Camp A Low Hum 2012
During Music 101 Saturday 11 February from 4pm.
We return to Camp Wainui near Wellington, for boutique indie festival Camp A Low Hum. The 2012 line-up sees musical adventurers from as far afield as Argentina and Canada, as well as a strong showing of local and Australian bands, covering the sonic spectrum from thrash to minimalist choral music. We introduce you to a whole lot of acts that will be new to your ears, and catch up with some old friends too.
Broadcast Audio (On Demand)
- Shenandoah Davis Session at Camp A Low Hum 2012 (duration: 10′07″)
- The songs are: Oh Way Oh; Proof. 11 February 2012.
- Blink Camp A Low Hum 2012 (duration: 2′32″)
- Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone talks to Camp A Low Hum festival organiser Blink at Camp Waiuni. 11 February 2012
- Guerre in Session at Camp A Low Hum 2012 (duration: 7′42″)
- Lavurn Lee plays River Hymnal. 11 February 2012.
- Kikuyu at Camp A Low Hum 2012 (duration: 6′10″)
- Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone talks to Kikuyu at Camp A Low Hum. 11 February 2012.
- Mark McGuire in Session (duration: 29′00″)
- Emma Smith hosts this session in the Music 101 studio. The tunes are: 'Get Lost' and an untitled improvisation inspired by a walk through the Wellington Botanical Gardens on the way to the RNZ studio. 11 February 2012
- Camp A Low Hum 2012 (duration: 35′33″)
- Kirsten Johnstone reports in from the first day of this annual boutique music festival. 11 February 2012.
Music and interviews with some of the featured artists at this year's festival
- Orchestra of Spheres Live (duration: 22′04″)
- Orchestra of Spheres live at 'Freds', Frederick St, Wellingotn.
- Introducing: Opposite Sex (duration: 6′18″)
- with the song Sea Shanty from the album 'Opposite Sex' http://oppositesex.bandcamp.com/ October 29 2011
- Rackets (duration: 9′26″)
- Auckland trio Rackets has taken a novel approach to making noise for six of the singles from their new self-titled album. Dubbing them 'Six Sick Singles', Oscar, Vincent and Jeremy from Rackets worked with director Levi Beamish to produce six twisted videos to accompany the tunes, getting a new video on their website every two weeks. The wonderfully wrong videos have a storyline that takes in cross-dressing groupies, reincarnation and a hallucinogenic drug known as "Jenkem". Sam Wicks met up with Rackets to hear more about their 'Six Sick Singles'. 11 February 2012.
Index
An overview of Camp a Low Hum.
Held on a large rural campsite close to Wainuiomata, 30 minutes drive north of Wellington. The inaugaral 'Camp a Low Hum' was attended by an intimate 350 campers. 49 bands performed on February 3rd, 4th and 5th, making it among New Zealand's largest music festivals.
Check out the 2007 Gallery.
Over fifty acts – most with a strong D.I.Y. ethos - played over four days, performing on stages, around campfires, and up trees. There’s a ‘Noisy’ stage and a ‘Nice’ one, as well as fun and games more reminiscent of school camp than a music festival.
Check out the 2008 Gallery.
60 acts with something for folkies, punks, electro-kids, noise artists, and a debut performance from a famous family. While half the line-up was local, there was a large Australian contingent this year, as well as some from further a field.
Check out the 2009 Gallery.
The fourth incarnation of camp a low hum saw the festival graduate from a camp to campus... Set in an historical agricultural college on the outskirts of Bulls.
Check out the 2010 Gallery.
The fifth annual festival of indie music is again staged at Flock House - a historical agricultural college on the outskirts of Bulls, but promises more, better - and its own TV station.