Chillbase

Terra Nine, aka Michael Westcot, combines electric viola with digital and Analog technologies, producing a distinctly organic and free form sound, with an aural palette ranging from chilled ambience to psychedelic breaks and beyond. Auckland based producer, Terra Nine, aka Michael Westcot, is hardly your typical Digital artist - He draws upon his mesmeric ability as a violinist to produce the ultimate synergy of lush organic strings and groovy, chilled electronic beats. His sweeping, panoramic musical vision and startling technique set him apart from the droves of computer geek number crunchers releasing generic, inter changeable tunes. A latter day cyber Mozart, he demands to be taken seriously and listened to repeatedly.

Swati is a world music and Indian classical artist whose name may not be instantly recognisable to the general public. However, Swati’s voice is probably more familiar to you than you realise. As well as collaborations with Asian Underground giants Nitin Sawnhey, Talvin Singh and Tabla Beat Science’s Zakir Hussain, she was also the vocalist on Jakatta’s chill out classic “American Dream”.