Dan the Man with the Twinset plan … Episode 19
Well folks this is the final podcast for NZ Music Month. We have heard so many great artists this month and that doesn’t even begin to really get into all that is going on down in Kiwiland. Too much music, too little time.
So the final NZ Music Month podcast is devoted to the smooth and cool sounds of Twinset. I have wanted to do a Twinset podcast ever since I started doing Kiwi by Proxy because next to The Phoenix Foundation, Twinset are my favorite Kiwi band/group. From the moment I first saw the video of “Just the Way You Are” on their MySpace page two years ago, I have been mesmerized by their sound. Their albums Flavour Country and Mystical Soul were part of my very first Slow Boat order. They have a few other albums that I hope to acquire soon and I hope they have more to come in the future (I didn’t even ask Dan about that though…ugh! It was late when we chatted and I think KbP regulars will be able to detect a difference in my approach this time around oh and my voice… its lower than usual! Yikes!)
At any rate I really enjoyed chatting with Dan Yeabsley and I am confident you will enjoying hearing his insight into the music making process of Twinset as well as the comings and goings in the Wellington Jazz Scene.
Featured alongside the interview with Dan are some of my personal favorite Twinset tunes (although if it were up to me I would just simply put the entire albums on as a playlist! But then no one would go buy them … (oh and yes go buy them here …)
Have a look at the Twinset home page as you listen in.
And now we shall get into the podcast.
Here we go daddio…. Twinset.
Dan The Man (Twinsetcast)
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Tracklisting
Mystical Soul ( From Mystical Soul)
Tocky Locky (From Mystical Soul)
Just the Way You Are (From Flavour Country)
Flavour Country (From Flavour Country)
Sweet Thing feat. Dallas Tamara (From Mystical Soul)
Sunny feat. Barnaby Weir (From Mystical Soul)
Deep inside the Kiwi by Proxy studio…
The other night as I was trying to keep awake waiting to do the interview with Dan (see next post) I was sitting at my desk fiddlin’ with Skype.
I took some pictures with my webcam and thought hmmm this will give folks some insight into the podcast making process.
Here you go folks … some really hard hitting photojournalism.
The mic is coming after me.
Its getting closer...
Ha! I win.
Ambien…. ahem not really? Hard to describe new podcast
Howdy all,
The fourth in the series of five podcasts for NZ Music Month has been completed.
This time around we are going with dreamy, guitar, ethereal, almost ambient(esque) music. I snuck in a twinkly keyboards tune as well. Also a Bats song and Dear Time’s Waste tune are nestled in.
Have a look at the artists’ MySpace pages as you listen in.
- Enright House
- Sora Shima
- Dear Time’s Waste
- Jakob
- Conrad Wedde
- The Bats
- An Emerald City
- Roy Montgomery (no MySpace page available)
Dream, dream, dream, all I have to do is dream, dream dream…
Ambiguitarcast
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Track Listing
Enright House – Scattering the Sun Like Gunshot
Sora Shima – Calor Humano
Dear Time’s Waste – Clandestine
Jakob – Faye
Conrad Wedde – Aboo
The Bats – Broken Path
An Emerald City – Qing Song
Roy Montgomery – Dawn Fades Over Ocean
Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra (or as I love to call them….)
…the Welly Ukes! 
That’s right folks, it was high time I did a podcast on this lovely bunch.
Last week I had the great fortune of meeting up with three members of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra via Skype.
Megan Hosking, Dan Yeasbley and Sam Auger discussed how the group started, how they go about chosing the songs they perform, how to play the dreaded E Chord, their possible upcoming tour of the US and many other delightful little tidbits of ukulele goodness.
Also featured in this podcast are two mighty fine songs and a special surprise song snuck in at the end. Not gonna tell ya what it is, ya have to listen to the whole thing to find out. 
Be sure to friend them on MySpace here at thier page and don’t forget to check out their main website where you can purchase their EPs and tee shirts!!
So I will not keep you in suspense any longer…
I give you the wonderful Wellingtonians known as the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra…
Welly Ukescast
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Tracklisting
It’s A Heartache
Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love to Town)
**Special surprise performance
Mixed Disc Cast – Second of Five podcasts for NZ Music Month
Howdy all!
This is the second in a series of five podcasts I am doing for NZ Music month.
This time around I have decided to do a bit of a mixed disc (the first half has sort of a country feel while the second half has that indie-pop thing going on).
Lovely artists lovely tunes lovely way to celebrate NZ Music Month.
Have a look at the artists’ MySpace pages as you listen in.
- Rosy Tin Tea Caddy
- Mel Parsons
- Raggamuffin Children
- The Bats
- Robo Distaste
- The Puddle
- David Kilgour
- Luke Buda
And here we go…
Mixed Disc Cast
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Track listing
Rosy Tin Tea Caddy – Chestnut
Mel Parsons – Darlin’ Darlin’
The Bats - Castle Lights
Raggamuffin Children - A Fine Storm
Robo Distaste - Darth Vader Disco
The Puddle – Naked
David Kilgour (featuring the poetry of Sam Hunt) - Chord
Luke Buda - Blue Summer
Latest episode of Kiwi by Proxy: Wild Bill Cast
Howdy all,
Well it is New Zealand Music Month and I am stoked! I plan to do five podcasts this month to celebrate the excellence in Kiwi music. Seeing as how I usually do 1 podcast every 6 weeks or so, five in one month may prove daunting! We shall see how it goes…
Starting off the KbP marathon will be this podcast which features music from and an interview with Wild Bill Ricketts (Will Ricketts that is).
I caught up with Will last week and we discussed his new album John Dryden. You will find four tracks from this album featured in the podcast. These tracks represent a very broad spectrum of sound covered on this album. As most of you know, when you say broad and music together, you are talking my language. I spoke with Will about various influences of his and he stated that in fact he has very broad tastes which are made evident on this fine album.
It is a stunning display of skill in the art of songwriting and musicianship. It features the likes of Ricki Gooch, Rio Hemopo, Mara TK, Ben Fulton, Connan Mockasin, and Sam Lindsay among many other wonderful musicians.
Will Ricketts, as one of my friends and fellow Kiwi music lovers put it, “is not just the conga player from Phoenix Foundation, folks”.
I think you will agree.
Here we go with the WildBillCast…
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Tracklisting:
All tracks taken from John Dryden unless otherwise indicated
Mangi Mangi
I Was You
New J
Siamese Dream
Hitchcock (from Pegasus)
