New Weird Australia

In episode 125, Divide and Dissolve get remixed in an excellent companion package to their 2020 record 'Gas Lit'; traditional Southeast Asian instrumentation meets dark metal courtesy of Rinuwat; and we listen to debut releases from electronic experimentalist Jannah Quill and Sydney percussionist ilex.There's also dark, experimental synth wave from Melbourne duo Vacuum; Aphir gets exploratory in an improvised series of choral works; and Canberra artist Sebastian Field parks songwriting for experimentation on his new album 'Sandcastles'.Plus we take tracks from new albums by Low Life and My Disco; and Various Asses drops an unheard remix of Sarah Mary Chadwick's 'I Won't Say Goodbye'.  Featured in this episode:Divide and Dissolve - Denial (BEARCAT Remix) (from Gas Lit - 3 Part Remix)Vacuum - I'll Call You (from Vacuum)My Disco - Irreversible (from Alter Schwede)Rinuwat - Sewu (from Dua Naga)Low Life - Moments (from From Squats To Lots: The Agony And XTC Of Low Life)Sarah Mary Chadwick - I Won't Say Goodbye (Various Asses SIS Remix) (from I Won't Say Goodbye)ilex - Morning Bells (from Visions of Elsewhere)Aphir - Jelly Gun (from Plastichoir)Sebastian Field - Ceres (from Sandcastles)Jannah Quill - View of Granite (from Jannah Quill)Cover image: Divide and Dissolve Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 124, we take in a preview of the new EP from Brisbane electronic experimentalist Makeda; as well as the debut release from Canberra's E Fishpool and the new album from Sydney's unclassifiable quartet Tangents. We expand our genre expertise by delving into psychedelic dark wave from Ov Pain, vaporised stretched electronica from Planktan Sanquin (battling the demos of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard) and molecular gamelan from Astasie-Abasie. We also hear two cuts from the Flash Forward project out of Melbourne, featuring releases from Female Wizard and Mindy Meng Wang; and two different tales from the world of modular, featuring Robin Fox and the various artists from Modular Theme Time Sessions.Featured in this episode:Tangents - Survival (from Timeslips & Chimeras)E Fishpool - Under Flecked Light (Emily) (from E Fishpool)Makeda - Professors, Lovers, Critics (from Venus Leak)Ov Pain - Daytripping (from The Churning Blue of Noon)King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard x Planktan Sanquin - Tezeta (Pumpking Seedle Eloping Mix) (from Music To Eat Bananas II)Robin Fox - Quarantine Variation II (from Waking Fever Dream)Female Wizard - Post Post (from TIE-EE-YIE-EEYIE-EE-YIME)Mindy Meng Wang - Activation 异变 (from Phoenix Rising)Modular Theme Time Sessions - MTTSS#005 Blue (from Sharewave Session #005 - Three Module Challenge)Astasie-abasie - Expulsion (from Molecular Gamelan)Cover Image: Makeda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 123, we hear an exclusive premiere of a new track from Marcus Whale’s upcoming third solo album; Shoeb Ahmad collaborates with Angus Andrew from Liars on a remix of their new single; and Melbourne’s Jake Blood drops dark, moody electronics on his new release, Prix. We hear from MXMARS, blending experimental pop with power ambient; as well as two cuts from the Sydney netabel e-quarium from DBR and User754492117; and new outsider electronics from Subclavia. We also take a quiet and somewhat lo-fi detour with both Leighton Craig and HTRK; and check out new work from both Mookoid and Digital Penetration.Featured in this episode:Shoeb Ahmad - Skating On The Way (Liars Remix) (from Skating On The Way)Jake Blood - Apartment (from Prix)MXMARS - Regen (from Can't Take Me Off The Earth)Marcus Whale - Raining Blood (from The Hunger)DBR - Simple Reaktionz (from e-quarium)User754492117 - Tyrells Anode Pill (from e-quarium)Leighton Craig - Diamond Eye (from Diamond Eye)HTRK - Kiss Kiss and Rhinestones (from Rhinestones)Subclavia - Walkers Of Flesh (from Cold and Flu Meditation)Mookoid - Sentinel At Dawn (from Jungle Temple)Digital Penetration - Superimpose (from Strata)Cover Image: Marcus Whale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, NWAP 122, we listen to ritual electronics from Melbourne artist Sandpit Alias; as well as new solo work from PVT’s Richard Pike. Sydney saxophonist Jorja Chalmers unites with David Lynch collaborator Dean Hurley on her new album; and we hear new work recorded in Korea from interdisciplinary artist Melanie Eden.  We also check out the new release from Little Songs Of The Mutilated collective, featuring Nat Grant and Michelle Nguyen; as well as the first album from visual-art duo Snawklor in over a decade; and a piece taken from the new retrospective collection by Adelaide’s Panoptique Electrical.  And to round out the episode, a preview of the new album from Megan Alice Clune on Room 40 and the latest ‘decolonial ambient’ work from Amby Downs.Featured in this episode:Sandpit Alias - Gawl Mountain (from Spinal Data)Richard Pike - Goodbye, Good Luck / Xerust (from How To Breathe)Jorja Chalmers - Underwater Blood (from Midnight Train)Melanie Eden - Dreaming (from 공 空)Nat Grant - Slow Motion Storm Roll (from A Tightfisted Molten Sellout)Michelle Nguyen - Baby Fog (from A Tightfisted Molten Sellout)Snawklor - Language Laid Bare (from Perfumed Ground)Panoptique Electrical - Never Sleep Again (from Decades 2001-2021)Megan Alice Clune - The Swirl of the Void (from If You Do)Amby Downs - Quietly Quietly Catchee Monkey (GUK) (from Liminal)Cover Image: Michelle Nguyen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New Weird Australia radio-not-radio show returns in its original form, for the first time since 2012, with sixty minutes of new mutant music from the upside down, presented by Stu Buchanan.In this first episode of the rebooted show, we hear the new single from agitprop synth-punk duo Laughing Gear; plus two cuts from a new compilation from Oxtail Recordings from Loose-y Crunché and OVRSCN; experimental jungle meets dark and delirious storytelling courtesy of Jobfit; and Altered States Tapes gives us something old and something new with releases from Carnage and Low Flung.We also listen to a wild brand of apocalyptic art-music from Melbourne’s Omega Point; beautiful broken piano and dismembered electronics from London based ex-pat Laila Sakini; a cut from the new album from violinist and vocalist Happy Axe; and we take a journey into alt-pysch and freak-disco on the debut release from Glass Beams.Featured in this episodeLaughing Gear - New Estate (from Freak Lemons)Loose-y Crunché - It's Got a Groove (Industrial Murk) (from Undercurrents)OVRSCN - Chromium (from Undercurrents)jobfit - Strike Pneumatic Tension (from Longer Form Cat Calls)Carnage - Lung Cancer (from Untitled)Low Flung - Stub (from Reflections From The Campsie Centre For Electronic Music Research)The Omega Point - High Rise (from High Rise)Laila Sakini - Into The Traffic (from Into the Traffic, Under the Moonlight (Vinyl Edition))Happy Axe - The One That Remembers (from Maybe It'll Be Beautiful)Glass Beams - Mirage (from Mirage EP)Published on 24 July 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu Buchanan talks with artist Bridget Chappell - raver, musician, writer and organiser - who makes frenetic and febrile electronic music as Hextape, and has been organising parties in drains, observatories, and other fascinating locations for many years. In 2020, they released their debut album under their own name titled Undertow, which blends sonified data from the City of Melbourne’s Open Data Platform with Melbourne's public sound sculpture, the Federation Bells.Brought up in Canberra, now resident in Melbourne; Bridget has a diverse practice that also encompasses writing, teaching and curating, as well as sound art for installations and performances; most recently for their first solo exhibition No Comment, which investigated the science of phase cancellation and its potential role as an act of sonic resistance.Music featured in this episode:Hextape - I Just Wanna Race (Friendships Remix)Hextape - YubabaHextape - 200 Fast 200 Furious (Corin Remix)Hextape - Revenge (Gabber Modus Operandi Remix)Bridget Chappell - Elizabeth StreetMark Temple - The Sound of the SARS-CoV-2 GenomeBridget Chappell - Freshwater Fallshttps://www.bridgetchappell.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu Buchanan talks with Sia Ahmad, one of Canberra's most prolific experimental artists, curators and producers, and relentless advocate for the local independent, DIY and underground music scenes. She discusses her recent body of work including 2018's ground-breaking "quiver"; the 2020 albums im/modesty and A Body Full Of Tears; and the upcoming remix collection Realignment.Music featured in this episode:- flaw, featured (Remix by Dijit) - from Realignment- im/modesty (with Australian Art Orchestra) - from im/modesty- "mask-ed" - from "quiver"- double checks against the corner (b) - from A Body Full Of Tears- team pressure - from A Body Full Of Tears- blown out / trace out (Remix by Lorraine James) - from Realignment- deficit - from A Body Full Of Tearsshoebahmad.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jessica at Birth is the solo outsider art project of multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter and performing artist Hanna Jenkin. Fusing vintage tape loops with in-the-box electronic production, Hanna blends spoken word stories with guitar, bass loops and experimental indy-punk percussion. Music featured in this episode:- Paperdaisy In The Spring Rain- To The Teeth- Waterburds- Speedway Queen- Windy Louvrejessicaatbirth.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having dedicated much of her early career to the electronic duo The Golden Filter, Penelope Trappes released her solo debut Penelope One in 2016 on the Optimo label; a release she described as "percussion-less, reverb-heavy haunting atmospherics with dystopian themes". She signed to Houndstooth for Penelope Two, which mixed field recordings, meditations and guitars with synth drones, piano and layers of reverb.Earlier this year, she released Gnostic State, a commissioned sound work for Longform Editions, and this month released a new four-track EP, Eel Drip.Music featured in this episode:Gnostic StateMaeveSilenceBurn On (Mogwai Remix)Eel Driphttps://penelopetrappes.bandcamp.com/--New Weird Australia on Buy Music Club: https://buymusic.club/list/newweirdaus-new-weird-australia-selects-or-spring-2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laurence Pike is a Sydney-based artist who for the last twenty years has been investigating the worlds of electronic music, jazz and leftfield rock; initially as founder and drummer of Pivot (latterly PVT); through various collaborative projects including Szun Waves and Triosk; and more recently as a solo artist, release three albums in as many years.  Using this new album 'Prophecy' as a backdrop, Laurence reflects on the place and purpose of art amidst apocalyptic events; how underlying shifts in culture and society are impacting on the future of music; and his upcoming collaboration with Angus Andrew as the newest member of Liars.Music featured in this episode:- Laurence Pike - Nero (from 'Prophecy')- Laurence Pike - Ember (from 'Prophecy')- Laurence Pike - Rapture (from 'Prophecy')- Szun Waves - Stutter (from 'Three')- Laurence Pike - Dance Of The Earth (Liars Remix) (Original version from 'Holy Spring')laurence-pike.squarespace.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sumn Conduit is the duo project of Indigenous Australian improviser and experimental vocalist Sonya Holowell , and modular synthesist and composer Ben Carey.  Their debut release 'Track' highlights the unique marriage of their two worlds, and in this episode we embark on a wide-ranging discussion that covers the 'oneness and multiplicity' of their approach; using visual stimuli in improvisation; the meaning and contradictions of 'experimental music'; and Sonya's recent long-form article, 'Decolonising the High Arts'.https://sumnconduit.com/Read Sonya's article at https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/opera-summit-decolonising-the-high-arts-part-aWatch Art Gallery of NSW 'Together in Art' performance https://youtu.be/wuxbHQImksQ  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Party Dozen is the sonic partnering of saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and percussionist Jonathan Boulet. Loosely based around improvisation, the duo create a mesmerising collision that is wild, weird and well out of the park. Stu Buchanan talks to the duo about creating colour out of chaos and breathing new life into the sax.Featured in this episode:- Auto Loser- Party Dozen- Scheisse Kunst- World Prayer- The Great Ape- Auto Loser (Mogwai Remix)https://party-dozen.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All of Amby Downs’ recordings are made with a decolonial intention, and engage with deep listening and deep historical thought to explore that which lies beyond the settler-colonial surface. Her latest album “Cylical” continues the connections first explored in her debut “Kinjarling Studies”, channelling ‘place’ through ambient soundscapes, radio recordings, improvised guitar and manipulated vocals.Featuring:– tornderrup kep (time-lapse with boyu)– terraformed land– violent cops attacking protesters– yuwarra-y / dhinagarralawaa (stages of grieving)– coogal moort wattern (a burial)ambydowns.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reuben Ingall is a prolific artist, musician and maker of mischief and supports the experimental music scene in his home town of Canberra through both a long-running radio show and monthly gig series.  His latest project is ‘NIMBY2’, a second collection of recordings made with no-input mixing board, and swiftly follows on from ‘Tuft’, an album of layers and loops and lo-fi acoustic instruments.In this episode, Stu Buchanan talks to Reuben about both projects, as well as his recent adventures in sound recording and his twin passions of (very) slow music and the 1996 Hollywood blockbuster ‘Independence Day’.Featured in this episode:13 (from ‘NIMBY2’)Hyperdillic (from ‘Tuft’)Ladies Market (from ‘Hongymoon’)Forever Young (from ‘A Slowed Remix Something’)5 (from ‘NIMBY2’)www.reubeningall.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perth artist Amber Fresh has been making music as Rabbit Island for over ten years, blending simple songs with experimental, improvised and lo-fi approaches to production and sound design.Her latest record 'Songs For Kids' is a re-release of songs recorded direct to tape by Amber in a kitchen in Melbourne in 2013.In this first episode of a new run of New Weird Australia podcasts, Stu Buchanan talks to Amber about the story behind the record, listening to lullabies in Kalgoorlie and mixing the magical with the meticulous.Featured in this episode:- There Was A Kid On A BMX (from 'Songs For Kids')- In The Forest, Far Away (from 'Songs For Kids')- Some Days Are Harder Days (from 'Songs For Kids')- My Own Private (from 'O God, Come Quick')- The Gold Hall Beckons (from 'Deep In The Big')https://rabbitislandband.bandcamp.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu Buchanan talks with Cooper Bowman - musician and artist, and founder of the Australian cassette label Altered States Tapes. The label, which recently celebrated its 100th release, features music that sits across punk, industrial, experimental, electronic and noise, with a roster that spans both Australian and international artists.Cooper talks about making music and making tapes, and pulls out a selection of tracks from the label’s past, present and future - including a number of unreleased exclusives from LST, Sleep D, Yuta Matsumura (Orion), Orinokoflo and Newcastle’s Grotesque Circular Dance, as well as a number of Cooper’s solo projects.Originally broadcast on 'Out From Under' on Resonance Extra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking a radical detour from her early work with Sydney bands Songs and Bushwalking, Ela’ Stiles’ remarkable debut self-titled album mixed acappella folk, drones and tape loops, and she has subsequently layered dark synths, harmonium and drum machines into the mix. With two new albums due to be released soon - each representing dissimilar aspects of her work - we check out a selection of tracks from Ela's back catalogue, and listen to exclusive previews of new material.Originally broadcast on 'Out From Under' on Resonance Extra.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu Buchanan talks with Andrew Khedoori, the founder of the Sydney based project, Longform Editions. Described as a “collective for deep listening”, the project surfaces prolonged exploratory and immersive pieces, each guiding us towards a re-evaluation of the ways in which we listen to music.We’ll hear music from a number of Australian artists in the collective, such as Kate Carr, Felicity Mangan, Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen, and listen to a Longform Editions commission in its entirety - a composition from Sydney artist and musician, Del Lumanta, performing as Steam Vent.Originally broadcast on 'Out From Under' on Resonance Extra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu Buchanan talks with Sydney quintet Tangents, a band that collide between genres and forms, taking cues from electronic production, post rock, jazz and free improvisation and more. We’ll hear from cellist Peter Hollo and electronic producer Ollie Brown and spool through cuts from the Tangents catalogue.Originally broadcast on 'Out From Under' on Resonance Extra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore decades-old Australian music, made available for a new generation of listeners via the unique archival label, Efficient Space. We talk with label founder Michael Kucyk and listen to a selection of off-kilter Australian music from the archives, exclusively curated by Michael.Originally broadcast on 'Out From Under' on Resonance Extra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.