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5am are the driving force behind the soulful REWIND series of events. They have also collaborated with Basstech, and Lightspeed to bring Auckland, and Wellington some of the most unique and successful events in the country, including Volsk, Roots Foundation Sound System, and Ninja Tunes artists Coldcut.
Graphics courtesy of "Sam Momany" of 5am.
1998 REWIND - Return of the Full Spectrum.

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Held both in Auckland, Friday March 12th, and Wellington March 13th, return of the full spectrum featured direct from the UK, New School Drum n Bass DJ, Freq Nasty. Auckland supporting crew, TIM, Riddle, Potts, TOBI (weird beats collective UK), and in Welly, Roots Foundation Sound System, The Crackhead experience, Trinity, Aspen, Clinton Smiley, and K-Tel. This concluded the Wellington fringe festival in 1999, after the previous years rewound was such a successful end of the fringe dance party.
above - DJ Freq Nasty from the UK |
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1998 REWIND 2
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Continuing on its quest for the full spectrum, REWIND 2 featured King Kapisi, Manuel Bundy, Toby, Cuba & Gysmo, and deeply squeezed.
The second in an exploratory series of Breakbeat culture. |
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REWIND 3 - Mystic Moods.
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Held at the Factory 7 O'Connel Street, Auckland, July 10th 1998.
Rewind 3 featured special guest Lemon from Roots Foundation, Wellington. Joined by the crystal dub collective Stinky Jim, Dubhead, and Grapple. Dedicated to spreading some of them soul vibrations. |
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REWOUND - Time to eject.

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Click the picture to go to the gallery page of Rewound. |
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B/Sides...& friends

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The Prelude event to a series of rare grooves. Winding down the week with Cian, Soane, and Manuel Bundy. B/sides was a Free Jazz, and B-Bop, chilled out experience, niceness gauranteed. |
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Subtropic - 5am in association with basstech..

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Another Auckland, Wellington event, DJ Subtropic aka Jake Smith plays everything from deep and dusky drum n bass thru to downright dirty techno.
Wellington support by Sean, Kava, Mu, K-Tel, Andee, and Cuffy
Auckland support by Stinky Jim, Toby, Riddle, Andy Vann, and Dean Webb |
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Roots Foundation Sound System.

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Already established in Auckland, 5am brought The sound system to Auckland.
RFSS are: Goosebump, Mu, Lemon, and Dallas. Stinky Jim & Dubhead.
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After 6 years, the roots foundation arrive in Auckland for their official debut. Beautiful vocals from Dallas, and a huge 7" collection from DJ Lemon. |
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Coldcut - 5am in association with Lightspeed.

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5am, and Lightspeed, bring you the originators of the Cut n Paste breakbeat self-style, Coldcut on thier Lets Play tour. Featured support: Manuel Bundy, Che Fu, Stinky Jim, & Mu.
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