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astrovisionary

The great Australian music search

Aug 11, 2009 21:46

there was a time, in the not too distant past, when local music was all the shiz, and i was often found at any one of sydney's greatest indie music venues. nowadays, i flip open a drum media and stare blankly at the gig guide wondering who the hell these bands are.

so as of today, i am beginning The Great Australian Music Search. i am not ( Read more... )

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Comments 13

lunaminor August 11 2009, 12:15:13 UTC

great idea!

man, i hope you're back at work after tomorrow!

astrovisionary August 13 2009, 06:20:10 UTC

... and i'm glad i AM back at work!

this australian music search project would have been much harder to do if i couldn't sit on MySpace constantly :P

sarin_girl August 11 2009, 14:00:45 UTC

I'm seeing Bluejuice at the Mona Vale Hotel this Friday :)

astrovisionary August 13 2009, 06:18:48 UTC

Bluejuice... i always see that photo of them (the topless one) but I actually don't think I've heard their music.

sarin_girl August 13 2009, 10:30:43 UTC

I'm not really sure how to describe their music, it's a bit of rap, a bit of pop, um.. really catchy tunes.. I've seen them twice now and their shows are so full of energy, I haven't seen them in a while so am quite looking forward to their show :)

penelly August 11 2009, 23:39:52 UTC

good project!

I'm really enjoying the John Steel Singers this year. :)

astrovisionary August 13 2009, 06:19:17 UTC

ooh nice! *adds them to list*

smelsworst August 12 2009, 08:48:58 UTC

i know they are friends, but cotton's album is brilliant.
again, i've put up three songs: window man of the dark.mp3, in two eyes.mp3, and rest my head.

again, they're friends, but im a fan of the evening son (listen to "all aborad the boat to wherever" for an idea of something they've recorded in the last year - recorded by a guy named cam, who recorded that band that i can never remember the name of that are managed by julia's sister's boyf, joel). i dig em cause they're doing a sound that harps back to the early/mid 90s.. without it being 'too revivalist' or 'too familiar'. having said that, they've always had issues with translating their sound onto recordings (because of such limited cash). if you ever get the ability to see a show that they are headlining, go and see it. they will absolutely blow you away.. esp the drumming of mr sam peterson.

or for something completely different.. heartbreak club (again, friends). nerdy-rock/emo-punk/ultra-pop. just self-funded their album (40 odd grand). totally the wrong sound for an ( ... )

astrovisionary August 13 2009, 06:17:58 UTC

This is great for now! :) Thanks. All of these acts have been added to my first shortlist of bands to check out. Stay tuned for results!

smelsworst August 13 2009, 09:46:58 UTC

i'd suggest you download those cotton tracks in the next day or so, im going to take them off my server pretty soon. :)

astrovisionary August 14 2009, 07:11:00 UTC

got em :) they're my weekend assignment!

leechlike August 21 2009, 08:24:04 UTC

Normally I'd provide links, but I'm a bit rushed for time.

You've probably heard me bang on about Papa Vs Pretty. They're spectacular. If you're into power pop, Where's Jerome do some pretty great stuff. Melbourne's Deloris are coming into their own with melancholy indie-pop, a la Arcade Fire. Their last album Ten Lives, was great.

Le Kingste and Cloud Control, who Joel looks after, are both pretty great. I think you'd especially dig Le Kingste.

astrovisionary August 22 2009, 04:38:53 UTC

julia has been pimping le kingste to me too... i quite like em! they are the 2nd band on the blog.

i knew that if you ever saw this post you'd say papa vs pretty :D they're on the list. also deloris! i remember them from way back when.. didn't realise they were still around.