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Reuben Ingall

DD — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:00:24 +0000

The latest release by Canberra’s Reuben Ingall is a collection of textured acoustic ballads and electronic ambiance. Limited edition hand made copies of Don’t Give Up will be available soon. In the meantime make sure to go over to his bandcamp and have a listen or download.

Reuben Ingall – Don’t Give Up

Release Date: 2010
Label: Self Released
Genre: Experimental, Instrumental, Ambient

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Sniggle

DD — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:02:09 +0000

Sniggle is the musical project of Luke Dawson. Currently residing in country NSW, Luke spent the last few years in Canberra embracing the lo-fi bedroom approach and quietly put together a number of different albums. This compilation is a small mix of his strangely hypnotic tracks, consistently minimal and experimental, and (apart from the the track “Jesus”) are sometimes reminiscent of the earlier singles of Blank Dogs and Aerial Pinks Haunted Graffiti. You can hear more at Sniggles Myspace

Sniggle – Compilation Tape

Release Date: 2010
Label: Self Released
Genre: Experimental, Lo-Fi, Noise Pop

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Wherever The Wind Blows

DD — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:37:12 +0000

Dream Damage Records is proud to announce the release of Jonny Telafone’s new album Wherever the Wind Blows. Now available to order online, Wherever the Wind Blows sees Telafone turn to folk with a collection of ballads and acoustic pop songs about un-requited love, mental illness and werewolves. The artwork was done by the always amazing Andrew Darragh who is currently in the early stages of putting together the Dream Damage Zine. A launch show is being planned for late April and we’re only able to put out 50 copies of the tape so get in quick.

***Other updates with the label: Both the TV Colours 7″ and Assassins 88 7″ have had big delays with the mastering and pressing. The tracks are ready to go and I’ve almost finalised all of the cover work (which look dope) so fingers crossed these will be out soon! Also it’s early days but we’re looking to help put out tapes for ///▲▲▲\\\ and Summer Vacation in the very near future! Stay tuned.***

(Image by Fenkee)

Jonny Telafone – Wherever The Wind Blows

Release Date: 2010
Label: Dream Damage Records
Genre: Folk, Pop, Blues

Purchase – $5AUD

DOMINIC DEATH

DD — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:06 +0000

Dominic Shanahan, best known as the charismatic lead singer of The Fighting League, has launched his solo side project/alter ego Dominic Death. Foregoing the bells and whistles of a full band, Dominic Death creates introspective ballads that come across as a kind of folk-punk somewhere between Billy Bragg and Elvis Costello. “River of Gold” proves that Dominic can howl with the best of them.

Dominic Death – River of Gold

Release Date: 2010
Label: Self Released
Genre: Punk, Folk, Melodramatic Pop

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Summer Vacation

DD — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:39:02 +0000

Summer Vacation is the dream team pair up of Cat Cat drummer Kraut Master Kieran and Ram Jam Robin of TV Colours. They’re all about Chevy Chase and Baseball.

Summer Vacation – Tower of Terror

Release Date: 2009
Label: Self Released
Genre: Punk, Lo-Fi, Punk

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Wizard Oz

DD — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:36:33 +0000

More Wizard Of Oz references with Wizard Oz, an experimental two piece out of Melbourne. I recently got a copy of their hand made EP, and you can too if you contact them at their myspace (its like a quieter version of Here Comes the Indian). Strung together with fleeting electronics, entwined vocal harmonies and tribal beats, the track No Hurry has a sparseness that works to melt away the summer days.

Wizard Oz – No Hurry from richie on Vimeo.

Wizard Oz – No Hurry

Release Date: 2009
Label: Self Released
Genre: Pop, Minimal, Lo-Fi

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WASTED

DD — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:39:15 +0000

New Video for J.W Sparrow & The Miner Birds. The track is Wasted and its available on his Little Monster EP.

The Death Posture

DD — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:24:13 +0000

The Death Posture is the second full length album by Jonny Telafone. The Death Posture is a trip down a black hole into the dream pop shoegazing soundscapes of Jonny Telafone’s demise. Synth-pop love ballads which are reminiscent of the melancholy feedback of The Jesus and Mary Chain blended with the minimal synth drones of Salem or Telepathe.

The video for the title track Doomed in Love can be seen here:

Jonny Telafone – Doomed in Love (By Tim dWYer)

Jonny Telafone – The Death Posture

Release Date: 2009
Label: Self Released
Genre: Alternative, Shoegaze, Lo-Fi

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The Gashes

DD — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:41:48 +0000

The Gashes were a post-punk band based in Canberra who only managed to last a few solid months after lead man Emmett Cotton packed his bags for the green pastures of Europe. The Gashes established themselves instantly as a flash-in-the pan band, who in in a few short months played a huge amount of gigs supporting The Stabs, The Witch Hats, Ohana and Spider Vomit .

The three piece, propelled by grinding bass lines flourished in its no wave influences to create a mash up sound of post-punk and garage. Victory for Boys being their only release captured the bands electric live vibe. Copies of the EP are still available through Birds Love Fighting.

The Gashes – Victory For Boys

Release Date: 2007
Label: Birds Love Fighting
Genre: Alternative, Punk, Garage

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Lysergic Communion

DD — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:12:03 +0000

Post-punk jams with blaring electronics echo a psychedelic trip into some quasi Mad Max territory. Possessed by Someone Else haunting melodic drone is as baron and melancholy as any post-apocalyptic dream, and like the release itself, ends way too short.

Jonny Telafone – Lysergic Communion

Release Date: 2009
Label: Self Released
Genre: Blues, Alternative, Lo-Fi

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