West Auckland hip hop outfit Third3ye perform two cuts from their new EP.
The trio have added a third EP – 3P – to their catalogue of organic, spiritually-minded rap music, an eight-track bundle recorded at the Buddha Shack, their former Avondale HQ that’s provided a tie-dyed backdrop to Third3ye videos and press shots.
“The Buddha Shack is actually a space that was set up for my girl,” says Angelo. “She travelled through to India six years ago, came back and brought a whole lot of stuff back and started getting into Eastern philosophies and things – so she really heavily influenced my life.
“I moved in there before I met [MeloDownz], so when we first connected that’s where we would catch up and that’s where we would write music and that’s where we were most inspired – and so it’s only natural that a lot of songs were created in a place that we felt was a neutral ground or a common ground for both of us.”
LISTEN: Third3ye join Sam Wicks in studio to perform two Buddha Shack-honed cuts and have a korero.