BBE’s New Zealand Special

Land of rolling hills and rolling beats, New Zealand has put itself on the music map over the past few years, with world class productions that have travelled as far as their people. Trailblazing the way, Fat Freddy’s Drop brought dubby soundscapes to crowds across Europe, and heralded in a generation of New Zealand musicians.

BBE is one of the labels that brought the music of NZ to the world. A little over two years ago Auckland based Julien Dyne released ‘Pins & Digits’, supported by the BBC’s Gilles Peterson & Benji B, it kicked off a round of Middle Earth releases with Ladi6, Lady Daisey, Electric Wire Hustle and Benny Tones all joining the family. Round two is now in full swing with Julien’s new album ‘Glimpse’.

Check out this special celebratory mix for Laid Back, selected by TJ-KiD (The True Jazzchild), DJ Vadim and Julien Dyne: