Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When Byron remixed Joe. joekaptein.bandcamp.com/album/interg...joekaptein.bandcamp.comIntergalactic Love Song (Byron the Aquarius Remixes), by Joe Kaptein2 track album 000
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's all fun & games until you have to wait for 15 seconds to skip an advert in your dreams. 131
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Remember Lewis Road Creamery’s Fresh Chocolate Milk? 🤣 111
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Let me guess... frozen yoghurt is trending on Tiktok? 010
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellaudioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026...He put the hard yards in behind the turntables and running events, along the way becoming a crucial figure on the national scene. Jay's AudioCulture profile is by @martynpepperell.bsky.social 2/2 031
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellaudioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You can’t talk about drum and bass music in New Zealand without talking about Jay Monds, who sadly passed away on 29 September 2022, aged 46. Also known as DJ Pots or Jay Bulletproof, Jay was a product of the early 90s warehouse rave scene... 1/2 audioculture.co.nz/profile/jay-...audioculture.co.nzJay Monds - AudioCultureIn the early 2000s, he took the sound of New Zealand drum and bass to the world as one-half of Bulletproof, the production duo he shared with his friend Josh Lees, before turning his skills towards du... 195
Reposted by Martyn PepperellKraus @kraus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Had a chat with @tonylstamp.bsky.social on National Radio www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzCult favourite Kraus on his latest synth-focused psychedeliaFor over twenty years Auckland-based musician Kraus has been outputting acclaimed albums of sonically adventurous instrumentals. His latest is called Water Music, and was created entirely on Elektron ... 0204
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🔋 eoeoeoeo.bandcamp.com/album/batter...eoeoeoeo.bandcamp.comBattery Pack, by Eo4 track album 020
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellshy🎀 @shy.center · 16/09/2026Good morning. I wrote a little love letter about Haruomi Hosono's 23rd solo record. The old legend is still bursting with great ideas as he creeps up on octogenarian status. Thanks for all the music. Sincerely, 💌 pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...pitchfork.comHaruomi Hosono: Yours SincerelyRead Shy Clara Thompson’s review of the album. 48339
Reposted by Martyn PepperellUnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Dive into our Release Radar — Aotearoa highlights from deepState, JessB, Daffodils, Achtung!, Paddy Fred and the new South Pacific Dance Organisation compilation ☔️undertheradar.co.nzRelease Radar: deepState, JessB, Daffodils, Achtung!, Paddy Fred, South Pacific Dance OrganisationNew and recent sonic gems from Aotearoa New Zealand. 093
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"How's your algorithm going?" "Terrible. Thanks for asking." 010
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Crazy to be like, I swear I know that giant alien humanoid from somewhere and then you realise it's fucking Michael Fassbender. 011
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's a beautiful day to listen to Haruomi Hosono's new album, Yours Sincerely. haruomihosono.bandcamp.com/album/yours-...haruomihosono.bandcamp.comYours Sincerely, by Haruomi Hosono10 track album 051
Reposted by Martyn PepperellThe Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 11/09/2026“It amazes me no one else has been able to see that post-punk was our version of the abstract expressionists of the ’50s. We were very similar: hedonists, bourgeois, nihilist, badly behaved, brattish, horrible, narcissistic—all that stuff, you know?” Jah Wobble’s Family Business:spinmagazine.comJah Wobble's Family Business - SPINJah Wobble is why God made woofers. Not only was the clean, full-bodied, three-dimensional throb of his Fender Precision bass the first sound people heard 041
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Listen to PREMIERE: Paddy Fred - 'Honey' [Extra Soul Perception] by Mixmag Australia / NZ on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/P0vKvyZxXy4U...soundcloud.comPREMIERE: Paddy Fred - 'Honey' [Extra Soul Perception]Paddy Fred is a guitarist, beatmaker, singer-songwriter and producer based on Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington’s rugged south coast in Aotearoa/New Zealand. A longstanding live musician, he turned his h 021
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I strongly urge you to give Look! by Parksdale a spin. parksdale.bandcamp.com/album/lookparksdale.bandcamp.comLOOK!, by Parksdale13 track album 042
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026DJing on TBC until 2pm. tbc.radiotbc.radioTBC RadioTBC Radio - A nonprofit broadcast connection based out of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 121
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We're throwing a listening party for Paddy Fred next Friday in Welly. RSVP below. events.humanitix.com/paddy-fred-c... 110
Reposted by Martyn PepperellUnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Dive into our Release Radar — new & recent Aotearoa highlights from Jonathan Bree, AW, Harry W, Two Dollar Trio, crossingwater, the Kanikani Therapy compilation, Christoph El Truento, Lady Shaka, Sandra Bell, Haast Hunter, and the pink opaque 🔥undertheradar.co.nzRelease Radar: Jonathan Bree, AW, Harry W, Two Dollar Trio, Crossingwater, Kanikani Therapy, Christoph El Truento + MoreNew and recent sonic gems from Aotearoa New Zealand. 074
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Meet me at the intersection of locked in and losing it. 030
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A.I. posters are crazy cause suddenly DJs and takeaway spots have the same visual aesthetic. It's bloody everywhere. Slop World. 0120
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellsebmal @mrdo.pro · 20/08/2026awesome way to explain the concept of money 41498309
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Politics in New Zealand: A guy named Chris sacked a guy named Chris for trying to stage a coup. Another couple of guys named Chris offered the news some commentary. 040
Reposted by Martyn PepperellPhantom Limb @phantomlimb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026🌐🌐 It's the one we've been waiting for 🌐🌐 The three albums of Baltimore luminaries Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals are finally back on wax. But don't sleep. They'll go quickly. Especially the special editions (exclusive to Bandcamp)! Head here to purchase: www.submithub.com/link/phantom... 064
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A conversation with Ché Fu for Rolling Stone AU/NZ. au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...au.rollingstone.comChé Fu Discusses 'Navigator', New Zealand Tour and MoreThis October, Ché Fu is celebrating 25 years of 'Navigator' with a 10-date national theatre tour. 020
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Tricky is still a master at work. tricky.bandcamp.com/album/differ...tricky.bandcamp.comDifferent When It's Silent, by Tricky // False Idols14 track album 020
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I'll be in conversation with Hun Lynch at Auckland Library from 2-3 pm today. She'll be playing songs as well. Come along. www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/one-mor...eventfinda.co.nz 053
Reposted by Martyn PepperellJarrod Baker @jarrodbaker.bsky.social · 21/07/2026without telling me your year of birth, what is your favourite three digit number from the back of your credit card? 6213
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Last week, I interviewed @delibeat for @Mixmag's The Mix series. The story and her mix are live on the site now. mixmag.net/feature/the-...mixmag.netThe Mix 113: DebitDebit shares an energetic mix she's titling 'Handling Polyrhythms Without a Jog Wheel: Time Doesn’t Exist' and speaks to Martyn Pepperell about how much the creative landscape has shifted through her... 020
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellaudioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026As @martynpepperell.bsky.social notes, if things have been ramping up in the modern NZ jazz scene over the last decade, jazz had an especially big moment in 2025. A bevy of established groups and newer names turned out world-class albums; here are 10 of them: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/jaz...audioculture.co.nzJazz in the Year 2025: take ten - Article | AudioCultureCrystal Chen with Ruby Fainaa on congas/percussion, Michael Howell on bass, Joe Kaptein on keyboards. There are always two ways you can look at a situation: from the inside and from the outside. Both... 0127
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellshy🎀 @shy.center · 29/06/2026Hello there. I wrote an effusive essay about synth-pop genius Mioko Yamaguchi, who made three perfect albums in the 1980s, disappeared from the spotlight, then made a stunning comeback as if she'd never left. www.shy.center/p/mioko-yama...shy.centerMioko Yamaguchi, the princess that never dropped her crownUnraveling the work of a synth-pop genius before and after a 35 year hiatus. 815060
Reposted by Martyn PepperellWitchdoctor.co.nz @witchdoctornz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Lōemis is still running in Wellington — and the lineup is wild! Troy Kingi, Shayne Carter with the NZSO, Acid Mothers Temple, Kavari, plus a Midwinter Solstice Ball on the eve of the solstice itself. Genuinely one of the more interesting festival programmes on the calendar this winter. 093
Reposted by Martyn PepperellJyoti Mishra @jyotimishra.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Well, that was a fucking ride. 141145313578
Reposted by Martyn PepperellNosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Nobody ever asks the DJ what they want. 3229556
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Writers will write a deeply moving exploration of the fragility of the human mind, and then not be able to recognise signs of depression in someone else during deadline week. 070
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Popping up on TBC Radio in Tāmaki from 4-6 PM today. www.tbc.radio 020
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026A quick Q&A with Rudy from A.R. Kane / inrain for Test Pressing. www.testpressing.org/magazine/che... 010
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Q&A time with Kaishandao for Mixmag ANZ/Asia mixmag.net.au/feature/kais...mixmag.net.auKaishandao 开山刀: Bridging Aotearoa & AsiaWriter Martyn Pepperell speaks with an artist, blogger and promoter with two feet proudly at two opposite ends of the globe. 020
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Logic has left the building, and so have I. 050
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellbr_dge / Hasji 🍃⛲🗻 [GORGE.IN/Noa Records] @brdge.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Thanq for the inclusion on this fab list @martynpepperell.bsky.social ~! ⛰️🔊✨ 064
Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Q1 2026 www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...dazeddigital.com10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsFeaturing Mon Rôvia’s calming Afro-Appalachian folk music, Florence Sinclair’s enigmatic fusion of rap and dream pop, Auckland artist Hasji’s combination of Māori and Nepalese Gorge music, and Scratch... 030
Reposted by Martyn Pepperellaudioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Over the last 15 years, Ōtepoti Dunedin dream-pop/post-punk trio Death and the Maiden has released three critically loved albums: Death and the Maiden, Wisteria, and Uneven Ground. And they're not named after The Verlaines song. By @martynpepperell.bsky.social www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/deat...audioculture.co.nzDeath and the Maiden - AudioCultureIn 2011, the synthesiser player, producer, audio engineer and DJ Danny Brady was living in Berlin and playing in the experimental rock band, Thought Creature. After receiving the news that his grandmo... 062