"I humbly adore the acts of the Most High, Who has given to the synthesizer what is better than a soul, so that, when it plays, the men are silent. And their hands cover their veils to hide their emotions. The troubles of life were pushing me into the tomb, but thanks to the synthesizer, God has given me back my life." Music and Arts Writer / Publicist / Copywriter / Radio Host / DJ http://soundcloud.com/martynpepperell The Hard Deck - Every Second Tuesday, 9-11pm NZL time, www.radioactive.fm martyn dot pepperell at gmail dot com

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Ever listened to textually sculpted lo-fi house? What about a concept noise record based around an ancient Greek tragedy? How about some Middle eastern folk music recorded in a cavern? Or perhaps some synthesiser driven electronica that could easily be the musical accompaniment to what circuit boards look like? Every Friday morning, between 8.15 am and 8.30, Martyn Pepperell heads up to RadioActive.FM (88.6 FM in Wellington) to play some music on the Breakfast show. Beforehand and afterwards, he has a bit of a chat about it with Breakfast host Redbird Jr. We call this UNOFFICIAL CHANNELS

This week we look at the spectacular new RnB/Soul album from Miguel, who reminds me of The Weekend with better songs, and Frank Ocean with more astute lyrics. He also reminds me of Marvin Gaye. All of the good reference points.

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