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Soul-electronica collective Sorceress will play at the Leigh Sawmill on Saturday February 27, supported by DJs Dylan C and Dan Paine.
Founded in 2011 (and formerly known as Funkommunity), Sorceress was nominated for Best Electronica Album at the 2014 NZ Music Awards and is currently working on a new EP due for release later this year. Founding member and producer Isaac Aesili says he is looking forward to returning to Leigh.
“We have played the Sawmill a few times before and it’s definitely one of our favourite venues in New Zealand,” Mr Aesili says. “We love the location, the laid back vibes, the awesome locals and especially the friendly staff, who make us feel at home every time we play.”
The band is recording a new EP, so people can expect to hear new material at the gig.
“We aim to finish it within the next few months. We have yet to decide how to release but we will first be looking for an established label to work with.
“It’s more of an evolution then a departure in style. It’s an evolution in that we have a new band format, comprised of vocalist Rachel Fraser and myself producing, alongside Marika Hodgson on bass and Myele Manzanza on drums.”
The band has recently returned from a tour of Europe.
“It included both small and large venues, from a grimy club in Brixton, London to La Bellevilloise, a famous club and venue in Paris, where we played live on Radio Nova to over half-a-million French listeners, as well as an audience of a few hundred screaming French locals. We also played at the legendary Neue Heimat in Berlin and our last gig was at the Rudolstadt world music festival on an outdoor stage to a few thousand Germans dancing in the 38-degree heat.”
Tickets cost $15 from undertheradar.co.nz, or $20 on the door. The first 50 people in will get a free copy of the group’s Dose album.
