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L!VE FROM NEW ZEALAND, a showcase of New Zealand's finest talent at the Melkweg in Amsterdam

On the 15th of July, EDI productions and the Melkweg organize a special night dedicated to artists from New Zealand. In the past these Dutch ambassadors of New Zealand music organised sold out shows for Fat Freddy's Drop, Black Seeds and Shapeshifter. Now they'll give you a taste of the future of electronic soul, funk and hiphop. Check out the line-up below and grab your tickets at the Melkweg.

HoodLamb Reprezent!

L!VE: Ladi6 ft. Parks & Julien Dyne, Electric Wire Hustle, Benny Tones, Isaac Aesili, djs Pacific Riders + some nice surprises!

LADI6 ft. PARKS & JULIEN DYNE
Ladi6 and her companion, beatmaker/vocalist Parks had a succesfull tour last year in Europe. This year they’re comming twice as hard and combined forces with beatmaker, producer/drummer Julien Dyne, on their 2011 European tour. Bringing us soulfull hiphop with a funkin' reggae edge. Ladi6 just released her 2nd album, The Liberation Off....
http://ladi6.com/
http://youtu.be/AMfGodc7rzA
http://youtu.be/r4hbLHu-VF0

ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE
Developed their own sound and twist on modern hip hop, psychedelic and soul. Electric Wire Hustle's unique sound challenges genre boundaries and preconceptions. The music of EWH reaches forward while referencing key points of the music's past. EWH is like a warm blanked of sounds. Thick drums, hints of the Fender Rhodes and nylon stringed guitars will have your neck snapping while your ear cranes to the evocative vocals of Mara TK.
http://electricwirehustle.com/
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OyxocjkNCNs

BENNY TONES
Is a Wellington based producer, dj and audio engineer. He is the official sound tech for future soul band Electric Wire Hustle. Benny also set up his own professional audio engineering facility. His debut album, Chrysalis, featuring leading artist from NZ has just been released in Europe via BBE records.
http://soundcloud.com/bennytones
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BoSWmH0p6Yg

ISAAC AESILI
A trumpet player, producer, vocalist and dj with a passion for soul, funk, r&b, jazz and electronic music. He has been an integral member of New Zealand's renowned bands as Solaa, Opensouls, The Tornadoes, Eru Dangerspiel and Recloose Live. Together with his brother he just released an album as the Karlmarx project on Melting Pot records.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iYxjSsBJryg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YhxF8gU5snM

dj's: PACIFIC RIDERS (B-BOPPIN'/ EDI)
Spreading their contagious rhythms among audiences around Europe since 2005. They mix and mash from future soul, reggae and funk to baile, hiphop and dubstep with a Pacific flavour. http://facebook.com/b.boppin.music
http://mixcloud.com/aKul/a-trip-steppin-session-2/
http://pepccoca.bandcamp.com/track/they-dont-want-dubstep-pepc-coca-rmx

EASY DOES IT
See you music lovers on July 15th @ the Melkweg!

http://ediproductions.nl/
http://melkweg.nl/
http://livefromnz.wordpress.com/

New HoodLamb Tees and Tanks!

We're welcoming the first day of Summer with a new collection of HoodLamb t-shirts and tanks! The Mid-Summer range includes new HDL x Sea Shepherd designs and custom prints made by tattoo artist Hollywood Mark and graphic artist Dampie. It also features simple mix & match basics like plain t-shirts, tanks and 3/4 length pants. All items are made of a soft and lightweight hemp/organic cotton blend; a perfect fabric for humid and hot Summer days!

The tees and tanks come in new Summer tones like "fresh" (a softer tint of green) and "fire" (a bright red) but also in classic black and white. Great colors to complement your Summer outfit!

 
Check out these and other organic hemp fashion items at shop.hoodlamb.com (world wide shipping). Enjoy!

Surfing and Sharks; a new documentary by Julian Watson sponsored by HoodLamb

In South Africa exists a stigma between surfers and sharks since the first surfers entered it’s coastal waters, in search of riding epic swell conditions. Every year shark encounters / attacks occur, creating strong optinions from all sides constantly surrounding the issue which are fueled by news, media and the general public on a local and international level.

This documentary goes up close with Pro Surfers Lungani and Andrew, 2 local surfers that live in and around wild coast. It portraits their history and involvement in the surfing industry and their ideas about shark attacks / encounters in their daily life. Backed with a A-List panel of shark specialists, the film aims to inform and educate the viewer to bridge the gap between myth and reality.

Read more about this captivating project on: http://surfingandsharks.com and follow the latest news on facebook!

Additional donations on all HoodLamb x Sea Shepherd items

After meeting up with the Sea Shepherd crew and hearing more about their upcoming missions, we've decided to augment our donations to Sea Shepherd! For every purchase of a Sea Shepherd jacket we will now donate 40€ directly to the Sea Shepherd Charity. This contribution is on top of the 20$ per jacket we already donate at production!! We've also added donations on hoodies, accessories, tank tops and tees. Shop the HoodLamb x Sea Shepherd collection at shop.hoodlamb.com!