Omen is out today via @sunreturn.nz 🌞
Me and Bevan started working on these songs in 2021, It’s very surreal to have it out in the world. It’s been a long journey to get to this point and we’re very proud of how it turned out, so I hope ya’ll enjoy it too x
Many many thanks: First and foremost to Bevan Smith, for co-producing, mixing and mastering the album, and who has become a wonderful friend @riley_dick for his beautiful drums on “Process”, To @corychampion and @ben_lemi for recording drum breaks for us to use
To @otisaltaiexp for the EP Artwork, @georgiaemilee for helping w design, @jjimbusprime for Photography
To Zac from Sunreturn🌞🌞
To @_annawild and @crossingwater , for bringing the songs to life onstage
To my friends and whānau, for inspiring and supporting me every day To my partner @eel_to_eel for more words than I can say
And to all ya’ll for supporting and sharing the tunes💙
The name “Omen” is a reflection of feeling paranoid and anxious, like you’re about to unveil a horrible truth. But it also holds a feeling of hope, for the horizon, for things to improve and renew
process has been out for 2 weeks!! this song is so special to me, and im so grateful to @riley_dick and Bevan Smith for making it what it is. written on my lil nylon string guitar I got from the dump, for a dear friend of mine. it’s so cool to hear it out in the world and thank u to everyone who’s listened :))
im also so stroked to have announced my 2nd EP “Omen”, coming out on the 1st of August via @sunreturn.nz . Zac is truely a legend and I’m so grateful to be releasing with sunreturn, among a roster of artists I really look up to.
Me and Bevan have been working on these songs since 2021, so much time and effort has gone into them, the songs truely spread my little soul out to dry and explore the realms of all the weird sounds we dreamt up. I can’t wait to get ‘em out into the world.
it has been a strange ole time releasing music as I have just relocated to Naarm(Melbourne)! but I am here and japsing about and will be sharing more music soooon :))
1st pic by @jjimbusprime
EP artwork by @otisaltaiexp
3rd slide one of the very limited videos I took of recording hah n it’s Riley killin the process drumz
arohanui xx
show this Friday evening with Aotearoa legends @huaxiflowerstream and the wonderful @_.c_h_w_h._ at the grace darling!! playing all on my lonesome but very excited for this one x
a whole year (and a wee bit) of omen!!!!! I am so proud of this creation being out in the world. Has been so lovely to be able to share this with u guys and connect with people through playing these songs. it was so strange releasing this while in the process of moving overseas but I’m so grateful to have had the support of all u guys, old friends and new!!!!!! ofc my biggest thanks to Bevan, my lovely band and @sunreturn.nz for releasing it 💙
starting to write stuff again and have a couply shows in the works for the next few months, so update soon!!
love music love noise love community grateful to be here hgmgkdjrjryejsi 💙
tapes!!!!
I have some tapes left of my EP “omen” that was released last year and I would love them to find homes. Selling them for $20 a pop, and all funds will be donated to The Sameer Project who are on the ground in Gaza distributing aid and funds for healthcare.
DM me to buy! If you live in Naarm I can drop off and if you live in nz maybe chuck in an extra $10 and I’ll post xx
track list for the latest swamp-meet on mouthfull. this was maybe my fave show I’ve done, more the ambient/experimental side of things. Thinking of keeping the shows in this mystical world. up on soundcloud if you wanna listen. love radio!!!!!!
playing social sanctuary next Monday @ Northcote Social Club! Alongside @_strawberryprince and Hidden Passages ✨
will be joined by @eel_to_eel on pedal steel and gat again. will be more stuff like this and maybe a new song or 2 x
7pm and free entry x
process has been out for a year! here is a clip of it from the womb gig with @eel_to_eel 💙 I have got to play this song w some lovely friends over the last year and it is very special to me!! thanks to u all for the love n support over this release xx
reminder that the wonderful @sofiamachray is in town and we’re playing a gig on Thursday along with our other pal from Pōneke @ingridandtheministers 💙 from 7pm at @mammachens in Footscray
intimate cosy vibes and a really interesting mix of songs/sounds from the 3 of us ✨ and it’s free!!
see u there xx
probably gonna be lots of chat abt our epic day out w the bats
swamp-meet ep 7 up on Soundcloud! i am forever grateful to do this lil radio show each month. lots of experimental songwriting and wandering sounds. humans continue to amaze me. The last 4 songs are from a play-list that my beautiful friends made for a wonderful adventure we went on recently 💙 rad hope u enjoy xx
Join us for an intimate and cosy evening at Mamma Chen’s, featuring 3 incredible wāhine songwriters from Aotearoa (NZ) ✨
This will be a rare opportunity to see Sofia Machray live in Naarm, so don’t miss out! 🌟
and it’s free!
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Thursday 8/5
Mamma Chen’s, Footscray
Doors 6:45
~ Free entry ~ 💙💙
