Warpholez of thA mind

The debut album from Tokerau. Recorded at The Regent in 1999 and released in 2000. Until now this rare album was only available through good timing. Warpholez of thA mind (as the title suggests) is an exploration of Tokerau’s inner thoughts, with poetic lyrics which tell a story and take you on a journey. Full of gems with input from friends, transients and urban legends from the legendary Dunedin city and hinterland.

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Review

AUTOPHARPIES/ ISO12/ OTEPOTI UNDERGROUND/ MOTHER EARTH

20 September 2008, Chicks Hotel Port Chalmers

First up, the illustrious Toki Wilson, all wired-up and armed with colourful plastic sound toy machinery, rarotongan militant psychedelic hip-hop southern side and the harsh realities of Stafford street art-skool old-skool. Subtle, to the point of evil, Toki’s Otepoti Underground project, now in it’s solo form, set the standard of the evening – an electronic rat-a-tat-tat. His rhyme slick, his stage presence diminuitive yet simmering, cool incarnate.

Source: http://www.fink.net.nz/autoharpies.html

Review

The None Gallery

31 August, 2007

…Mixed media pieces are always dear to my heart. Toki Wilson’s piece, a combination of cut and shaped painted plywood, clapboard house siding, a 45 rpm record entitled ‘I’m Gonna Write a Song’, and a little speaker sticking out with the sound of running stream water is both touching and funny. The piece brings to mind elements of nature and the urban, natural sounds, and Toki’s life creating sounds as a musician, each element inseparably influencing the other, hence portrayed in mixed media…

Source: http://www.critic.co.nz/about/reviews/348?page=2&review_type_id=1