CDREVIEWinnariddim.comMay2005

Aronas is the project of the New Zealand born, award-winning musician Aron Ottignon. Dubbed as ‘punk jazz” Aronas is an explosive combination of live dance, jazz and South Pacific-influenced grooves. “Culture Tunnels” is the first recording by Aronas and presents Aron’s original compositions in a way that will invigorate dance music audiences with its driving rhythms and grooves whilst continuing to impress the jazz lover. With the hard-rocking, Money Intense, the beautifully cruisy Strange People and the dubby title track, Culture Tunnels is a collection of rich and powerful music produced by some of Sydney’s most inspiring musicians. Aron Ottignon is one of New Zealand’s finest Jazz Musicians and was awarded the 2003 Bells Award Best Young Jazz Musician of the Year. Starting his career at a young age, by the time he was 11, Aron had won the award for New Zealand’s Most Outstanding Jazz Musician under the age