Various - Number 8 Wire

Grind presents 'Number8wire' ... a collection of New Zealand Electronica

September 1998 will see Grind Productions release their third CD. A collection of pure New Zealand electronica that covers many bases.

Shifting from Techno to Drum 'n' Bass to Dub and beyond it places its focus on what is being produced right here in the bedrooms of many of this country's finest producers.

Those familiar with Grind's previous CDs can expect a change in format this time, moving away from DJ mixes and placing the emphasis entirely on original material. It provides a new perspective on local dance music, mixing up the styles and offering a highly progressive mix of tracks.

With the focus on Wellington artists it is no surprise it blurs the boundaries between genres. The city has always been regarded as a place where there are no real set divisions and at any event one can expect to hear a hybrid of techno, drum 'n' bass, dub and other styles sharing the same bill.

It is this open minded nature of the Wellington scene that has bought about Number 8 Wire.

Completing the line up are some very special out of town guests. Thus offering a snapshot of a scene that is forever in transition.

It is a release that proves what many have known for a long time that what is being produced here in our very own backyards can hold it's own with anything from around the world in terms of originality and production standards.

Tracks by

• Isolation

• Scattergram

• Freq

• The Nomad

• LRS

• Polarity

• Aspen

• Estralla feat Ike

• 50Hz

• X-Generator

• Jet Jaguar