Nelson Techno Collective

Sadly, all the Early Bird Tix are gone... General pre-sale tickets at $20 now available at Humanitix (Door sales at $25 so grab a bargain while you can!)

https://events.humanitix.com/nocturnal-v/tickets

Ok so we were not expecting this... but super early bird tickets were all gone in less than 24 hours! We didn't even have time to announce them properly! Thank you Whakatū, early birds tix are now available at $15 until we sell these out...

https://events.humanitix.com/nocturnal-v/tickets

Happy new year to everyone. We have been very quiet recently as life got very busy for all the people that makes up this collective. But be sure we have not forgot about you, our dearest supporters. While we are preparing a whole bunch of awesome things for this 2026 (it is our 5th bday! yay!) we will be posting some memories from previous years as well as sharing the music from our label that is available on Bandcamp!

Thank you for your unconditional love!

Nelson Techno Collective Collective of artists and promoters based in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Music for the people since 2020. Send demos to: [email protected] There is a soul trapped in each beat...

Hey friends 🌞
It’s been a minute! We’ve been in hibernation mode — between European travels, house moves, and keeping warm through the winter. But the sunshine’s back, the decks are dusted off, and we’re ready for a big summer ahead 🌴
We’ve got some special events brewing, including a milestone 5 years of Nelson Techno Collective — so keep your eyes peeled for that one 👀
To kick things off, our resident Sam is doing a double header next weekend:
🐕 Saturday at The Dog’s Bone with Strange Behaviour
🌿 Sunday at Founders Park for some laid-back grooves
Come hang, soak up the sounds, and get back into the rhythm with us

Ngā Oro Rōria is here! Full album available on Bandcamp!

I te pō!
I te pōuriuri!
I te pō-tāhuri-mai-ki-te-ao!
Ki te ao!
Te ao hurihuri!
Te ao mārama!

Tīhei mauri ora!

Ka whānau mai tēnei ao.
Te ao o Hine Raukatauri.
Te ao nā ngā tūpuna i whakatere.
Tēnā koutou, koutou i whetūrangitia.
Ānei te reo o ngā atua.
Ānei ngā oro o te ao Māori.
Kōrerotia te reo o ngā tūpuna.
Waiatatia te wairua o ngā tūpuna.
Whano, whano! Haramai te toki!
Haumi ē! Hui ē! Tāiki ē!

Ka mātua mihi au ki ngā kaitito waiata reo Māori, nā rātou i whakatō i ngā kākano reo Māori i roto i ahau. Ko tēnei te mihi ki a koutou, ko Hirini Melbourne, ko Moana Maniapoto, ko Anika Moa, ko Geneva AM, ko Lady Shaka, ko Mokotron, ko Ngoi Pēwhairangi.

Ki tōku whānau, ka rere te mihi nei: e whakawhetai ana au ki tā koutou tautoko kei roto i ngā wā e wātea ana au kia huri tōku aroaro ki te ao pūoro.

Alvaro, e mihi ana au ki a koe.

Droneeater emerged out of the desire to explore the microtonal, drone elements developed in Māori mōteatea. Beginning with the guitar and voice, the project has grown to include taonga pūoro, percussion and electronic music production and is both a studio and live project. Droneeater’s whakapapa connections link him to Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Porou and he and his whānau live in Whakatū where there is a rich musical and Māori cultural spring to draw from.

Written between 2024 and 2025, the waiata on this EP are the first works to be officially released by Droneeater after he and his whānau moved from Te Ika a Māui to Whakatū. The songs contribute to the growing, and powerful, body of waiata that successfully present te reo Māori as a language thoroughly at home on the dancefloor - kia rere te reo Māori, ahakoa kei hea. Despite the best attempts by our current kāwanatanga, te reo Māori can be heard across the motu, in traditional and innovative contexts. This wave cannot be stopped. As Hirini Melbourne once sang “kōrero Māori i ngā wā katoa. I te ao, i te pō.” Speak Māori all the time, everywhere.

Ngā Oro Rōria, by Droneeater 4 track album