Ruasagavulu

Out now - the new album by Dave Black & Dr Emit Snake-Beings Made in Fiji "So easy to get totally lost in this music, recommend for helping with your inner peace" - Andi Verse Indo-Fijian inspired tropical devotional avant-garde instrumentals for keyboards, ukulele, dholak, duduk, harmonicas, DIY kitchen gamelan, and video.   Snake Beings … Continue reading Ruasagavulu

Psi-solation

'Solitude' appears on this new compilation of lockdown sounds from around the world, curated by Campbell Kneale ... (who I collaborated with in 2018... the full length version of 'a ton of feathers' is coming later this year) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvu-zTZesqc&w=320&h=182 Psi-solation has 119 tracks, you can pay what you want, and it wins album of the … Continue reading Psi-solation

Ruasagavulu – with Snake Beings in Fiji

Made in Suva, Fiji - the new album by Dave Black & Dr Emit Snake-Beings "So easy to get totally lost in this music, recommend for helping with your inner peace" - Andi Verse Indo-Fijian inspired tropical devotional avant-garde instrumentals for keyboards, ukulele, dholak, duduk, harmonicas, DIY kitchen gamelan, and video. This was one of … Continue reading Ruasagavulu – with Snake Beings in Fiji

The Marion Flow (part 2, Wellington 2001)

: produced by Paul Winstanley, & featuring Chris O'Connor (drums), Chris Palmer (electric guitars), Simon O'Rorke (percussion). Recorded at Thistle Hall, Wellington, 2001, and mixed by Joe Callwood. For the earlier 1999 New Plymouth sessions see The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki); The Marion Flow was originally a longer album which spanned recordings from New … Continue reading The Marion Flow (part 2, Wellington 2001)

The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki 1999)

"It's lo-fi, organic and about as eclectic as one could manage. Kind of reminds me of Nick Cave if he had grown up in Timaru. No pretentious American accents or catch phrase choruses, just a bunch of people making music. A little beauty!" - NZ Musician, August/September 2002 Produced by Paul Winstanley, & featuring Steve … Continue reading The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki 1999)

Ruasagavulu – with Snake Beings in Fiji

Made in Suva, Fiji - the new album by Dave Black & Dr Emit Snake-Beings "So easy to get totally lost in this music, recommend for helping with your inner peace" - Andi Verse Meditative tropical avant-garde instrumentals for keyboards, ukulele, dholak, duduk, harmonicas, DIY kitchen gamelan, and video. This was one of the last … Continue reading Ruasagavulu – with Snake Beings in Fiji

Live 2019

An acoustic solo set, live at Wairarapa TV in Masterton, New Zealand - which took place live on the internet. This was simulcast on Freeview CH41, ArrowFM 89.7FM and YouTube. The set was part of the Property Law Service May Music Marathon - 12 straight hours of live Music to Television screens during NZ Music … Continue reading Live 2019

11 through the viewer 7

11th July 2019 https://youtu.be/oi-nq7lcF8o Improvised acoustic guitar and video effects by Dave Black, Featherston, NZ. A followup to Solstice Shards 19, another home recording - dialling back the electronic sound effects, but keeping some dynamic filters on the visuals. The consumer-level technology that's available nowadays lets me (or anyone) put together this sort of thing … Continue reading 11 through the viewer 7

Cafes in Conversation

4th May 2019 at Wairarapa TV May Music Marathon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdVXlykuJig I wrote this in 1999, after moving to Wellington. I was at an open mic night, at an upstairs bar in Cuba Mall that no longer exists, waiting for my turn to play. I had to wait a while - hence a lot of lyrics. … Continue reading Cafes in Conversation

Live 1999

by Dave Edwards - electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, vocal Live at Bar Bodega, Wellington, New Zealand, June 1999. I was the opening act for Chris Knox, so this is obviously dedicated to him. Chris influenced generations of artists in NZ and abroad; go check him out if you haven't already. His place in the … Continue reading Live 1999