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Martyn Pepperell

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Covers:  Music, arts and culture.
Doesn't Cover: Everything else.
Music, arts & culture journalist, copywriter, photographer, broadcaster & DJ.

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Martyn Pepperell’s Biography

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Martyn Pepperell is a freelance music, arts and culture journalist and broadcaster from Wellington, New Zealand.

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Forgotten Māori and Pacific Island Funk of the 70s is Coming Back

Forgotten Māori and Pacific Island Funk of the 70s is Coming Back

New compilation 'Heed the Call!' proves the 70s and 80s weren't all art-rock and moody guitars. In the 70s, t…

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Jitwam's Dusky House and Soul is His Sanctuary From Modern Life

Jitwam's Dusky House and Soul is His Sanctuary From Modern Life

Meet the India-born, Australasia-based beatmaker who found his sound between London and New York.

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Susumu Yokota - Baroque · Album Review ⟋ RA

Susumu Yokota - Baroque · Album Review ⟋ RA

Martyn Pepperell writes about the ornate and beautifully arranged techno of this new reissue from the late Ja…

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How YouTube autoplay gave a lost Japanese classic new life

How YouTube autoplay gave a lost Japanese classic new life

In an alternate timeline, Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada's 1983 debut solo album Through T…

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The agony and ecstasy of Alice Coltrane

The agony and ecstasy of Alice Coltrane

Ten years ago, American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, singer, composer, and spiritual teacher Alice Coltra…

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The strange story of Mort Garson's magical album Plantasia

The strange story of Mort Garson's magical album Plantasia

In 1970, Joel Rapp and his wife Lynn, a wise-cracking Hollywood couple, quit the film and television industry…

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The best new albums you probably haven’t heard yet

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By Martyn Pepperell Verified
| Dazed Magazine Verified
Featuring Egyptian producer Abadir’s folk-club collisions, ghetto house meeting dream pop in Chicago’s Heavee, West African Gnawa revivalist Karim, and more Recently on Dazed, we’ve talked to Brutalismus 3000 about ‘bad vibes’ their ‘toxic’ new album, affirmed Black joy at Fête de la Musique, and learned about Nepal’s biggest queer rave yet.
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Rolling Stone AU/NZ Deep Dive: Ché Fu, 'Navigator'

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By Martyn Pepperell Verified
| Flipboard
4 hours ago Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing. A group of 19 women and children with alleged links to ISIL (ISIS) has returned to Australia, with the government warning that anyone found to have engaged in criminal activity will be prosecuted. The six women and 13 …
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Klymax Discotheque: Bali's Temple of Sound

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By Martyn Pepperell Verified
| Resident Advisor (RA) Verified
Klymax Discotheque: Bali's Temple of Sound DJ Harvey, George Stavro & OMA present Klymax Discotheque @ Desa Potato Head, Bali In Bali, things are always ending and beginning. The landscape is equal parts old and new: traditional temples, minimalist shopping complexes, decaying lots and luxury villas.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but not for over thirty years.

How is social media changing news?

Speeding things up. It's very disruptive.