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The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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Saturday, 10 September 2022
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The Sampler: Black Thought, Baecorp, Hudson Mohawke
10 Sep 2022Tony Stamp explores new albums by veteran rapper Black Thought, Auckland newcomers Baecorp, and wonky Scottish producer Hudson Mohawke. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 3 September 2022
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The Sampler: Cass McCombs, DOMi & JD Beck, Andrew Tuttle
3 Sep 2022Tony Stamp reviews Cass McCombs' satirical songs about sadness, Domi & JD Beck's hyperactive jazz, and the ambient banjo music of Andrew Tuttle. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 27 August 2022
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The Sampler: Recitals, Motte, Kiwi Jr
27 Aug 2022Tony Stamp checks out the debut LP by Poneke's Recitals, a frosty collection from Ōtautahi violinist Motte, and more funny, catchy indie rock courtesy of Canadians Kiwi Jr. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 20 August 2022
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The Sampler: Emily Fairlight & The Shifting Sands, Moppy, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
20 Aug 2022Tony Stamp directs his ears to a lovely and lacerating collection from Emily Fairlight and The Shifting Sands, atmospheric electronics courtesy of Kirikiriroa's Moppy, and a sixties-indebted… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 13 August 2022
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The Sampler: Stinky Jim, Babeheaven, Carrtoons
13 Aug 2022Tony Stamp assesses an album of dubwise delights from Auckland DJ Stinky Jim, a pleasantly polite outing by UK five-piece Babeheaven, and a selection of snackable soul courtesy of NYC producer… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 6 August 2022
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The Sampler: Beyoncé, Feign Jima, Tali
6 Aug 2022Tony Stamp sifts through the maelstrom of responses to Beyoncé's latest, discovers a new Melbourne singer called Feign Jima, and checks out the 8th album from NZ's queen of drum n bass, Tali. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 30 July 2022
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The Sampler: Lunavela, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, JayWood
30 Jul 2022Tony Stamp engages with Auckland musician Lunavela’s scathingly honest indie rock, joke-filled dance floor cuts from French/ Belgian duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, and Canadian JayWood’s breezy… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 23 July 2022
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The Sampler: László Reynolds, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Maria Chiara Argirò
23 Jul 2022Tony Stamp reviews an exploration of Uralic languages by Auckland musician László Reynolds, the easy-going guitar jams on Aussie band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's 4th offering, and jazz pianist… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 16 July 2022
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The Sampler - Te Kahureremoa, Ben Woods, Moor Mother
16 Jul 2022Tony Stamp explores a mix of taonga pūoro and electronic sounds on the debut of Pōneke’s Te Kahureremoa, a second album of Antipodean gothic from Ōtautahi’s Ben Woods, and an exploration of jazz’s… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 9 July 2022
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The Sampler: Naima Bock, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jet Jaguar
9 Jul 2022Tony Stamp peruses the pastoral folk of Naima Bock, a pivot into rowdy pop from Hurray for the Riff Raff, and new aural landscapes courtesy of Wellington producer Jet Jaguar. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 2 July 2022
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The Sampler: Bartees Strange, Yaya Bey, Shabaka
2 Jul 2022Tony Stamp explores the second stadium-sized album from Oklahoma rocker Bartees Strange, a diaristic debut LP by RnB musician Yaya Bey, and some forest-set freeform jazz courtesy of Shabaka. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 18 June 2022
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The Sampler: Nilüfer Yanya, Popstrangers, Yves Jarvis
18 Jun 2022Tony Stamp is enamoured by London singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya's second album, checks out the return of noisy expats Popstrangers, and and grapples with Canadian weirdo Yves Jarvis. Read more Audio
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The Sampler
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Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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