Album covers for RNZ Music's best music of 2016 so far.

Album covers for RNZ Music's best music of 2016 so far. Photo: Supplied.

Music played in this show

2–3pm

Artist: Recloose
Song: Backtrack
Composer: M.Chicoine
Album: It's Too Late EP
Label: Delusions of Grandeur

Recloose

Artist: Recloose
Song: Honey Walks, Sidewalks, On & On
Composer: M.Chicoine
Album: Honey Rocks EP
Label: AUS Music

Artist: Disclosure
Song: Feel Like I Do
Composer: A.Green, H.Lawrence, G.Lawrence
Album: Moog For Love EP
Label: Island

Close to the Noise Floor

Artist: BBC Radiophonic feat. Delia Derbyshire
Song: Dr Who Original theme
Composer: D.Derbyshire
Album: Dr Who @ the BBC Radiophonic
Label: BBC Music

Artist: Cabaret Voltaire
Song: Fourth Shot
Composer: Cabaret Voltaire
Album: Mix Up
Label: Rough Trade

Artist: The Normal
Song: Warm Leatherette
Composer: D.Miller
Album: 7” single
Label: Mute Records

Artist: Konstructivist
Song: Western Vein
Composer: Gl.Wells
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: Chris and Cosey
Song: Re-education through Labour
Composer: C. Carter, C.Fanni Tutti
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: The Human League
Song: Being Boiled
Composer: Oakey, Ware, Marsh
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: British Standard Unit
Song: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Composer: Stewart, Hitchings, Appice
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: John Foxx
Song: New Kind of Man
Composer: J.Foxx
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: Attrition
Song: Dead of Night (excert)
Composer: Bowes, Ashley, Niblock, Woodfield
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: Gerry and the Holograms
Song: Gerry and the Holograms
Composer: Lee, Scott
Album: Close to the Noise Floor
Label: Cherry Red Records

Artist: Throbbing Gristle
Song: Discipline
Composer: Genesis P-Orridge, C.Tutti, C.Carter
Album: 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Label: Industrial

The Sampler: Paul Simon

Artist: Paul Simon
Songs: The Werewolf, Wristband, Street Angel, In A Parade, Cool Papa Bell, The Riverbank, Insomniac’s Lullaby
Composer: Simon
Album: Stranger To Stranger
Label: Concord, Universal

Artist: Hailu Mergia and Dahlak Bad
Songs: Sintayehu
Composer: H.Mergia
Album: Wede Harer Guzo
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa

3–4pm

Artist: Cloud Michaels
Songs: Strange Forces Mast
Composer: J.Dyne, J.Duncan
Album: New River EP
Label: Wonderful Noise

Headquarters: Yoko-Zuna

Artist: Yoko-Zuna
Song: Lightning Sabres feat. P.Digsss (Live Remix), Egypt
Composer: F.Eliesa, S.Gomez, K.Holdaway, J.Lee
Album: RNZ Music Recording
Label: RNZ Music Recording

Artist: Brandn Shiraz
Song: Awff Twap
Composer: Brandn Shiraz
Album: Exhibition III - Mixtape
Label: The Grow Room

Artist: Joe Blossom
Song: Orion's View
Composer: Brandn Shiraz
Album: All Of The Above
Label: Cabbage Tree Records

Artist: A Dead Forest Index
Songs: Upon Dark Hills
Composer: A Dead Forest Index
Album: Upon Dark Hills
Label: A Dead Forest Index

Artist: The Smiths
Song: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Composer: Morrissey, Marr
Album: The Queen Is Dead
Label: Rough Trade

Introducing: prizegiving

Artist: prizegiving
Song: Vailima
Composer: pirzegiving
Album: No Harm Done
Label: Papaiti Records

Artist: Angel Olsen
Song: Intern
Composer: A.Olsen
Album: My Woman
Label: Jagjaguwar

Artist: Sarah Mary Chadwick
Song: Making It Work
Composer: Sarah Mary Chadwick
Album: Roses Always Die
Label: Rice Is Nice

4–5pm

Best of 2016 Jan–June

Artist: David Bowie
Song: Lazarus
Composer: Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Label: ISO Records

Artist: Kanye West
Ultralight Beam
Composer: K.West, M.Dean, C.Young, K.Price, T.Nash, N.Segal, K.Franklin, K.Dean, C.Bennett, N.Goldstein, S.Griesemer, J.Potter, D.Watkins
Album: The Life of Pablo
Label: GOOD Music, Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella

Artist: Beyonce feat.Kendrick Lamar
Song: Freedom
Composer:  J.Coffer, B.Knowles, C.Williams, D.McIntosh, K.Duckworth, F.Tirado, .Lomax,  J.Lomax, Sr.
Album: Lemonade
Label: Parkland, Columbia

Artist: Anderson.Paak
Song: Lite Weight (Featuring The Free Nationals United Fellowship Choir)
Composer: Paak, Celestin
Album: Malibu
Label: Steel Wool

Artist: SWIDT
Song: No More Parties In Stoneyhunga
Composer: I. Libeau, D. Latu, A. McGoram, J. Muavae
Album: SWIDT Vs Everybody
Label: SWIDT Records

Artist: Unity Pacific
Song: Rock Away
Composer: T.Ness, C.Fu
Album: Blackbirder Dread
Label: A Moving Production

Artist: G.L.O.S.S.
Song: We Live
Composer: G.L.O.S.S.
Album: Trans Day of Revenge
Label: Sabotage Records

Artist: Average Rap Band
Song: El Eh
Composer: T.Scott, L.Tuisau, M.Winters
Album: El Sol
Label: Young, Gifted and Broke

Artist: Radiohead
Song: Daydreaming
Composer: Radiohead
Album: A Moon Shaped Pool
Label: XL

Artist: Purple Pilgrims
Song: Forever
Composer: C. Adams, V. Adams
Album: Eternal Delight
Label: Not Not Fun

Artist: Drax Project
Song: Cold
Composer: Drax Project
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording

Artist: Brigid Mae Power
Song: Is It My Low Or Yours    
Composer: B.Power
Album: Brigid Mae Power
Label: Tompkins Square

Artist: Parents
Song: Wounded
Composer: Parents
Album: Great Reward
Label: Parents

Artist: Dave Dobbyn
Song: Burning Love
Composer: D.Dobbyn
Album: Harmony House
Label: Dobworld Limited