Press Coverage for New Weird Australia:
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New Weird Australia Volume Five:
Who The Bloody Hell Are They? “I’m a big fan of these compilations, and what I’ve found impressive is that they’ve managed to uphold the quality of those first couple of compilations, the point where Vol. 5 might actually be my favourite so far… Definitely worth checking out.”
Throw Shapes “Be ready to feel your brain tickled via your ears, like some long, thin device has snuck its way in there and wiggled around. Ahem.”
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New Weird Australia Volume Four:
Cyclic Defrost “favourite of the series so far… some brilliant music from both known and unknown artists always lurking around the corner”
Now Like Photographs, Minneapolis – Record Of The Week “If you need a primer on what is fresh from Australia’s music scene, look no further than New Weird Australia.”
Throw Shapes Interview
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New Weird Australia Volume Three:
Throw Shapes “a meticulously curated exploration of left-field sounds – surreal, sublime atmospherics through to experimental electronic pop through to ten minute noise jams, all seamlessly ordered, and all from our very own shores”
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New Weird Australia Volume Two:
The Silent Ballet “there really is no reason for any curious avant-garde aficionado to pass this one up”
Real Time Arts “exposing listeners to some great hidden treasures with an impressive Australia-wide representation”
Foxy Digitalis “Kudos to anyone who is willing to get into the endeavor and gather unreleased songs for eleven of the sixteen tracks from bands all over the spectrum”
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Sound Summit 2009 Previews & Reviews:
Drum Media, “Weird Is Good” Preview
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New Weird Australia Volume One:
The Silent Ballet “fulfils the brief of a compilation better than most others I’ve ever encountered”
Impose Magazine “does a number on anyone looking for a unified front from the land down under”
A-Reminder believes that “It’s projects like this that make this whole internet/music thing really, really exciting”
Alternative Media Group “A great idea, and an interesting listening experience guaranteed.”
Foxy Digitalis “there’s good, unfamiliar (free) music to be had here”
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Compilation Airplay:
Soundlab, ABC Triple J “a fantastic compilation of excellent, unique and brilliant music that’s coming out of the Australian electronic and experimental scene“
Sound Quality, ABC Radio National
Utility Fog, Unputdownable, Canvas, The Bridge and more -special thanks to Dan, FBi Sydney
Extended Play, Tape Relay, The Free Design, We Come From Garageland, 2SER Sydney
Difficult Listening, Posted, RTR Perth
To & Fro, 3RRR Melbourne
The Art Of Bleep on PBS Melbourne
Musical Dissidents , Edge Radio Tasmania
Psychic Glands 95bFM, New Zealand
At Home With Rose, Radio 23, New Zealand
Now Like Photographs, Radio K, Minneapolis
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Thanks to the following blogs for posts & links: