Spotted on Saturday spinning tunes in Kingsland with Tom Scott and an ice cream truck, one of the most looked forward to Aotearoa records of 2026 has to be MUSICAL POWER – Rub-A-Dub Special by Christoph El Truento. Heralded by the dubwise double punch of ‘ALL EVIL SHALL PERISH!’ and ‘LURCH’ (the latter sounding like a fine addition to your Halloween mixtape) — both of which earned their own limited 7″ editions with vinyl-exclusive B-sides — El Truento’s long player will by out 19th October at your friendly local independent record store / merch table, locally available for preorder HERE (NZ edition nearly all gone).
Featuring a murderers row of contributors (seriously have a look here), El Truento has announced the MUSICAL POWER – Rub-A-Dub Special Release Party. Winner of the Te Tohu Kōpae Puoro Rorotu – Favourite Album Aotearoa Alternative Award for his 2024 opus Dubs From The Neighbourhood, El Truento and friends Julien Dyne, Leon Aoki, Dylan Biscuit plus special guest selectors will toast the mighty new era of MUSICAL POWER at Whammy Bar on 23rd October. There’s be limited goodies available at El Truento’s One Stop “Pop Up” Shop on the night, grip the intel…
Christoph has enlisted some of his favourite local selectors for the night. Julien Dyne, Leon Aoki, Dylan Biscuit & special guests will be running a wide variety of musical styles. Expect deep cuts of reggae, funk, soul oldies, jump-blues, MPB, latin & everything in between. Come and join us in the dance for a night of “Musical Power” Strictly 12”, 10” and 7” vinyl spun by Aotearoa’s top selectors!
El Truento’s One Stop “Pop Up” Shop will be operating throughout the night. LPs, 45’s, posters, hoodies and limited edition t-shirts will all be available.
Christoph El Truento – Musical Power: Rub-A-Dub Special Release Party
with Julien Dyne, Leon Aoki, Dylan Biscuit & special guests
Friday 23rd October – Whammy Bar, Auckland
Early birds on sale HERE via UTR
