Jump in, losers, we’re going to Brooklyn. The story starts with me at an empty lot, Williamsburg bridge behind me and a flurry of curse words on my lips as my sense of direction steers me wrong yet again. Coffee shop, warehouse, cool place that could be a coffee shop or a warehouse. I see […]
Words by James Tait What a whirlwind year 2014 has been for The Preatures. With just two EP’s to their name, the Sydney band found themselves perched in the Top 10 of the Hottest 100, played one of the most fun-filled sets to several thousand people from the main stage at Splendour In The Grass […]
Sydney duo Olympic Ayres are about to head about the country on a tour promoting their recent EP release, Leisureplex – packed with ultimate good vibes and disco jams, the electronic outfit have delivered six impossibly funky tracks that will get stuck in your head for days on end (this is from experience). The EP […]
You press play, starting at Day 1 – we’re at the beginning of something, this is Eden, genesis. A slow birth of synth sound crests and falls over you, like the grand organ fanfare that greets pilgrims and dignitaries when you step into a cathedral. We are in the church of SBTRKT, and he will […]
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of this “supergroup” of Brisbane musos here, but they keep on givin’ and we keep on lovin’! Orphans Orphans have just released their debut EP, What’s A Boy S’posed To Do?, and if you’ve been paying attention, it’s as fast paced, unique and just plain cool as you’d […]
Pieater’s latest release is a must for the hearts that need a good melting… and entirely vital for anybody with ears. Airling’s Love Gracefully, is a diverse, wild and untamed stunner. Loops, beats and a crystal clear voice, this EP is classically beautiful and the ultimate soundtrack for a love affair in the sun. First […]
Words by James Tait. Announcing their breakup at the start of August were crafty veterans of the Australian music scene, Bluejuice. Crafty veterans may seem a stretch given that the band has released but three albums since 2007, but they’ve been kicking around since 2001, blasting their transcendent mash of hip-hop, electro, rock, funk and […]
Following the release of her sophomore album ‘The Golden Echo’, Kimbra has also found time to compile a set of remixes for the first single off the album 90’s Music and it is brilliant. Lead single 90’s Music is a curious one. For those who expected Kimbra to follow on from her jazz and soul inspired […]
There’s something arresting about Willow Beats. The uncle-niece duo out of Melbourne having been making beautiful electronic music for a few years now, and have just released their third EP, Water. Lead single Merewif is at the top of the six-track release, wherein natural sounds and carefully woven samples are abundant. Merewif itself is stunning. […]
After two years in the studio, Sydney electronic trio Seekae have emerged with a new kind of album. It is an album of contrasts – twisted instrumental layers mixing unexpected combinations of sound, contrasts between tracks that bound and tracks that blur, and most notably, a huge contrast between “The Worry” and the albums that […]