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researchintospeed Field Club live at the Library

Craig Black, performing as researchintospeed, is an Aotearoa New Zealand live electronic artist working with drum machines, modular synthesizers and real-time hardware performance. Over more than a decade of live shows, releases and experimentation, the project has developed a reputation for immersive sets built from rhythm, atmosphere and improvisation. Recent years have seen researchintospeed increasingly focused on modular and Eurorack systems, pushing toward a lighter, more flexible performance setup designed equally for clubs, galleries, livestreams and unconventional spaces. A major current strand of the project is The Field Club, an off-grid performance and livestream concept that uses a cellphone connection and portable battery system to broadcast live electronic performances from locations across Aotearoa. Part road test, part artistic experiment and part community-building exercise, The Field Club creates opportunities to perform and connect outside traditional venues while reaching an international audience through YouTube. The project has also sparked connections with like-minded live hardware artists including Self Control System from Japan and One Again from France, both known for outdoor and location-based electronic performances. researchintospeed has released a steady stream of music through Bandcamp, with performances ranging from intimate DIY environments through to festival stages. Highlights include closing the Club Stage at Camp A Low Hum 2024, touring Japan in 2023, headlining ModFest Aotearoa in May 2026, and performing a special Field Club set at the library during NZ Music Month. Following a 2025 reset focused on rebuilding the live rig around modular performance, the ADSCR EP arrived in January 2026 as a snapshot of a project still evolving in real time, unfinished in the best possible way. The Field Club sessions are now forming the basis of a forthcoming live EP due in September, with a further EP of new material planned for February 2027. Across clubs, livestreams and outdoor broadcasts, researchintospeed continues to explore electronic music as something accessible, immediate, human and deeply connected to place. This is the Field Club performance from live at the Palmerston North Library for NZ Music Month 2026, audio kindly provided by Craig Black. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Listen On Demand

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Chapter 2, “Remembrance of Lord Krishna,” from text 27 onward, we hear invocation prayers and continue Srila Prabhupada’s purports describing Krishna’s childhood pastimes in Vrindavan—cowherding by the Yamuna, the joy of the cowherd boys, and the Lord’s supremacy shown through defeating demons. The reading includes Krishna’s dealings with Kaliya, the Govardhan/Indra lesson and protection of Vraja, and concludes the chapter with reference to the rasa-lila pastimes. Produced by Manawatū People’s Radio with support from New Zealand On Air. Listen On Demand

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This episode focuses on Luke 23 and Jesus’ final words from the cross: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” Pastor Dafydd Hughes explains Christ’s death as voluntary, victorious, and verifiable/real—not a tragic failure, but the saving work of God to atone for sin and reconcile sinners to Himself. The message closes with an invitation to respond in faith and find confidence and peace through Christ’s finished work. Produced by Manawatū People’s Radio with support from New Zealand On Air. Listen On Demand

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Neville Stevenson centres on Jesus’ promise, “Peace I leave with you” (John 14:27). Alongside gospel music and reflections from Scripture, Neville explores what biblical peace really is—peace with God through Christ, peace of mind in a troubled world, and practical pathways to peace through prayer and meditating on God’s Word. Produced by Manawatū People’s Radio with support from New Zealand On Air. Listen On Demand

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This episode features readings from Acts, 1 Peter, and John’s Gospel on loving Christ and keeping his commandments through the help of the Holy Spirit, the episode includes a reflection on Christ’s presence in the whole Eucharistic liturgy, Prayers of the Faithful (including a Mother’s Day prayer), and parish notices from around the region. Produced by Manawatū People’s Radio with support from New Zealand On Air. Listen On Demand
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