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Shark 'n' Taties: Sharkweek Remixed - Album Out Now!

nsu Remixes out now on Sharkweek Remix Album

Dunedin’s psychedelic/ambient specialist Sharkweek has recently released the much-anticipated “Shark ‘n’ Taties – Sharkweek Remixed” album (through Electrode Records), which features two remixes by nsu (“Moonrise Over Kerala” and “Reach Out to the Stars“), alongside amazing works by a number of esteemed electronic artists from around New Zealand.

The remix album is available in digital format from online stores such as Apple iTunes and Juno Download (amongst several others) and you can buy copies on CD (which is graced by the amazing record sleeve artwork by Peter Lewis himself) direct from Electrode Records or Amplifier.

Forthcoming nsu work on Cartoon Beats

Due in September 2010 is the 3rd release from the Dunedin-based Cartoon Beats label, and the first to feature nsu: Haszari & nsu – It’s Not Real/ Neutron Star MMX (CBR003) aka “The Deep Space EP”. The release will also feature remix contributions from legendary NZ duo Aural Trash and up & coming electro fidget house producer Snake Charmer from LA. The package will be available in digital format from the usual online retailers. Tracks currently confirmed for the release are:

• Haszari – It’s Not Real
• Haszari – It’s Not Real (nsu’s “Are Those Real?” Remix)
• Haszari – It’s Not Real (Aural Trash “Pass The Dutchie” Remix)
• nsu – Neutron Star MMX
• nsu – Neutron Star MMX (Haszari “SSE” Remix)
• nsu – Neutron Star MMX (Snake Charmer Remix)
  

The above track-list is due to have two more additions, and a full announcement will be made soon. Keep an eye on the Cartoon Beats website and the Cartoon Beats Facebook page for full updates.

You can take a listen to the recently completed remix of “It’s Not Real” by nsu here:

Also completed is the nsu remix of “RE Memory” by SoNic Smith, which you can also have a listen to below. This track will be on the CBR004 release, with full details yet to be confirmed and announced.

Upside Down Remix Single – Coming Soon

The next official release will be the digital-only single with remixes of “Upside Down”, a follow up to the “Panic Bells” remix single. This time, there will be a remix by Nikolozi with the second mix yet to be officially confirmed. The release is due out in the next couple of months. You can listen to Nikolozi’s thumping version below:

Be Thursdays - July 15

Thursdays @ Be, DJ Set – July 15th

This Thursday, July 15th is yet another regular club night at Be Club (Commerce St, central Auckland), and nsu will DJing back to back with UP FM’s Macros, joined on the night by AP3X & Joe Revell. The night kicks off at 10pm and goes until the small hours. Entry is free, there will be drink specials and it is a great chance to hear some new and unreleased nsu work played on the much-loved sound-system at Be.

So if you’re in Auckland this Thursday, make sure you put your name down on the facebook event wall and drop in for a drink (or 7!) and some  fine selections.

nsu Live @ Zen, May '10

Highlights from “10 @ Zen”

In May, nsu performed a live set at the 10 year celebration of the NZ Music Month at a showcase gig held at Zen in Auckland.

You can watch some highlights from the gig below, and check out some photos from the set here. You can also check out the recording of the full 1 hour set here.

Massive respect and gratitude to Eva Evade and her entire team for organizing a great night at FuZen, and to Dave U for the footage and photos.

New Material / Upcoming Releases

“Neutron Star MMX”, a techy 2010 treatment of the original is the first of several nsu works to be released through Cartoon Beats. Full details of the so-called “Deep Space” EP will be announced in the next update.

The nsu remix for Squeezer‘s “Pure Juice” has been in the works since the middle of 2009, and has gone through several transitions in the live set during that time. The final mix combines subtle elements of chill out, jungle, dubstep and big-beat, and is tentatively scheduled to be released later in 2010 on newclear music, along with mixes from another 2 artists. More announcements soon.

10 @ Zen, May 22

nsu Live @ NZ Music Month presents “10 @ Zen”

The next Auckland gig for nsu takes place on Saturday May 22nd – In celebration of 10 years of NZ Music Month, nsu will line up alongside a score of other NZ artists for a big night at Auckland’s Zen (cnr Albert & Wolfe St). If you’ve been there before, you’ll know all about the big sound-system.

Come and see nsu play one of his last AKL shows for a while. Tickets to the event are $10; Click here for full details of the event.

Panic Bells – Single & Video Released, Launch Party Re-cap

The Panic Bells remix single, featuring cuts by AP3X & Bromide Dub, was released in late April and is now available from a variety of digital retailers (click here for details on where to purchase your copy), including the new official nsu Bandcamp page.

Bromide Dub Live @ Panic Bells

The video for “Panic Bells” is also finally out, and has had an incredible response online and is now showing on New Zealand’s JuiceTV & C4TV channels. You can watch the video here and make sure you also check out some pictures from behind-the-scenes of the filming, as well as read a bit of background on how the project came together.

Thank you to everyone who was at the Video Premiere & Single Release party held at Galatos in late April. You can also see some pictures from the night by clicking here and footage may be available at a later date.

Gimme Gimme Shark Treatment

Remix of nsu Track on New Sharkweek Compilation

“Far From Comfort”, an early instrumental version of “Upside Down” has been remixed by Sharkweek, Dunedin’s standout ambient producer. The resulting piece is a psychedelic lounge version, sampling an instructional speech on meditation (in true Sharky style!).

The remix appears on the newly released “Gimme Gimme Shark Treatment” remix album by Sharkweek, also featuring remixes for the likes of Pitch Black, Stray Theories, Sick Cycle and more. Click here to listen to, and purchase the remix album.

nsu Joins Cartoon Beats

Cartoon Beats Reality

nsu has joined the ever-growing roster of artists on Dunedin’s Cartoon Beats label (click here for nsu’s profile). The first release on the schedule will be Haszari‘s “It’s Not Real” backed with nsu’s 2010 version of “Neutron Star”. California’s Snake Charmer will be on remix duties and the release will also see nsu & Haszari swap remixes of the title tracks. Full details announced in the next update.

General Update

Here’s a general run-down on what’s on the horizon for nsu:

• Follow-up to “Panic Bells” remix single in the pipeline – more details in next update
• nsu’s remixes of Sharkweek tracks to be released on forthcoming “Shark & Taties” remix album, also to feature works by other NZ artists
• Remixes for Stray Theories & Squeezer completed and scheduled for release late 2010/early 2011. A couple of other remixes also penciled in (TBC)
• Remix duties on follow-up Cartoon Beats EP confirmed. Full details in the near future
• Follow up to “Escape” EP penciled for late 2011/early 2012
• No more live gigs until at least late 2011

Panic Bells - Remixes

The first release of 2010 for nsu is the “Panic Bells” remix single, which comes with a pair of quality cuts by two of Auckland’s most rated producers. First up is a dark, grimey and percussive dubstep mix courtesy of AP3X, while on the flip-side, Bromide Dub delivers his so-called signature “menace-funk” rework, rinsing several key elements from the original version.

The single release is accompanied by the “Panic Bells” music video, directed by Aleksandar Janev (see here for premiere night in Auckland!).

The remix single is available now in digital (MP3) format from Bandcamp, iTunes, JunoDownload.com, Amplifier.co.nz, AmazonMP3 and other online retailers.

“Panic Bells” is taken from the “Escape” EP (NCMR002EP), out now.

Listen to the previews of the remix single below:

nsu – Panic Bells – Remixes – NCMR003DS
1. AP3X Remix 5:05
2. Bromide Dub Remix 5:51

Bromide Dub Live @ ESCAPE

Panic Bells Remix Single – Coming Soon

The next official release will be the digital-only single with remixes of “Panic Bells” by AP3X and Bromide Dub. The single will accompany the “Panic Bells” music video, directed by Aleksandar Janev, which was shot in the second half of 2009 and is nearing the end of post-production. You can take a listen to the remixes in the player below.

"Panic Bells" Video - Behind the scenes

The single and video are expected to be out in late April, and the remixes will be available for purchase through the usual online retailers. ”Panic Bells” is taken from the Escape EP, and features Wellington’s Siknik on vocals.

Escape EP Release

Thanks to everyone who turned out to the Escape Release Party at Rising Sun in December – what an amazing night! Some photos from the evening are here and you can watch the highlights of nsu live set below.

You can also see a short snippet of the Bromide Dub live performance on YouTube and you can listen to the live recordings of the nsu set now on SoundCloud.

nsu Live @ ESCAPE

Massive thanks to all the amazing people who helped out behind the scenes. Huge respect to Bromide Dub, Soul Science, Stray Theories, Squeezer, emu, D.I.S.H.A, Shane Hollands, jus8ken, and Micah D. Wolfe for amazing performances on the night.

Big ups to Dave Underwood for providing visuals, Karl Howe for capturing the audio, Kerry Adams for secondary footage and Alek Janev for primary footage and masterful editing. Big up ya chest!

Last but not least: To the crowd: You made this night unforgettable – my eternal gratitude for your support!

Escape EP is out now.

UP FM Turns 8!

UP FM 8th Birthday – nsu B2B DJ Set

This Saturday 27th of March, UP FM, (where nsu, along with D.I.S.H.A & Romantech, hosts the Beat Dungeon Radio show, promoting NZ electronic music) is turning 8 years old, and to help celebrate, nsu will be playing a Back-to-Back DJ set with D.I.S.H.A and the X Squared crew at Fu Bar, at 10pm. For full details of the event, which takes place across three zones, click here.

You can now also join the Beat Dungeon Radio fanpage on Facebook to stay up-to-date with playlists, show recordings, artists features and releases. Click here for the nsu fanpage on Facebook.

Darkness Video

Could there be a better compliment? Zac Blair, aka DJ Jimmy Olsen downloaded an older nsu number, got inspired by it, and made a video for it. Watch right through to the end – it’s not just a pretty swirly light-show. Thanks Zac! (“Darkness” is available as free download from here)

Delicious Music NZ

Free nsu Downloads on Delicious Music

Last week, Delicious Music re-launched their new site to promote NZ produced electronic music. Registered users of the site can grab the latest free downloads from Delicious artists.

You can also check nsu’s profile, where we’ve just uploaded the instrumental version of “Upside Down” as a free download, amongst a few other tracks.

The Mystical Tree - Remixes

We’re back with a bang, and the first release featuring new material is a duo of quality thumping remixes of “The Mystical Tree”, originally a downbeat track.

Sydney-based Nikolozi kicks the proceedings off with a stomping and teasing tech banger. Redsquad follows this up with a driving, but deep, fidget treatment of the original.

Click here to download The Mystical Tree – Remixes (30MB zip)

nsu – The Mystical Tree – Remixes – NCMF008DD
1. The Mystical Tree [Nikolozi Remix] 7:44
2. The Mystical Tree [Redsquad's Deep Remix] 6:13

Sixteen 786 / False Fugitive - Remixes

We close off the retrospective series of free downloads with two very experimental remixes. Drum & bass DJ and producer Romantech pulls the tempo down goes electro-chill-out on his remix of nsu’s collaboration with Iceland’s Lost in Japan – the original version of “Sixteen 786″ is due out on the “Escape” EP in late 2009. Giorgi then rounds off the package with a very ruff’n'drivin’ version of “False Fugitive”.

Click here to download Sixteen 786 / False Fugitive – Remixes (18MB zip)

nsu – Sixteen 786 / False Fugitive – Remixes – NCMF007DD
1. Sixteen 786 feat. Lost in Japan [Romantech Remix] 4:24
2. False Fugitive [Giorgi Remix] 4:17

And that’s it! All free releases from now on will be new works – watch out for NCMF008DD in two weeks, where we will dropping two solid new remixes of “The Mystical Tree”.

Also available for free download:
- NCMF001DD – Neutron Star – Remixes
- NCMF002DD – The Last Sunrise / Spiritual Adrenalin – Remixes
- NCMF003DD – Sensitivity – Remixes
- NCMF004DD – Darkness
- NCMF005DD – Neutron Star / The Last Sunrise (Live)
- NCMF006DD – Pluton Bleed / Pulsar Dub

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