eclectic and experimental australian music

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NWA Podcast #3. Scissor Lock, Live-to-air Performance & Interview

(November 2009) SCISSOR LOCK is an experimental project of Sydney musician Marcus Whale, exploring the tension between organic and electronic elements in sound, utilising guitar, reeds, voice, piano, singing bowls and bells along with somewhat lo-fi digital processing. In this interview (originally broadcast 12th November 2009), Marcus discussed his latest remix project, ‘Now’, featuring contributions from Raven, Shoeb Ahmad and Pimmon. The podcast also includes an exclusive, in-studio performance of ‘Out By Holy Land (Scissor Lock vs Pimmon vs Scissor Lock Remix)’.

DOWNLOADNWA Podcast #3. Scissor Lock, Live-to-air Performance & Interview (November 2009)

The New Weird Australia Podcast Series features selected interviews and in-studio recordings from our FBi radio show, as well as live performances from events, video interviews and more.  Subscribe to our podcast feed by using this URL: http://newweirdaustralia.libsyn.com/rss or click here to subscribe directly in iTunes.

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NWA Podcast #2. Scattered Order, Interview

(November 2009) MITCH JONES stands as one of the key figures in the history of alternative music in Sydney. Together with Michael Tee, Jones founded M-SQUARED Records – home to a cluster of now seminal local post-punk artists such as SYSTEMATICS, THE MAKERS OF THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST, YA YA CHORAL, PROD and their own band, SCATTERED ORDER. Nearly 30 years after the fact, SCATTERED ORDER have reformed their original line-up, and are both playing live and recording once again. Mitch Jones joins Stu and Danny on NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA to talk about the past, present and future of SCATTERED ORDER.

DOWNLOAD: NWA Podcast #2. Scattered Order, Interview (November 2009)

The New Weird Australia Podcast Series features selected interviews and exclusive, in-studio recordings fromour FBi radio show.  Subscribe to our podcast feed by using this URL: http://www.cpod.org.au/feed.php?id=211 or click here to subscribe directly in iTunes.

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NWA Podcast #1. Jeff Burch, Interview



(November 2009) JEFF BURCH is an American born New Zealander now based in Sydney, Australia. Besides his solo work he also runs independent Imprint/Record Label THE SPRING PRESS (Bruce Russell, Psychic Ills, Magik Markers, The Bats etc.), has a duo project MADALA TRAP with PAUL GOUGH / PIMMON and is one quarter of SONGS. In this podcast he discusses his various projects with Stuart Buchanan and Danny Jumpertz from NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA.

DOWNLOAD: NWA Podcast #1. Jeff Burch, Interview (November 2009)

The New Weird Australia Podcast Series features selected interviews and in-studio recordings from our FBi radio show, as well as live performances from events, video interviews and more.  Subscribe to our podcast feed by using this URL: http://newweirdaustralia.libsyn.com/rss or click here to subscribe directly in iTunes.

Video: kyü at Unpopular Music, November 2009

kyü are an experimental pop outfit from Sydney featuring Freya Berkhout and Alyx Dennison.

This single-take shot of their performance of ‘Sunny In Splodges’ was recorded live at Unpopular Music 2009, at The Red Rattler in Sydney on 7th November 2009.

Video: Pimmon at Unpopular Music, November 2009

PIMMON is arguably Australia’s most well known and most successful experimental music producers, having recorded for various labels around the world (including Tigerbeat6 and Fat Cat) and collaborating with the likes of FENNESZ, OREN AMBARCHI and more recently with Jeff Burch, formerly of SONGS.

This single-camera take was recorded live at Unpopular Music 2009 at The Red Rattler in Sydney.