Category Archives: Sydney
Winter People
!Total Bang0r free zone! A phenomenal group has been bubbling away beneath the surface of Sydney’s folk scene for the past two years. After gigs here, there and everywhere the band have settled down to record a full length release. The first cut is called ‘Wishingbone’, it’s a dense, cinematic slice of gorgeous folk. And [...]
Tom Ugly feat Pez
Winner of Triple J’s Unearthed High competition several years ago, Tom Ugly has been chipping away at a debut record. Promising to a broader pallet of sounds and textures to his previous work, Mr Ugly has slipped a new track online featuring Melbourne MC Pez – one half of the duo behind the (unfortunate) hit [...]
Clancy
So a bloke called Clancy with a new EP that has a big meow meow cat on the cover dropped us a note saying ‘oi, lads, check this music’. To this we said ‘aight, and were very pleasantly surprised to find nestled within the package a phenomenal retro electro mix from local man Beaumont. Ten [...]
Guerre Remix EP
It’s a bit in reverse, given the EP itself isn’t out yet, but to get the hype-monster working for them Yes Please Records have set loose a remix package, complete with no-less than EIGHT re-edits, bro-dubs and bedroom-loop-oddities of tracks lifted from Guerre’s upcoming Darker My Love EP. Sydney’s current obsession with glitch and dub [...]
Convaire
I dunno if this is reference to Nic Cage’s finest hour or Chuck Taylor’s finest shoe but this little Sydney troupe is more than just quite good looking.. they’re also quite talented. Get this: Convaire – The New You Once you get post the drearily out-of-tune vocal style, you’ll hum and dance along in a [...]
Pluto Jonze
An incredible double pairing of Australia 2011 hotshots, right here, right now, right here, right now right here here here here here (see below) More below | \/ Meet You Under Neon by Pluto Jonze Pluto Jonze is one of those upsetting group of people who can not only play like Massive Attack, but have [...]
Bon Chat Bon Rat
Little giveaway single is out now from these most excellent Sydney glitchwave bros, independently released and published by Future Classic. It’s called Blackbird, and there’s a clutch of remixes riding off the back of it too including this one from Adelaide via Sydney machine-pop duo Collarbones. And while you’re at it grab the OG 4 [...]
We Say Bamboulee
Not new, not old, just amazing And very much deserving of more ears around the world. We Say Bamboulee are a Sydney three-some generating some most genuine and whimsical of electro-pop. Like little step-sequenced bells attached to your earlobes. Hot track right here: We Say Bamboulee – Waiting In Wisconsin The gents are travelling across [...]
Alpine
Got to see these these guys FINALLY the other week thanks to my fav people over at Ivy League records. The live show was frenetic, if not a bit flayed in spots, but the rambunctious group rocketted along under the whimsical lead of Louise and Phoebe – Alpine’s front-women-in-the-making. There’s a full length coming later [...]
Shit Robot Frames
That boy Frames from Syd-en-Eye made this re-edit of Shit Robot. Piano storming vibes drowning you deep like an unfenced swimming pool does a 3 year old. Shit Robot – Take Em Up (Frames Edit) While you’re at it, more Frames vibrations: The Eagle (Frames Remix) – Grafton Primary by Frames Beyond the Satellites (Frames [...]
Feral Media vs LOFLY
This year I’ve been doing some presenting (at obscene hours) for Sydney’s flagship music station FBI. One of the great things I’ve taken away from this is a new found appreciation for the diverse and deep array of electronic music coming out of Sydney and Brisbane at the moment. Collectives – as much as the [...]
Wons Phreely
Ivy League’s young guns really stepped up in 2010 – Alpine, Cloud Control and Catcall all had massive years and we’ve been keeping a close eye on their work at Electrorash Palms. Introducing Wons Phreely, he’s a dashing young lad from Perth making cheeky, funky, sample-driven guitar-pop about girls and parties and what happens when [...]
Pnau
We’ll make no secret of it, we’re Nick Littlemore fans on ‘the electronic rash’. We can look past the heroin problems, intense stares, unfounded claims that he steals other people’s work and the fact he’s an outright weirdo – because Lil’ Nick is a genius and he writes a hella good pop song. Here’s a [...]
Slow Down Honey
Slow Down Honey – brand new, as in one song new, Sydney band doing a good job of chanelling early Phoenix. Not half-bad – love the boy Alex Bennison’s vocals. Kinda Scenario Rock-ish. Slow Down Honey – One I Know Local bang0r-smith, and Trashbags (CHILE AY LAD) bro Redial is on the flip with a [...]
Rara Avis – Autumn