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A sampler of contemporary music from Aotearoa New Zealand. Rattle Records specialise in instrumental music produced by artists working at the cutting edge of contemporary styles: music which is vital, innovative and exciting more »

This outstanding collection of fanfares commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia to mark the new millennium is a landmark CD in the New Zealand orchestral repertoire. Simon Foster comments, "this CD is a triumph for all… more »

The 1986 recording of From Scratch performing their work of protest against nuclear testing and waste dumping in Oceania. more »

The album was recorded in an acoustic performance venue (Auckland University School of Music Auditorium & Progressive Music Studio). Visual and audio cues are an integral part of the performance style, and every effort was made to… more »

“Bursting with artistic vibrancy and ingenuity…a shining gem in the production of contemporary electroacoustic music” (Sonoloco Record Reviews) more »

Philip Nicholas’ recording of Pacific 3-2-1 Zero (part 1) in 1993 was made to accompany his award-winning film for the TVNZ arts programme Work of Art. The second work on this CD, Eye/Drum, evolved as a result of a new set… more »

s3d presents a world of fresh sounds from invented and unconventional instruments with names as curious and evocative as the sounds they produce: mothics, shimsaw, kyurukyuttsu, gloopdrum, corrugahorn, sprong, sundrum and many… more »

“Dan Poynton is a pianist who is committed to performing new music, and to engaging with his audience. You Hit Him He Cry Out presents seven pieces for solo piano by leading New Zealand composers, performed with subtlety,… more »