Monkey Records
Monkey Records was formed in the year 2000 by musician/producer Nigel Braddock aka DJ Monkey to nurture and support innovative New Zealand artists. Since then we have spawned a genre-defying clutch albums of high quality original music from Aotearoa. Although Monkey began life as an ambient/downbeat label we have since broadened our horizons to encompass a wider range of electronica plus world fusion, indie-folk and noir lounge pop releases.
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Artists
Bond Street Bridge is the non de plume of Auckland-based multi-instrumentalist, Sam Prebble, familiar to many via his parts in the Broken Heartbreakers, Reb Fountain's Bandits, White Swan Black Swan,... More
Johannes Contag has been producing mind-bending music in New Zealand since the mid-90s, when he began working on Demarnia Lloyd's Cloudboy project in Dunedin. More
"One of the most talented, thought-provoking and dangerously gifted acoustic artists on this planet" quote: Wayne Gillespie More
Meera is a musician proficient in South Indian classical music called Carnatic Music, and in the art of Veena playing. Veena is a very ancient musical instrument and is used... More
New Zealand's Balkan Gypsy Extravaganza! More
Peachy Keen was a four-piece Auckland-based band whose sound had been described as noir lounge pop with jazz, retro and rock influences. More
European madness from the sand-bars to the swamps. More
Welcome to the championship sounds of The Hot Grits. More
Releases
The 4 track ep features two of the bnet favourites 'Qing Song' (also featured as Karen Walker's opening track at New York Fashion Week this year) and 'A Thousand Stars... More
This is the new release from the Onelung crew. A fourteen track, lush electronic album, written, produced and mastered by Onelung and released through Monkey Records. More
Bright Colours was recorded and produced by Monkey Records founder Nigel Braddock over the course of two years. More
Danse Macabre is the first recording from Auckland five piece, The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band. Four traditional tunes book end the centrepiece that is Dance Of Death, a Benka Boradovsky... More
Released in 2000 More
Meera Raghu, was spiritually inspired after listening to divine melodious songs called Arka Geetha, composed by Srinivas Arka, a renowned philosopher, author, inspirational speaker, developer of meditation method called Arka... More
Despite setbacks of an earth shaking variety, a birth and other life changing events, the new Mundi album is finally here! More
What do you get if you mix a pound of Fela Kuti's Afrika 70, two cupfuls of The Meters, 250g of thinly sliced early James Brown and a level dessert... More
This 14 track (71 minute) cd features New Zealand artists who performed in the ambient zone at The Gathering 2000. More
Live On BFM More
Monkey Records is proud to announce the release of Monkey Magic, a sixteen track compilation featuring new and emerging artists on the label. More
Monkey Magic Vol. 2 is a gorgeously packaged CD and DVD celebrating contemporary independent NZ music! More
Nigel's debut solo album is a collection of instrumentals featuring guitars, basses, frame drums, banjos, sheng, flower pot, mandolin and loops of combinations of the above, all played and recorded... More
The self-titled, debut EP from Wellington's balkan, gypsy brass extravaganza. More
Now We Are 28 is the new single from Bond Street Bridge. More
Electronic music today is becoming more experimental in sound and composition. The new software available has broadened the scope of how music is made. More
Thick black smoke slowly dissipates from the towering chimneys. The quitting time whistle blows solemnly. The Factory doors swing open. Sean and Matt stumble out into the cruel sunlight to... More
Monkey Records is proud to announce the release of Peachy Keen's self-titled debut album. More
Polkapocalypse is the highly anticipated album, fully capturing the thrilling uniqueness of a Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band show. More
The new single from Tim Guy off the acclaimed album, Big World. More
Káren Hunter (Kaaren) has mined the musical debris and lyrical sediment of the likes of Tom Waits and Rickie Lee while assembling her fourth solo album Rubble. More
The Twilight Drone is the 3rd instalment in Johannes Contag's Sleepytime series released on Monkey Records. More
Cloudboy Johannes Contag's Sleepytime cycle of albums and performances reaches a new stage with "Sleepytime vol 2: Schlafwandler". More
Since the release of his debut album The Mapamaker's Art in 2008, Sam Prebble has been busy, touring extensively in New Zealand, Australia and Europe and playing shows everywhere from... More
Factories return with Start Again, the first track from the forthcoming Operator's Service Handbook EP released early 2011. More
The debut album from Renee-Louise Carafice was recorded at Steve Albini's legendary analog recording studio, Electrical Audio, in Chicago. More
Covering a massive 25 year career, this best of comprises much of Luke's extensive catalogue. More
The Electronic Laboratory More
Inkadies is the new release from dream-pop folk artist John White. More
The Loneliest Of Creatures More
Working by himself, Sam Prebble coloured and contrasted The Mapmaker's Art over time, crafting an often surprising collection of songs which blend guitars, violin, mandolin, piano, organs, percussion and vocals... More
The Sunny Juice EP features guests Billy Fluid, Karin Bettley, T-Minus, Missy Cable and Clare Simmons. More
For their debut album, Factories duo Sean and Matt gazed upon the heavens, seeking inspiration from the murky ocean of the Macroverse. More
'The Wisdom of Insecurity' by Dystopia combines potent, lyrical storytelling with beautiful and evocative soundscapes consisting of ambient, classical and world influences. More
Monkey Records is proud to present Too Busy Dreamin, the debut album from a major new song-writing talent, Chris Hurn. More
Monkey Records is proud to present Whatcha Got, the first single from a major new songwriting talent - Chris Hurn. More
A Monkey Records re-issue from 2000, this is the first edition of the Sleepytime volumes. More










































