Following 3 months on the road with a celender of dates from Invercargill To Tikipunga, The Nation Of The State tour saw AHoriBuzz join the dots between pubs, clubs and venues across the North and South islands. Now Aaron Tokona’s AHoriBuzz return to capital city to play 2 shows at Meow this November.
Joined by special guests and performing tracks from the debut double EP INTO THE SUNSHINE (which debuted at #15 and spent 8 weeks in the NZ Top 40) plus an array of covers and crowd pleasers.
Join AHoriBuzz LIVE at Meow this November.
AHORIBUZZ - INTO THE SUNSHINE EP OUT NOW
Ahoribuzz - Into the Sunshine (Warner Music) ★★★★½
Ahoribuzz is fronted by Wellington-based Aaron Tokona, who propelled indie rockers Weta, as well as contemporary equivalent Cairo Knife Fight. While Into the Sunshine is a double EP of five lengthy tracks and five remixes, it's his first full collection of songs in 15 years and despite the long wait, this is impressive and some of the best Kiwi funk I have heard in my life. Opener Turnaround is an infectious anthem that could fill any dance floor, driven by a delicious bass line. Providence is a meisterwerk. An amalgam of funk and hip-hop with a hypnotic rhythm reminiscent of early 90s Madchester and a guitar riff to die for, it pulses along and you don't want it to end. Tokona and guest vocalists effortlessly switch gear for the soul-driven Glitter in the Gutter and the folk-pop of Sugar. The title track is ambitious, lashing gospel, 60s-style psychedelic pop and jazz together to confirm Tokona as a performer, composer and producer par excellence.
- TOM CARDY REVIEW VIA STUFF.CO.NZ
Ahoribuzz - Into The Sunshine Rating: 4/5
The NZ Herald
“It goes without saying that Kiwis are at the forefront of the reggae-based electro-funk roots movement. Aaron Tokona and his band AHoriBuzz are taking their version of the sound on the road to venues around the country on the back of this release, a record that could well become the sound of the approaching summer.”
