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 'Universal, Kog Transmissions and The Gathering have teamed up to bring New Zealand electronic music out of the shadows and into the foreground as "the next big thing'. The Gathering CD is a culmination of the last 5 years of growth in New Zealand dance culture and shows that local electronica has truly come of age. (The album will be advertised though and extensive campaingn on TV4 throughoput December). "The compilation encompasses a reange of electronic styles, mixed together by Kog Transmissions into a fluid journey that takesx you through the music that makes The Gathering not only the best, but also New Zealand's biggest dance party. Fourteen tracks that will definitely put New Zealand on the international dance map, and also privide a great listening adventure in any environment, covering the spectrum of Dub, Techno, House, Drum & Bass, Trance, Breakbeat and beyond. "Comprising the cream of New Zealand's electronic acts: Pitch Black: Winner of 'best live electronic act' at the b.net NZ Music awards [I would describe this track as "dubby house" - Ali] Micronism: Winner of 'best independent release' at the b.net NZ Music awards [ambient techno - Ali] "Baitercell": "... the hottest thing in electronic music in New Zealand, and absolutely the shit, no questions asked" (The Critic) [breakbeat - Ali] Salmonella Dub: Some of the grooviest smoothest dub this side of anywhere [dub] TriggerX: Drum n Bass for the future cool [D&B] The Nomad: Bridging Drum n Bass and hip hop in a dub style [big hiphop loops w dubbiness] Freq: High energy techno to encourage a headspace-based meltdown [hard techno/trance] Epsilon Blue: Lush melodious techno from a Gathering crowd favourite [techno/trance] "plus Chumbwa [dub], Obnoxia [hardcore/trance], Protean [psychedelic trance], Laughing Gas [trance], Defacto [LRS in a different form - tech-step], and Unit 23 [electro-trance] "These acts may also be seen performing about the country over the next nmonth and a half, building up to The Gathering held over the New Year 98/99 in Nelson. Pitch Black, Micronism, Baitercell, Epsilon Blue and Chumbwa may also be found on their own releases on Kog Transmissions, distributed by Universal. More info is available on Kog Transmissions in the December NZ Musician (cover story), December Lava, and December Pulp. For more information phone Grant Kearney at Universal. NZ Release date December 3rd 1998."
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