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Get primal with Big Scary on Animal, a four stage concept album that doesn’t care if you don’t like it

It’s hard to believe Big Scary are only up to album number three with the release of Animal, so embedded have they been in the…

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Think you’ve seen how weird psych can get? Dive headfirst into Black Mountain’s IV, a record that makes King Gizz look tame

by Dean Elphick

Somewhat of a comeback album, Canadian band Black Mountain are a genre unto themselves on IV. Not that the psych / stoner rockers were on hiatus,…

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Mike Noga’s new record King is a clever but haunting reminder of why you should never write off a concept album

by Dean Elphick

Concept albums are always exciting, because you absolutely know the artist has put a huge amount of thought into their work, and it exposes their…

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Yet another progidous electronica producer emerges! Braille Face’s debut Koya is a masterful minimal compilation

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/257029235″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] There’s so much excellent electronica coming out of Australia right now, it can be hard to dissect the…

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As hauntingly beautiful as it is crushingly sombre, Sarah Mary Chadwick is back with Roses Always Die

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/272205662″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] It’s with a certain amount of steeliness you sit down to listen to a Sarah Mary Chadwick record….

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Yeo’s new video for Got No Game busts out the best moves we’ve seen all year. And it’s all in a bright red Adidas tracksuit!

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233263245″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Still running hot from the release of his debut album Ganbaru earlier this year, Melbourne electro star Yeo…

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What’s That Sound? Dappled Cities long awaited new single showcases a new direction that’s still true to form

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/266695581″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Dappled Cities prove that time away means nothing for a band who can so effortlessly produce songs that…

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PREMIERE: Catharsis, politics and volcanic plains clash on Rag N’ Bone’s new video

by Dean Elphick

The amount of crazy good bands coming out of Perth is starting to become infinite, and with Rag N’ Bone we have a very exciting…

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Creepy and honest Gonzo Jones presents a kaleidoscope of sounds on debut LP Misty Dreams

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/265478242″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Swaying like every smooth leisure fabric you can think of, from one genre to another, Gonzo Jones deliver the…

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Good ol’ Aussie bush rock gets a kick up the arse by local scrappers Shearin’

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/247497063″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Just when you were thinking there weren’t enough fair dinkum Australian pub rock bands around, Shearin’ have popped…

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PREMIERE: Like an all-knowledgeable spirit leader, OM Collective takes us on a psychedelic folk journey on Psilies Kite

by Dean Elphick

If nothing else, listening to music is a journey. The type of trip that’s undertaken and the experiences gained is a two-way street between the…

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Like some sort of electronic occultist, Lower Spectrum will take you somwhere else on New Haze

by Dean Elphick

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232678022″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] That old gem; less is more, has never been more true. West Aussie Ned Beckley, who is Lower…

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PREMIERE: Forget the shot of adrenaline, Wise Child’s Figurehead will get you pumped up in no time

by Dean Elphick

Have you ever been on a mission? Has there ever been a time where you’ve woken up determined to do something. It might be you’re…

Author: Dean Elphick

Get primal with Big Scary on Animal, a four stage concept album that doesn’t care if you don’t like it

Think you’ve seen how weird psych can get? Dive headfirst into Black Mountain’s IV, a record that makes King Gizz look tame

Mike Noga’s new record King is a clever but haunting reminder of why you should never write off a concept album

Yet another progidous electronica producer emerges! Braille Face’s debut Koya is a masterful minimal compilation

As hauntingly beautiful as it is crushingly sombre, Sarah Mary Chadwick is back with Roses Always Die

Yeo’s new video for Got No Game busts out the best moves we’ve seen all year. And it’s all in a bright red Adidas tracksuit!

What’s That Sound? Dappled Cities long awaited new single showcases a new direction that’s still true to form

PREMIERE: Catharsis, politics and volcanic plains clash on Rag N’ Bone’s new video

Creepy and honest Gonzo Jones presents a kaleidoscope of sounds on debut LP Misty Dreams

Good ol’ Aussie bush rock gets a kick up the arse by local scrappers Shearin’

PREMIERE: Like an all-knowledgeable spirit leader, OM Collective takes us on a psychedelic folk journey on Psilies Kite

Like some sort of electronic occultist, Lower Spectrum will take you somwhere else on New Haze

PREMIERE: Forget the shot of adrenaline, Wise Child’s Figurehead will get you pumped up in no time

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