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Zac Blair (aka the incredible DJ Jimmy Olsen) was so inspired by an older ambient nsu number, he made a video for it. Watch right through to the end – it’s not just a pretty swirly light-show. Massive thanks to Zac! (“Darkness” is available as a free download from here.

A 10 minute video reel featuring parts of nsu’s live set at Rising Sun, from the release party for his new EP “Escape” (Out now!).

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!

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