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Words: James Frostick
Only a few months on from Hierophants’ heralded LP Spitting Out Moonlight, guitarist Daff Gravolin is showing off some solo creative chops with a demo tape filled with catchy retro-future jams. Operating here under the mononym Dave, Daff dips a toe in the psychedelic synth sounds of generations past, playfully putting his own spin on things through various recording styles and sonic moods.
Continue reading Premiere: DAVE – DEMO TAPE (ANTI FADE RECORDS, 2019)
Words: Doug Wallen
Apparently, even someone as industrious as Cook Craig needs a solo outlet. And so the guitarist, who plays in both King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and sibling band The Murlocs, devotes himself to Pipe-Eye when he finds the time, reliably issuing a release every couple years since 2015.
Continue reading In review: PIPE-EYE – INSIDE/OUTSIDE (FLIGHTLESS, 2019)
Words: Doug Wallen
After a strong series of creature-feature singles, Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice brings the same atmosphere of comic dread to its debut album. But while there are moments of political ire, the band is more notable for hanging back and snidely deconstructing the world at a self-imposed remove.
Continue reading In review: DR SURE’S UNUSUAL PRACTICE – THE WEST (MARTHOUSE, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Got four-and-a-half minutes to spare? That’s all you’ll need to rip through the blistering new tape from unhinged and harefooted punks Ill Globo. Four tracks of heart-rate accelerant, the newly released Promoted To Glory tape gives us just enough to get hooked, but snatches the high away as quick as it came – thus is the bracing nature of Ill Globo’s potent style.
Continue reading In Review: ILL GLOBO – PROMOTED TO GLORY CS (UNWOUND RECORDS, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Self-described ‘aggro-jangle’ three piece Reality Instructors are on the cusp of unveiling their debut long-play record, Ritual Ignorant. The product of gambles, sacrifice and ‘at-all-costs’ dedication, Ritual Ignorant is a ferocious post-punk cry – a piercing and rebellious body of work that reverberates and echoes wildly in the face of bewildering social regression and encroaching silence.
Continue reading Premiere: REALITY INSTRUCTORS – RITUAL IGNORANT (ETERNAL MEMO RECORDS, 2019)
Words: James Frostick
Band image: Photoyunist
On the eve of Weird Place Fest 2, Melbourne’s NOUGHTS are dropping its second EP Content, packed full of furious and speedy punk. Laced with a form of pressing and encompassing frenzy, Content forcibly grabs the ears of listeners and earnestly imparts its message – seemingly as if time is of the essence and everything hinges on our comprehension.
Continue reading Premiere: NOUGHTS – CONTENT (WEIRD PLACE, 2019)
Words: Doug Wallen
Band image: Eva Lazzaro
Against the odds, a shelved collection of home-recorded instrumentals has earned a jolting second life as one of the year’s best Australian albums. Enter Skydeck, the unlikely Victorian duo getting high on their own supply of raw nerves and brooding discontent.
Continue reading In Review: SKYDECK – EUREKA MOMENT (DINOSAUR CITY RECORDS, 2019)
