Compilation NWA018

New Weird Australia returns with a 26-track compilation of eclectic and experimental music – the project’s first release in over five years.

Solitary Wave is a two-volume compilation of new Australian music made, remade and reconsidered during a global pandemic. Solitary Wave (Out) is a ritual for the displacement of energy. Solitary Wave (In) is for calming the fuck down.

Across both volumes, Solitary Wave features Marcus Whale, Jannah Quill, Kcin, Fia Fiell, Happy Axe, Tzekin, Yunzero, Alex White, Wytchings, Lortica, Tutup Mulut, Jessica At Birth, Aqrn, Alexis Weaver, Eira, Invisible Prism, Bolt Gun, Moon Sign Gemini, Personal Touch, Nina In Ecstasy, Pattern Recognition Machines, Brainbeau, Cloud Sequence, Amby Downs, Brad Harkan and A Country Practice.

Watch the Solitary Wave Launch Film featuring 14 artists from the compilation.

Compiled by Stu Buchanan
Artwork by Sophie Penkethman-Young

Tracklisting.

Solitary Wave (Out) | NWA018A

1. BOLT GUN Dragged To The Wood Pile (from ‘Begotten’) 3:37
2. MARCUS WHALE What Worth? (previously unreleased) 03:38
3. MOON SIGN GEMINI 004 (from ‘EP1’) 4:15
4. PERSONAL TOUCH Incapable (from ‘Egami’) 04:45
5. JANNAH QUILL Too Hot To Handle (previously unreleased) 4:56
6. YUNZERO Hum (previously unreleased) 1:50
7. NINA IN ECSTASY Party (from ‘Party’) 5:00
8. BRAINBEAU The Illumination of Eminonu (from ‘Infinite Ways’) 02:27
9. CLOUD SEQUENCE Zacht (from ‘Rpt. Esc. EP’) 6:27
10. KCIN Belief Network (previously unreleased) 3:09
11. PATTERN RECOGNITION MACHINES Ionosphere (from ‘Defunct’) 4:10
12. ALEX WHITE Transaction 1 (previously unreleased) 7:43
13. TUTUP MULUT Brick House By The River (previously unreleased) 1:19
14. JESSICA AT BIRTH Crash (previously unreleased) 3:13

Solitary Wave (In) | NWA018B

1. AMBY DOWNS Southern Sahul (Union Song) (from ‘Cyclical’) 9:04
2. LORTICA Music For Friends (previously unreleased) 4:50
3. TZEKIN Solar Clutter (previously unreleased) 6:51
4. AQRN Labyrinth (previously unreleased) 5:34
5. BRAD HARKAN Archways (from ‘VHC FM’s Six Tape with special guest Mark Crass’) 2:54
6. WYTCHINGS Backseat Getaway (previously unreleased) 1:40
7. FIA FIELL Middle Path (previously unreleased) 7:09
8. HAPPY AXE Just Before The Rain (previously unreleased) 6:23
9. ALEXIS WEAVER Paranoia In The Bush (Stereo) (previously unreleased) 5:23
10. EIRA Spinning Fixtures (previously unreleased) 5:34
11. INVISIBLE PRISM New World Altar (previously unreleased) 7:06
12. A COUNTRY PRACTICE The Inundation Into Our Room (Tape Saturation) (from ‘The Inundation Into Our Room [versions]’) 4:05

Released May 2020