MALI MALI (BalconyTV)

‪PRESENTED BY SIR-VERE BROUGHT TO YOU IN ASSOCIATION WITH notourfuture.co.nz & ripitup.co.nz ‬<br /><br />After parting ways with his original band in early 2010, Auckland based singer/songwriter Ben Tolich found new freedom in building songs<br />and sounds on his own with an uninhibited state of mind. This impulse to create music with an honest and authentic mood grew alongside<br />influence from artists such as The National, Sigur Rós and Bon Iver.<br /><br />As a live band Mali Mali perform as a three-piece, not taking conventional roles and allowing members Joel Greatbatch and Peter Reid<br />in whatever instrument they take their hands to, resulting in a minimal but lush sound.<br /><br />Recorded and produced by David Parker at Little Monster studios and crafted with the help of fellow musicians Peter Reid, Andrew Madjar<br />and Alex Freer (Artisan Guns), Brotherly delivers stripped back and direct songs against a backdrop of contrasting atmosphere. Its subtle,<br />slow burning and beautiful melodies colour your imagination with instinctive sensitivity, using hints and lures more than punches or<br />shouts, to lasting effect.<br /><br />http://www.myspace.com/malimalisongs<br /><br />‪Tune in again!!!‬