Experimental
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Indie Musician Catherine Meeson Embraces The Call Of Oma
Catherine Meeson is a self-produced, independent singer-songwriter, composer and performance artist, who embraces the art of film and techno bardism to augment the core
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Perth Band Triangle Fight Suggest Bringing Your Own Instrument To WAMFest
Perth band Triangle Fight was born by the desire to make awesome rock music with minimal instruments.
The band was started in 2012 by brothers Paulo and Martin... -
John Maus Brisbane Review @ The Zoo
American synthpop artist John Maus stood centre stage and howled.
Alone on stage, John’s baritone screams echoed over his backing music and throughout Brisbane’s... -
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Review
I recently decided that the topic: ‘Why are men in their late teens/ early 20s so fixated by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard?’ was unequivocally worthy of a thesis
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Slaves Melbourne Review @ The Colonial Hotel
Imagine if your band’s first ever gig was supporting a major label Californian band that has spent five years establishing themselves on the post-hardcore scene
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The Necks Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
It was difficult to gauge what was to come of my first Necks' experience as the trio entered from the wings of the stage, notably nonchalant in their practical
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The Necks Are Back From The Underworld
There are great trios then there are The Necks – Australia's most successful, experimental music export and 'the greatest trio on Earth' as dubbed by The New York
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The Necks: The Greatest Trio On Earth Is Touring In 2019
The Necks: the greatest trio on earth is ducking out for an east coast run of dates in early 2019.
And no, an over-eager intern hasn't run amok with hyperbole: it... -
5 Places To Swim In Melbourne According To ORCHA
With Melbourne Music Week well under way, local artists and curators Carla Zimbler, Zoltan Fesco and Matt Sheers' immersive, sensory experience 'A Nice Warm Bath' is sure to
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Kenta Hayashi Loops Back To Australia, Again
Prolific multi-instrumentalist and world-renowned 'loop-pedal ninja', Kenta Hayashi returns once again to Australia for a run of east-coast shows this summer.
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The Great Southern Drone Ensemble: A Gateway To Drone
From the creators of Dark Matter, at last year's Umbrella, comes another grim offering of sonic torment – The Great Southern Drone Ensemble.
This unique, once-off... -
Xylouris White Brisbane Review @ GOMA
Bewildering figures filled Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (8 June).
From fleshy mounds excreting nectar to pig-human hybrids suckling their offspring, Australian... -
The Dark Space Performances: Blind Ambition At Adelaide Fringe
Members of Melbourne bands Niko Niko and The Kumiko Sex Band bring an all-new musical experience to Adelaide Fringe this year.
The Dark Space Performances is a... -
5 Unusual Electronic Instruments Shared By Gotye
At Sydney Festival, Gotye and his Ondioline Orchestra will pay homage to one of electronic music’s quirkiest composers, Jean-Jacques Perrey.
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Kenta Hayashi Loops Back To Australia
Renowned ‘loop pedal ninja’ Kenta Hayashi is back in the country for what is his sixth Australian tour in two years.
The tour comes after Kenta was here earlier in... -
Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving Are Planning Ahead
The instrumental Perth band Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving have a new record on the way.
Two years since their last releases: 'Yield To Despair' (April, 2015) and... -
Open Letter From Tim Whitt About His New Album
Adelaide producer and sound designer, Tim Whitt recently released his latest album 'Geisel'.
'Geisel' is no ordinary album; it was created using sound samples from... -
30 Years Strong, Melbourne Experimental Ensemble Elision Defy Musical Form
Elision began life performing at the Footscray Community Arts Centre in Melbourne circa 1986.
With a 16-strong membership that includes some of the world’s leading... -
Usurper Of Modern Medicine: Get ‘appy With Perth's Space Rockers
Perth space-rock outfit Usurper Of Modern Medicine are changing the way we listen to – and see – music.
With their sophomore album, ‘Everything Is Nothing’,... -
Restrung Festival Reveals 2017 Programme Headlined By Blonde Redhead
Back for its third season of 'cross-genre and contemporary classical strings-driven ensembles, bands, soloists, dance and physical theatre',