On the LOOP Select 004 CD we've compiled another cross section of Aotearoa's audio output, sampling from some of 2002's hottest local albums (by Salmonella Dub, Dub Asylum and LOOP's own 50Hz), gathering a couple of underexposed remixes (of tracks by Che Fu and Del Rey System) and exclusive new tracks by LOOP favourites Fat Freddy's Drop, epsilon-blue and Ekto, and introducing another crop of fresh new faces with bright musical futures.
LOOP Select 004’s musical selections reflect a year in which New Zealand music has well and truly taken off internationally.
Track List:
1. Kora – Barely Can See *
2. 50Hz – Seek Know More
3. Che Fu – Fade Away (Solephonic remix)
4. Lief – Dream Come Twice *
5. Ekto – Never Gonna Lose (That Feeling) *
6. Dub Asylum – What The Funk? (Paddy Free remix)
7. epsilon-blue – So Many Times *
8. Salmonella Dub – Wytaliba (Dreadzone remix)
9. Vol – Keep It Simple *
10. Del Rey System – U Say (Phully’s seagulls mix)
11. Fat Freddy's Drop – Bluey *
12. Gasoline Cowboy – Sometimes You Shine *
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