Following the release of her long-awaited debut album last month, we got in touch with alternative-pop mastermind Hachiku (aka Anika Ostendorf) to dig into the influences that inspired the dreamy sounds found right across I’ll Probably Be Asleep.
They Made Me Do It –
Introducing Cook Up
Introducing Cook Up, our brand new live sessions platform developed alongside the masterminds at baked, and created to pull back the curtain on the incredible artists and distinct spaces that make Melbourne’s eclectic music community exactly what is is.
Premiere:
Hideous Sun Demon – Live in Leeds
To put the lid on perhaps the quietest year in their near-decade long career, today Hideous Sun Demon have shared Live in Leeds, an unearthed live album from 2019 that captures the band at their haphazard and frenzied best, now immortalised in tape by the good people at Marthouse Records.
Premiere:
Mino Peric – Memory Melodies
With the release of Mino Peric’s debut solo album Memory Melodies today, the Melbourne musician has shared a collection of understated and elusive synth music – an evocative encapsulation of his time in lockdown, which exists within the blurry space between contemplative and transportive.
Video Premiere:
walt – anon. #11
Today we have the pleasure of premiering the new single and clip from Melbourne dream-folk enigma walt – ‘anon. #11’ is an enthralling psychedelic excursion, and its accompanying clip brings an added layer of warped poignancy to the track’s evocative sounds.
Track by Track:
Mark’s Paranormal Dysneyland –
Mark’s Paranormal Dysneyland
Following the release of Mark’s Paranormal Dysneyland last month through Eternal Soundcheck, we caught up with Mark Spinks to have him unravel the intentions that underpin his sprawling collection of unsettling and visceral blues-punk.
Premiere:
Skink Tank – Skink Tank
The debut self-titled EP from local lizard loving trio Skink Tank offers a healthy dose of jangly Australiana with just enough rock ‘n’ roll abandon to keep you on the hook.
Track by Track:
Zombeaches – Cheers to the Future
Recorded in a rickety old shed along the Point Leo foreshore, Cheers to the Future is the brutish debut album from Mornington Peninsula post-punkers Zombeaches. Panoramic in both sound and setting, Cheers to the Future champions hope in recovery and strength – an album grounded by its thematic resonance and chaotic vigour.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Don Glori
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming EP Dawn Calling next week, we got in touch with Don Glori (aka local bass master Gordon Li) to dig into the influences that have inspired his new collection of jazz-tinged house.
Homebodies –
Staying In with Shannen Egan
We check in with Shannen Egan, the mastermind behind emerging management group Turning Heads Agency, to find out what he’s been up to during lockdown.
Track by Track:
TB Ridge As The Director –
Rock n Roll Heart
After performing in a string of loved Melbourne punk and garage bands over the past decade, Tom Ridgewell has stepped out on his own with Rock n Roll Heart, his debut EP as TB Ridge As The Director – an ambivalent ode to rock ’n’ roll that’s as playful as it is subversive.
With a Little Help –
Breaking down Realname and Stoneset’s ‘Video Single Series’
Over the last few weeks, eccentric MC Realname and wonky beatmaker Stoneset have combined forces for a handful of singular music videos culminating in a small but vivid window into the label-mates’ eclectic talents.
