support us by requesting it on the airwaves from the following radio stations in New Zealand:

- UP FM 107.5
- 95 bFM
- George FM 96.8
- KFM 106.9
- Base FM 107.3
- Fleet FM 88.3
- Radio One 91 FM (Dunedin)
- RDU 98.5 FM (Christchurch)

A little bit of leg-work by everyone out there will go a long way, and will, of course, be much appreciated!

nsu & Stray Theories Live

South Island Tour

In October, nsu will be touring the South Island and playing live gigs for the first time outside of Auckland, as part of the Shortcircuit crew.

The following dates  and venues are confirmed:

- Fri 16th Oct – QUEENSTOWN – The Dux
with Cure Motel, Stray Theories, Romantech
- Sat 17th Oct – WANAKA – Red Rocks
with Cure Motel, Stray Theories, Romantech
- Sat 24th Oct – DUNEDIN – Sammy’s
with Haszari, SoNic Smith, Sharkweek, Symbiont, Cure Motel, Stray Theories, Romantech

More dates likely to be added to the schedule – keep checking back for updates, and make sure you catch us in your area!

The Great Hoax - Shapes EP

nsu Remix of The Great Hoax now released

nsu’s remix of “Insufficient Funds” by The Great Hoax has been released on their debut “Shapes” EP. The EP, made up of original works by the Wellington band, has an eclectic mix of styles ranging from psychedelic and experimental to gritty jazzy blues and electronic funk from various influences of music and philosophy.

Shapes EP on Amplifier.co.nz

“Panic Bells” Video Shoot complete

All shooting of the video for “Panic Bells” (taken from the forthcoming Escape EP and featuring Wellington’s Siknik) has now been completed, and the music is now in post-production stages.

You can see some behind the scenes photos (without spoilers!) in the following photo album:

Panic Bells Video: Behind the scenes

Panic Bells Video Photos

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Thanks to everyone for their massive support!

Live-to-Air on UP FM

If you missed nsu’s live performance on UP FM’s Sonic Drive show in late August, you can now listen to the 27-minute set, which features some new numbers, some of which haven’t even been finished as studio versions:

nsu playing live to air from UP FM Studios.

Thanks to DJ Shay and the crew at UP FM for their support!

nsu Caps

The latest shipment of nsu caps is in. If you wanna be part of the amazing team and support the cause, here’s what we’ve got:

Standard (with velcro strap @ back) – $15NZD:
- White with black logo
- “Tan” with black logo
- Black with white logo

Standard Caps - white, "tan", and black - $15 NZD

Flexi – $20NZD:
- Black with white logo
- Navy with white logo

Flexi (with flat peak) – $20NZD:
- Black with white logo

If you’re interested in snapping one up, please get in touch with via email:

info AT newclearmusic DOT com

Any proceeds will be invested back into new studio/live gear or production costs.

Flexi Caps - Black with flat peak, and Navy (or Black) with standard peak - $20 NZD

Do you already have an nsu cap?

Would love to see you wearing it! Take a picture and post in the following photo album:

nsu Facebook Page – Fan Photos

Thank You

A big thanks to all radio stations, DJ’s, fans and supporters out there. I’ve had some amazing encouragement from everyone recently, and things are moving faster and faster! The Juice of Life / West Coast Dub single with Squeezer Project is just around the corner! Hold tight!

nsu Performing Live To Air on UP FM

Cosmic Journey

This Friday, August 28th, nsu will be joining DJ Shay on the Sonic Drive Show as this week’s featured UP FM DJ. As well as being interviewed on air, nsu will be playing his first live set in several months live to air, so make sure you’re tuned in to UP FM – 107.5 FM Auckland or stream live from around the world via the UP FM Website. The feature will run from 5pm NZT, on Friday August 28th.

As well as guesting on the show, nsu has compiled “Cosmic Journey”, this week’s free UP FM mini-mix, which you can grab by registering on the UP FM Website and signing up for the newsletter. The mix is 30 minutes long and features some recent works by Sharkweek, Nikolozi, Haszari, Stray Theories, SoNic Smith, Future World Resort, Bromide Dub, The Compressor Kid and nsu, and will be delivered in this week’s newsletter (out on Wednesday!), so be quick to sign up! A huge thanks to all of the above artists for their contributions.

Have you got an nsu cap?

Opposite-sex-magnets

Then we want to see you with it! Take a picture of yourself wearing it, and post it in the following photo album on nsu’s Facebook page:

Click here for the nsu fan photo album on Facebook

If you haven’t managed to score one yet, a new shipment should be arriving to the newclear HQ soon, and we will let you know in the next update how to grab one.

Free Downloads

As you would have noticed by now, free downloads have been appearing almost every week. Six are available right now, and two more retrospective releases are due to appear over the next couple of weeks, so make sure you call back to newclearmusic.com to grab them. New releases will start appearing from mid-September.

New single – Coming soon!

Coming Soon...

Just around the corner is the first worldwide release from nsu!

Juice of Life / West Coast Dub, a dual single, with both songs written and produced in collaboration with the mighty Squeezer Project, with some fantastic vocals and instrumentation on “West Coast Dub” by jus8ken.

The single will only be available digitally through stores such as iTunes, Amazon, Napster, etc. Full details in the next couple of weeks – watch this space.

Live Video

Earlier this year, in March, nsu played a live set at the Downbeat Syndrome gig in Auckland. During the set, Micah Stray Theories spontaneously joined nsu on stage and played some great saxophone improvisations during nsu’s performance of “Darkness” and “Concordia”.

Click here to see the video footage of the jam.

New Remix for Sharkweek

The latest remix by nsu is a minimal tech-house treatment of Sharkweek’s “Reach Out to the Stars”, from his debut album “Hammerhead Nebula”. The remix will appear on the Sharkweek remix album “Shark’s Head Soup” later in the year, among remixes by other NZ artists.

Also to appear on the remix album will be nsu’s dubstep-style remix of “Moonrise Over Kerala”.

Currently in the works are remixes for Squeezer Project and Stray Theories.

nsu Caps

Opposite-sex-magnets

Have you got yours yet? These have been flying out like hotcakes. If you’re interested in one (ain’t many left in the current batch, so hurry up!), get in touch through the following email address, and we’ll advise you of the cost in getting one:

info [AT] newclearmusic [DOT] com

All proceeds are invested back into new stage gear or production costs. Thanks to all who’ve already grabbed one! Your support means a lot!

Panic Bells – Music Video

That’s right – some of you will no doubt have noticed that the team is hard at work shooting the video for “Panic Bells”, one of the tracks on the forthcoming “Escape” EP, due out end of 2009. We’ve shot just over a half of the footage needed.

Click here to check out some of the behind the scenes pics.

New Releases – Free Downloads

The latest in a series of retrospective releases are a duo of remixes of older nsu tracks and the latest package carries an uplifting theme with mixes by James Lee & Squeezer Project.

If you haven’t got yours yet, get your free download by clicking here.

Also available are remixes of “Neutron Star” by Romantech and Ralph’e’ – grab by clicking here