Shared Breath — Tāmaki Makaurau

Shared
Breath

A collective of songwriters and players. Making music from the coast inward.

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"We started at Muriwai because the ocean doesn't ask permission to move you. Neither does the music we're making."

Shared Breath — 2026

Muriwai · Black sand · West coast
The Place — 001

Where the
work begins

Muriwai. Black sand and gannet colony and west coast wind that doesn't stop. This is where we came to make something honest. The location wasn't metaphor — it was method.

Muriwai · Horizon · Tasman Sea
The Process — 002

Stripped
all the way back

No studio pressure. No clock. Three people and their instruments against the Tasman. The songs that survived are the ones worth recording.

Muriwai · Late light · Dunes
The Sound — 003

Something
that breathes

We wanted music with space in it. Room to feel the distance between notes. The coast gave us that — the pauses as much as the sound.

The Collective
Writer · Producer · EP
Luke Thompson
35 years in New Zealand music. Executive producer and co-writer.
Co-Writer · Producer
John McMenemin
Co-writer and producer. Bringing the songs into form.
Guitarist · Filmmaker
James Napier Robertson
Guitar and visual direction. The Muriwai sessions were his idea.
First Release
SHB — 001
Sunset
Muriwai
Pre-Production · 2026
NZ On Air — Round 3
Music Over Matter Ltd

The first Shared Breath release. Recorded at Muriwai during the late summer of 2026. Four songs from the coast. Released through Music Over Matter.

NZ On Air submission — May 2026