Sydney artist Kate Carr has been making music since 2007, developing a pallate of drones, soundscape, glitch, opera and pop. In this podcast edition of the ‘New Weird Australia’ radio show (recorded in May 2010), Kate talks about her work to date, including her 2009 album ‘First Day Back’ released via German label ‘Retinascan’, and plays two tracks live in the studio.

DOWNLOAD: Podcast Seven: Kate Carr (44:08)

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

New Weird Australia, Unputdownable & Sunday Night At The Movies present
Unpopular Music 2009, A Benefit Album For FBi Radio, NWAUM001

Seven exclusive tracks, recorded live at ‘ Unpopular Music 2009′, a benefit gig for Sydney community radio station, FBi 94.5FM. All artists have donated their tracks for use in this album, and 100% of all sales go directly to FBi.

DOWNLOAD AT newweirdaustralia.bandcamp.com, Price $10

1. NICK WISHART, Untitled (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) (04:22)
2. ANNA CHASE, Lines (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) (04:52)
3. SCISSOR LOCK, Untitled (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) (12:08)
4. ANON, Untitled (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) (16:29)
5. kyü, Sunny In Splodges (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) (05:19)
6. MANDALA TRAP (Pimmon & Jeff Burch) - Untitled (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) (7:02)
7. PIMMON, Untitled (Live at Unpopular Music 2009) 6:13

Compiled by Stuart Buchanan.
Artwork by Sopp Collective, soppcollective.com.
Recorded live at The Red Rattler, Sydney, November 2009.
Recorded and mixed by FBi Radio 94.5FM.

Click artist title for background information and links.
All music copyright of the artists, all rights reserved.

Sleeve Notes, April 2010:

Three FBi radio shows, New Weird Australia, Unputdownable & Sunday Night At The Movies, came together in November 2009 at the Red Rattler in Sydney to present ‘Unpopular Music’ – a benefit to support their station. They pooled their collective networks and gathered twelve of Sydney’s innovative, experimental artists – all of whom donated their time, with all proceeds going directly to FBi, helping to ensure the ongoing survival of Sydney’s home of new music.

‘Unpopular Music 2009, A Benefit Album For FBi Radio’ collects seven exclusive tracks, recorded live at ‘Unpopular Music 2009′. Once again, all artists have donated their tracks for use in this album, and 100% of all sales go directly to FBi.  The album includes music from:

- PIMMON, an artist that has forged an international reputation for creating dense, challenging and engaging electronic music
- MANDALA TRAP, a new collaborative project between PIMMON and JEFF BURCH, solo artist and one quarter of Sydney band, SONGS
- kyü, an experimental pop outfit, building a reputation for their original and innovative sound
- ANON, aka noise artist, musician and label manager Anna Vo
- SCISSOR LOCK, an experimental project from musician Marcus Whale
- ANNA CHASE, a multi instrumentalist and vocalist who weaves melodies into familiar yet dreamy pop constructions.
- sound artist, musician and chronic circuit bender NICK WISHART – long-standing member of Toydeath

New Weird Australia broadcasts a weekly show on Sydney’s FBi 94.5FM – an independent, community-based radio station, delivering the best in new music and emerging culture. FBi plays 50% Australian music, with half of that from Sydney. As a not-for-profit entity, FBi relies on the financial support of listeners in order to stay on air, primarily by subscribing as an FBi Supporters. Every dollar raised from this release goes directly towards keeping FBi on air. For more information, visit fbiradio.com.

THE NECKS are one of Australia’s most innovative cult bands, channeling experimental, avant garde, jazz, ambient and minimal sounds via a back catalogue that runs to fifteen albums over twenty years. Each of THE NECKS also has an equally impressive solo and collaborative career – however they always find time to regroup and return to Sydney at least once a year for one of their renowned live shows.

Ahead of their Sydney show in February 2010, Chris Abrahams from THE NECKS joined Stu & Danny on NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA Radio Show for a chat about their ever-evolving career and, in particular, the new album ‘Silverwater’ – a single 67 minute piece, representing some of their best work to date.

DOWNLOAD: Podcast Six: Chris Abrahams, The Necks (34:05)

The New Weird Australia Podcast Series features selected interviews and exclusive, in-studio recordings from our 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.

Since August 2009, New Weird Australia has been broadcasting weekly on Sydney’s FBi Radio – playing two hours of new, experimental and ecelctic Australian music, from over 300 artists to date. NWA also features regular guest performances, playing exclusive in-studio sessions – many of which are previously unreleased. This free download collects together seven of those sessions from Morning Stalker, Cleptoclectics, Scissor Lock, Go Genre Everything, Random Acts Of Elevator Music, Afxjim and The Ghost Of 29 Megacycles.

New Weird Australia, Broadcast One, NWAB001

DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE (AUDIO & ARTWORK):
High Quality, 320kbps (130MB)

1. MORNING STALKER, The Bohemian Grave (7:56)
2. CLEPTOCLECTICS, Mr Convex (5:38)
3. SCISSOR LOCK, Out By Holy Land (Scissor Lock vs Pimmon vs Scissor Lock Remix) (13:25)
4. GO GENRE EVERYTHING, Livetoair17sep2009 (Showw) (8:34)
5. RANDOM ACTS OF ELEVATOR MUSIC, Lunchtime Meditation Session (8:13)
6. AFXJIM, The Chris Jericho Diaries (8:05)
7. THE GHOST OF 29 MEGACYCLES, Leelo (Part 1) (8:22)

All recordings previously unreleased.
Originally broadcast on New Weird Australia on FBi Radio.
Stream FBi Radio at fbiradio.com, or listen in Sydney in 94.5FM.
‘New Weird Australia’ broadcasts every Thursday at 9pm (Aus EST).

Compiled by Stuart Buchanan & Danny Jumpertz.
Artwork by Rebecca Macdonald.

Click artist title for background information and links.
All music donated by the artists for use in this compilation only, all rights reserved.

Unpopular Music, A Benefit For FBi Radio.

With: 
Pimmon & Jeff Burch (Solo Sets & Debut Live Collaboration as Mandala Trap), Comatone, Kyu, Anon, Scissor Lock, Anna Chase, Nick Wishart with DJ Sets from Kevin Purdy (Tooth), Tim Ritchie (Sound Quality, ABC Radio National) and Tom Smith (Cleptoclectics).

Saturday 7th November 2009
Red Rattler, 6 Faversham Street, Marrickville
Entry By Donation ($10 Minimum)

Three FBi radio shows, New Weird Australia, Unputdownable & Sunday Night At The Movies, come together to present ‘Unpopular Music’ – a benefit to support their station. They’ve pooled their collective networks and gathered twelve of Sydney’s innovative, experimental artists – all of whom are donating their time, with all proceeds going directly to FBi, helping to ensure the ongoing survival of Sydney’s home of new music.

Sydney design crew Sopp Collective have also jumped on board by donating their unique design talents for the event poster and flyer, featuring a unique series of ‘Unpopular Creatures’ – the degenerate ‘yin’ to Yo Gabba Gabba’s ‘yang’.

Full line-up details and more info >

From this week (6th July), New Weird Australia moves into radio with the launch of a weekly show on Sydney’s FBi Radio, Thursdays 9-11pm (Aus EST). Streamed live on fbiradio.com, Stu Buchanan and Danny Jumpertz present two hours of experimental, eclectic and innovative music from around the country.

Neither one genre nor another, New Weird Australia will put the spotlight on a new breed of innovative Australian artists and challenge our understanding of what music should be. The show will also feature irregular in-studio performances and interviews with Australian artists. Future weeks include guests Tom Smith – Cleptoclectics (August 14th) and Andrew Tuttle aka Anonymeye (August 28th). Weekly playlists will be posted in our Radio section.

As with the compilation series, submissions of music from Australian artists and labels are welcomed and encouraged. See our About page for contact details.