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Saturations “Black Circles”

Continuing the impromptu survey of recent Christchurch releases we get to long time favourite of The Joint, the one and only Blair Parkes.

Blair is a one man Christchurch musical heritage (have a peek at his discography) and his latest incarnation is as Saturations, gentle, fuzzy, psychedelic lullabies beautifully crafted in New Brighton by the sea.

If we didn’t know better we’d imagine that Blair runs a special cactus plantation and has supernatural vision allowing him to permanently see purple skies, triple rainbows and flying unicorns.

The new Saturations EP “Black Circles” is gently epic. It’s like being wrapped in a big fluffy duvet and then putting yourself in a big slow motion clothes dryer and setting the dial for 14 minutes. We’ve tried to recreate that feeling many times but this is the closest we’ve got. Available now for $10 on Bandcamp. Have a sneaky listen below.

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David Mulcahy “Demos (2013)”

On first listening to David Mulcahy’s latest release “Demos (2013)” the swagger and ballsiness brought to mind an infamous quote from one of my favourite pieces of reportage…

“The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the sixth Reich.”
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson

In a parallel universe if the Nazis had indeed won World War 2 then it’s very likely that a young Mark E Smith would have bailed from Manchester and backpacked around the USA eventually hooking up with The Stooges and getting a residency at Circus Circus just in time to entertain Hunter S Thompson.

The closest we will get to the musical fruit of that parallel universe is David Mulcahy and his latest collection of love songs. Have a listen below. But be quick because Mr Mulcahy has a tendency to be more prolific than Prince or Madlib and tends to get rid of the old stuff before you have time to enjoy it.

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X-Ray Charles “Selph Titled”

In a ham-fisted, half-arsed and knee-jerk attempt to keep tabs on the sifty underbelly of Christchurch music here’s what we’ve been enjoying at The Joint HQ recently…

X-Ray Charles are Brian Feary and James Sullivan. They have a love of jangly pop, hi-hats, fuzzy guitars, and lo-fi melodies. If Dinosaur Jr. hadn’t got fat and lazy they might have sounded like this. Have a listen to “Heavy Fast” and you’ll know what we mean.

Here’s their new release “Selph Titled”. It’s a “buy now” deal. Be classy and copy our trick of paying $6.66.

By the way, Brian Feary also hosts the legendary Sheep Technique here on RDU. It used to be on Wednesday nights but you can now find it on Monday afternoons 4.40pm to 6.30pm. Always a good way to find out what’s happening in the Christchurch music scene.

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The Show: Return of the Pinacolada Sound System

Queen’s Birthday commitments mean that The Herb Whisperer and Fraserhead had to head out of town with their Freddie Mercury interpretive dance troupe. Never fear though because it meant the solo return of the legendary Pinacolada Sound System and two hours chock full of dope classics.

Have a listen.

The Joint Radio Show on RDU 98.5 with special guest host the Pinacolada Soundsystem 1st June 2013 by Pinacolada Soundsystem on Mixcloud

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The Show: Vaccination Day

Fraserhead here. I’m on my own today. It’s been pouring with rain and Sudafed is pumping through my veins. Which makes this brand new Shacklock Meth Party single “Vaccination Day” all the more poignant.


And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm + Download 12pm – 1pm [81MB]

1pm – 2pm + Download 1pm – 2pm [81MB]