Ears up whÄnau! Michael Norris (Rerenga) š¼ @jade.stringquartet & Anothony Ritchie (Melencolia) š» and @mothquartet (Tundra) are this yearās esteemed finalists for Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau | Best Classical Artist TÅ«Ä« š„³
#AMA26 winners will be announced on Thursday 28 May š Brought to our screens by @nz_on_air@nzonairmusic & @te_mangai_paho
Chuffed to be finalists at the Aotearoa Music Awards this year!
Tundra has nabbed us a nod for Best Classical Artist, alongside @mjsnorris and @jade.stringquartet x Anthony Ritchie
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Noel Meek @noel_meek_artist has written an essay, "Moth Quartet: Spectres of Whenua" about our album Tundra. Thoughtful words about what it is to evoke landscape in this way. He also puts this aspect of Tundra in conversation with some other really awesome artists who deal with similar questions.
mothquartet.nz/music/tundra-essay/
Link also in bio.
Give it a read! Tell us what you reckon!
#Tundra, the sophomore album of Aotearoa New Zealandās @mothquartet , is now live on all streaming platforms (except Spotify)! Tune to this resplendent study of expansive drones and delicate micro-textures on our website (link in bio).
Thank you to everyone who came to the release concert, we are grateful you could help celebrate the release of Tundra with us!
The record is now available to stream everywhere except Spotify, or to purchase on Bandcamp. Links in bio. Please let us know what you reckon, we love hearing from friends, colleagues, strangers, enemies.
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Get your first taste of our upcoming album! Tundra (Pt. 2) is available to stream on Bandcamp now, where you can also or save the album ahead of its release on 12 December.
To us, this track has a resplendence, itās a big sky, the momentum of weather.
Give it a listen. And get in touch - we would love to hear from you. Message us if this brings up an image or a memory, or you have thought of a joke you think Tristan might like.
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#newalbum #newmusic #bandcamp #stringquartet #improvisation #composer
Concert announcement! Friday 12 December, 8pm, TOP SECRET location in South Wellington. RSVP for details ā link in bio.
We release Tundra on 12 December, and to celebrate, we invite you to a special performance somewhere in the South of Wellington. We will play some music in the vein of the record, inflected by the unique voice of the venue.
Entry by koha. If you are in this part of the world, we would love you to attend. RSVP to receive the concert location. Itās underground.
Our album Tundra is coming out on 12 December. @kell.sunshine has done this design for us using a photo Rodney Vaughan (Elliotās dad!) took in Lapland in the early 80s. In an imagined expanse, itās a fixation on the details. Macro and micro awe. The horizon, what you can run your finger over, and nothing in between.
Stay tuned for an announcement about the release. We canāt wait to share the music with you.
The @mothquartet feature in this snippet of their collectively-improvised work āCampfireā. Filmed at @pyramid_club_aotearoa in October 2024, āCampfireā features Tristan Carter (violin), Salina Fisher (violin), Elliot Vaughan (viola), and Nicholas Denton Protsack (cello).
Audio recorded by Thomas Lambert and mixed/mastered by Elliot Vaughan.
Filmed by Chris Watson for SOUNZ.
Film funded by @nz_on_air
Today we are proud to release Scree Scrub Mountain Sky!
Moth Quartet's first album is out now. You can buy it via Bandcamp, or stream it on any platform.
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We composed Scree Scrub Mountain Sky in the rugged landscapes of Tongariro National Park on New Zealandās North Island, immersing ourselves directly in the natural environment, where we listened and collectively responded to the water, trees, land and weather, bringing these ideas back to a makeshift recording studio at night. The album's title serves as a portal into this reactive style of compositionāone that aims to transport you directly into the heart of the mountains, rivers, forests, and even skies of Tongariro. The result is a transportive journey, where unbridled creativity transfigures itself into the raw beauty of the New Zealand wilderness.
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If you feel so moved, let us know what you reckon!
@whatnotrecords@salina.fisher@iffy.south@nicholasdentonprotsack
#tristancarter
