‘Vagrant’ – small grants available to participate in NWA’s open-source gig series
In a bid to connect like-minded artists, enthusiasts and promoters around Australia, we’re launching a new project titled Vagrant – a travelling gig series, a pop-up club-night with no fixed abode, an open-source platform for eclectic and experimental music. Vagrant exists anywhere and everywhere – the name travels from city to city and from town ...
Seeking Photographers for upcoming Album Covers
New Weird Australia is seeking contributions from photographers to help build a unique library of Creative Commons images to be used on our upcoming album covers and posters + to promote & connect emerging Australian talent. If you would like your work to be considered, please download some of our releases and – once you ...
New Weird Australia Live Recordings Series
New Weird Australia has released a series of archive live recordings, exclusively via the Free Music Archive. The free download recordings, dating back to 2010 and 2011, are culled from New Weird Australia events staged during the period, and feature exclusive work from Ambrose Chapel, Axxonn, Forenzics, Scattered Order and Stitched Vision. The Free Music ...
Callout for contributors for the NWA Radio Show
We’re on the hunt for new contributors for the New Weird Australia radio show and podcast series – based anywhere in Australia, or indeed around the world. We’re looking for people who are interested in making pre-produced packages of material to be aired on the radio show, and featured in our podcasts. Contributions would initially ...
January 2012 Events – The Low Light Social, Analogue To Digital, Wormwoodstock
New Weird Australia is supporting three unique Australian events this month, in Canberra, Perth and Sydney. The Low Light Social on Saturday 14th January is a special evening of left field sound presented with Canberra’s hellosQuare Recordings, featuring six artists from around Australia and overseas who explore the common ground that sit nicely between electronic ...
Video: Pimmon, Black Vanilla & Rites Wild at Black Wire, November 2011
On 4th November 2011, New Weird Australia staged a show at Black Wire in Annandale, Sydney featuring performances from Pimmon, Black Vanilla & Rites Wild. This video captures performances from all three artists, and was directed & edited by Tessa C. Stevens for The Pyramid Scheme. the-pyramid-scheme.com
New on New Editions – Thomas William, Scissor Lock & Strange Forces
New Editions, the label imprint for New Weird Australia, winds up its first series of releases with two new albums on January 4th 2012 – from Thomas William vs Scissor Lock and Strange Forces. Since launching in 2010, the series has released albums and EPs from Caught Ship, Blake Freele, Paneye, TANTRUMS, No Zu, Kris ...
Spartak Release Third Album ‘Nippon’ on New Editions
We’re delighted to welcome Canberra based duo Spartak to the New Weird Australia family - returning with their third album Nippon on the New Weird Australia imprint New Editions. Released on October 29th 2011, Nippon sees duo Shoeb Ahmad and Evan Dorrian continuing to explore a hybrid sound of ‘indie’ rock, improvised jazz, electronic music and modern composition. Since 2006, they have travelled around Australia, ...
TSH:XVI & NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA presents SPARTAK ALBUM LAUNCH
[TSH] presents a special night in conjunction with New Weird Australia to launch ‘Nippon‘, the third album by Canberra electro-acoustic duo Spartak and first on NWA’s New Editions imprint. Saturday 8th October 8pm The Silent Hour Level 1, 77-83 William St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney SPARTAK Formed by Shoeb Ahmad and Evan Dorrian in 2007, Spartak have ...
New Compilation ‘VOX’ Out Now
Vox - Volume 10 in New Weird Australia’s compilation series – is now available for free download. Exploring the voice in experimental, alternative and eclectic musics, Vox is co-curated by artist and musician Gail Priest and NWA’s Stuart Buchanan, and features exclusive, unreleased material from Kusum Normoyle, Paul Heslin, The Deadly Nightshades, Kučka, Mimic Mass, Major Napier, ...
New Weird Australia Launches Volunteer Network – Applications Now Open
New Weird Australia is entering its third year of operation with a continuing mission to promote and support Australian underground and experimental music. In order to expand and evolve our work, we’re establishing the New Weird Australia Volunteer Network – a networked team of specialist volunteers, collaborating together on the ongoing development of the project. ...
Forenzics, Domeyko/Gonzalez, Jusgo Mosh & Robot House – Live at FBi Social
New Weird Australia & Octopus pi present the third and final New Weird Australia live event at FBi Social in Kings Cross on Thursday 16th June 2011 – rounding off the series in fine style, with a live simulcast broadcast on FBi. Headlining this special night of Sydney-centric artists will be Forenzics – the local ...
