Shift Left – the title chosen from a roadworks sign which appealed to Haines’ left-leaning attitude – remains New Zealand’s biggest-selling jazz album. Yet, a year later, when it was awarded Jazz Album of the Year, Haines wasn’t interested in the accolade or the album anymore. He was only 22 when he recorded it and had, he said, “moved on into electronic music and found the album dated.”
Nathan Haines plays Universal Man on TVNZ, March 2012
Graham Reid's Elsewhere: Nathan Haines: Shift Left at 25 (3 April 2019)
Nathan and his wife Jaimie often DJ together, with Nathan playing as part of the performance, as Mr & Mrs Haines.