23 May 2013
Emma Paki - Trinity Album Review
25 Oct 2010 // A review by Dilemma
In 1993 Emma Paki was the new fresh face of New Zealand music. 'Trinity' comes to us with the same raw, troubled soul that so beautifully put together 'Oxygen of Love'.
This album includes three songs that are played acoustically, then presented as studio mixes and finally as remixes.
The first song 'Century Sky' is an invitation into the heart of Paki, and her voice transports you to a place where anything is possible. The way it would be for lyrics to describe a playful summer splash or an intimate moment with someone special.
'Stand Alone' tears at the heart-strings for a love that has been lost and the pain that doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. It seems like this is the theme to Emma Paki’s life. The personal struggle has delved into a soul, but the most beautiful music is the product.
'Solid Love' when mixed seems sad and dark, you can’t help but wonder where it will take you. The whole album has hopeful moments that just make you hope that this is a new beginning. Dam Native feature very highly in this album contributing the refined New Zealand style that they are so famous for.
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About Emma Paki
Born January 1968 in her hometown Whakatane named by her ancestress, Wairaka, Emma got her first guitar aged eight and started piano lessons. She first recorded at age 19 in 1987 a song called 'Wanea Ngakau' (Deep Emotion) that four years later was favoured by student and Maori radio. Then her single 'System Virtue' cleaned up at the 1993 New Zealand Music Awards winning Best Songwriter, Most Promising Female Vocalist and Best Video, as well as Best Music Video at the Flying Fish Awards and NZ TV & Film Awards that year.
The video was also the most played New Zealand video of 1994. Her single 'Greenstone', produced by Neil Finn, charted to #5 on the New Zealand Charts and won her a nomination for Best Female Vocalist in the 1994 New Zealand Music Awards.
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