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The EP was premiered exclusively via Good Intent.
Raro creates a truly unique brand of music that will burrow into your cerebral cortex. He debuted in 2019 with the release of his single ‘Cat N Mouse’, which was aired on FBi Radio. The music video was quickly added to rotation on MTV’s Call & Response program.
The multitalented artist then followed up with the release of his debut album ‘Planet Cool’, which has been aired on multiple radio stations throughout Australia. The debut was highly praised by fans and propelled Raro to new heights, whilst being compared to heavyweights such as Brockhampton, Childish Gambino and Tyler The Creator.
Raro recently released his single and music video ‘Aversion’, which was the first offering from his new EP.
‘Aversion’ was quickly added to rotation on radio stations across Australia and received positive attention from AAA Backstage, Good Intent, AMNplify and many more outlets.
New EP ‘Warm Blooded’ is available for download on all major online stores.
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“Big feeling in this track. Its got a Safia style grandiosity to it” Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J Unearthed “I’m liking when CASPIA goes large and sends you spinning with his dramatic pop Oomph” Declan Byrne, Triple J Unearthed “ALONE is a shimmering and sultry slice of indie-electronic listening bliss.” Happy Mag
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Vibrations From The Void are a Brisbane rock’n’roll band that fuses rock with even more rock with danceable grooves for an infectious good time. Hailing from the humid depths of the sunlight-soaked Brisbane, VFTV are set to release their debut EP, God Damn! on September 18th.
Recorded by Brock Weston (Bugs, Regular Band, The Jensens) live at Bedlam Records their debut EP is 5 tracks of high-octane, caffeine-fuelled riffery, featuring new single “Margarita Maria“, “Resurrect My Mojo” and fan favourite “Coup de Grâce” which features the sing-a-long chorus to end all sing-a-long choruses.
The band (featuring Ryan Murr, Brendan Dawe, Peter Green and John Larney) formed out of the desire to play loud, frenetic, fun rock’n’roll and the energy they project to the audience when playing is listed on WHO’s 10 Most Contagious Diseases. A toe-tappin’, head-boppin’, booty-shakin’ party is almost certainly guaranteed, unless, of course, you don’t have a pulse. While a lot of the influences are old-school classics, VFTV’s commitment to fucking ripping it up keeps the music sounding as fresh as ever, while some outsider influences keep the reins in check from just being “one-of-those” bands.
Consistently filling up bar rooms (even before covid), they are the self proclaimed ‘aural equivalent of a freight train mounted air-raid siren adorned with disco balls with thunderous drums, thick AF bass-lines, chunkier-than-thou guitar and melodic vocal wails’. With live music thrown into disarray in 2020, VFTV spent the downtime writing a bunch of new tunes, taking care of business (ie merch) and making video clips for the EP’s release.
After several shows around Brisbane, including a sold out show at Bearded Lady, Vibrations From The Void are playing a few select shows to celebrate the EP wherever they can to however many people can fit in a room.
GOD DAMN! TRACKLIST:
1 – Down With The Light On
2 – Coup de Grâce
3 – Resurrect My Mojo
4 – Blue Bird Yellow Moon
5 – Margarita Maria
GOD DAMN EP LAUNCH SHOWS
Sunday 6th September | Blute’s Bar | Brisbane, QLD – FREE ENTRY
Friday 18th September | Banshees Bar & Artspace | Ipswich, QLD
Friday 2nd October | The Flamin’ Galah | Brisbane, QLD – FREE ENTRY
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Following up from her debut single “He’s Not You”, Becky Rhodes is set to drop the second single, “Miss Me Yet?”, from her forthcoming EP Wonder. Hailing from Brisbane, Becky completed a Bachelor of Music from the QLD Conservatorium of Music before relocating to Melbourne to further her career. Working as a musician, performer and vocalist on the Melbourne live music scene for the last few years, Becky is known for her powerhouse vocals & lively stage presence and works for some of Australia’s best entertainment agencies.
Two weeks prior to entering the studio to record her debut EP with Mark D’Angelo of The Backlot Studios, Becky had her relationship suddenly end. With no set idea on what material she’d be working on in the studio, this experience provided much of the inspiration for the new material. Displaying a sense of vulnerability in “He’s Not You”, the new single sees Becky take back the power with “Miss Me Yet?”, a track about regaining control over yourself. Becky explains, “A lot of the songs on the EP are about the sadness & heartbreak of ending a relationship but ‘Miss Me Yet’ isn’t one of them. This is a break up song about empowerment & feeling in control. To me, it’s a song about knowing your worth & if someone doesn’t want to be with you – they’re the one missing out. The song is a little bit sexy & a great mix of different genres: pop, rock, indie & country – and it just makes you feel good and want to have a bit of a boogie or a line dance.”
Becky has already had a charmed experience working within the music industry, travelling around Australia with various shows & bands and performing at The Sydney Opera House as a teenager. Now leading into the release of her debut EP, Becky reflects on what she wants listeners to gain from her songwriting. “Everyone has or will experience heartbreak from time to time. Whether that’s from a relationship or a friendship ending or losing a loved one – we can all relate to this theme. This EP has songs I wished I could have listened to during my own heartbreak. But it’s not all sad. There’s moments of happiness, reflection & moving on, so I want the listeners to be able to relate in their own way & mostly, enjoy my music.”
Perth champs Dennis Cometti will release their debut self-titled album on October 23 via Bargain Bin Records.
Dennis Cometti (The Band) deal in short, sharp rock warts n’ anthems about life in the world’s most remote city. Whether it’s hating the CBD because you can’t grab a late night kebab without ending up in a biffo or putting their local on notice for watered down pints, this trio has Perth’s number. The latest single lifted from the debut “WAXIT” is a bid to leave the Federation Brexit-style. With WA’s borders firmly shut to the East for the foreseeable future (much to the dismay of Clive Palmer), Dennis Cometti may be onto something?
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Ethan P. Flynn
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theyoungturks.co.uk
www.remotecontrolrecords.com.
Where are you currently based?
I’m now down the South end of Sydney I have lovely peaceful spot near a beautiful river here.
How did you first start playing music?
I formed my first band in 1989 in my garage. Soundgarden was all the rage.
What’s been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far?
It’s been a great chance to face my fears and tackle some time-consuming things like getting better at music production, using a computer while doing that more and writing for writing’s sake. I’ve also enjoyed seeing my 8-year-old daughter a great deal more as I’ve been in town (obviously !).
Your debut album ‘Colourful, Noisy’ is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting?
Many of these songs were written during the last few years of what was a turbulent, chaotic time in my life. I write as a cathartic experience and it helped me to get over that and give me something else to focus on. As far as the sound goes, I’m influenced and somewhat limited in a good way by the fact that until super recently I didn’t know how to record on a computer, couldn’t paste a loop together ! So these are ‘song songs’ written from a voice and piano and then layered with real instruments. It comes out sounding more modern, though, I think! Because I’ve had to figure out how to still get certain sounds that are in my head out, whilst still only using “real’ instruments. I’m also just a human who is influenced somewhat by all things, topics and energies from today in general, so of course it’s going to sound this way.
How did you go about writing the music?
Melody and chordal structure are the first things usually. Sitting down at the piano with merely a feeling and the drive to create is all I generally need. Often 80% of it comes in the first 10 minutes of this sit down.
I always have a notetaker recording. However, then it’s sometimes a case of transcribing what I just did, followed by agonising over the last 20% ! Often I take ages to actually commit to lyrics, a middle section (if needed) or whatnot. I’m getting better at not making this part such a chore and accepting what is. If I’m lucky, sometimes a spark or a melody even comes in a dream. Once I met David Bowie (in my dream !) at Bondi and he helped me write a few lyrics to something that had alluded me. How lucky.
Where and when did you record/produce?
Free Energy Device Studios in Camperdown with Richard Belkner has always been a great space to lay down tracks, especially bed rhythm takes. I did quite a bit in my new space too here and also some mixing with my old mate Sean Carey at Church St Studios in Camperdown who is great musician, mix engineer and producer in his own right.
What programs/instruments did you use?
It’s all built up from the piano and voice. Live drums (mostly Evan Mannell), double bass (my main instrument), electric bass. ’The Long Game’ has live strings on it. A fair bit of layered vocals. The album has sparse use of some vintage keyboards and minimal guitars.
You worked with your former Thirsty Merc bandmate Sean Carey who mixed the record, how did this come about and how was the experience?
I just reached out on a whim, I had a song (‘Share Your Dreams’) and had a thought, ‘you know who’d do a great job with this?”.
The song is written for my daughter and it’s almost like self-consciously I had to get Sean because he knows me, and it takes a certain type of delicacy. He’s such a connected, emotive guy, and not everyone who’s also a bad-ass mix engineer is like that. I then got him to mix 2 the tracks in a similar vein. I even ticked him into singing a little too. He has a delicious voice. He’s now in my live band too!
You’re playing Mary’s Underground on the 15th of October, what can we expect?
My hot new band! Evan Mannell, Harry Sutherland and Sean Carey. There is some instrument swapping. I’m going from basses to piano, and Sean from guitar to bass. Abby Dobson Is supporting which is really exciting for me. She has a voice and sound of an angel.
How do you prepare for live shows and what do you most enjoy about playing live?
I get way more nervous on my own shows than playing for way more people as a sideman with some else. The music is deeply personal. However I do enjoy the challenge of trying to cover the general layered feeling of the record with a live band.
How do you feel about playing during Covid and playing after nearly 6 months?
I feel great about it. I’ve done a few small things but this is really exciting to play this material with my band and let the rest of the world take care of itself for a night.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
Cat Stevens.
What do you like to do away from music?
Be in the moment with my daughter.
Be in the moment with my partner.
Drink coffee, sit and be still.
What’s planned for 2020 going into 2021?
Writing the next thing and witnessing however that unfolds. There’s no time limit or stylistic restrictions on what this sounds like, so that’s exciting.
Favourite food and place to hangout?
I’m appreciating the inner city area a great deal more after not living there for a while.
Phil Stack’s debut album Colourful, Noisy is out now.
He plays 2 shows (early & late) at Mary’s Underground in Sydney on Thursday 15 October. Tickets are on sale now at moshtix.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilStackMusic/
John Dhali – In Time
Set to take London by storm, Soul-Folk artist John Dhali exalts positivity in his latest release ‘In Time’. The single is accompanied by a bold statement of a video. Filmed in public, John rips out of office attire to reveal a rainbow paint-splatter t-shirt and unapologetically dances through London’s tube network. The stunt is in keeping with a unique online presence that is fast gathering a devoted following for its unending stream of positivity.
Marsela – Who Knows Where The Love Goes
London-based, British-Albanian musician Marsela has dropped her debut single, “Who Knows Where The Love Goes?”. She has everything you’d want in a singer: an infectious soul/jazz flare, a range like Joplins’, and cinematic storytelling unafraid to talk about the unknown. The release covers a narrative of heartbreak and the struggles of a rough breakup, and it certainly makes for a hard-hitting debut. With a glowing video released today, the visual ads further personality to a personable single.
Conal Kelly – In My Head
Bristol based Conal Kelly releases musing new single ‘In My Head’. With dreamy, refined vocals and edgy instrumentals, Conal’s fresh approach to chilled alt-pop is sensationally crafted. This multi-talented artist’s new offering combines contemplative lyrics and celestial melodies, propelling bedroom pop to new heights.
Laya Laya – I Can Feel You
19 debut, with this version being produced in lockdown alongside electronic alt-pop artist MBlurring electronic elements with live instrumentation and sublime harmonies, Laya Laya is the British alternative brainchild of writer/singer Freya Zai and producer Super Joshi. The duo has returned to share a celestial new single “I Can Feel You”. The pair met in 2017, both having suffered from illnesses that had led them back to music making as a means of recovery. Freya having nearly died from Sepsis, Super losing his voice entirely for several months forcing him to undergo a year-long speech therapy program. After these life altering experiences, Freya and Super both left their roles in law and sales to pursue their creative interests and have not turned back since.
Punt Guns – FOHT
Punt Guns’ video for ‘FOHT (Fantasy Of Hopeless Thoughts)’ is a spectacle of clever production, with western cowboy and space themes brought to life. Samura1, Karisma, J-Nua and Django star as the cast, assuming their musical roles as cowboy’s and building an intriguing narrative throughout. The creative flair and compelling storyline make for some epic visuals.
Tom Featherstone – Alright (At Home)
Sheffield based singer-songwriter Tom Featherstone is set to release his new single ‘Alright (At Home)’. The track is a reworking of his 20inimal Animal. The lo-fi ambience of this iPhone recorded vocal makes Featherstone’s agile voice all the more captivating, paired with soothing acoustic guitar and haunting textures.
Gecko Club – By The Pool
Gecko Club’s second release of the year is one of the first songs they ever wrote. Having kept the track hidden for two years since recording it at River Studios in Southampton, they felt that the now was the perfect time to finally release the laid-back groove and video for “By The Pool,” an easy-to-listen track with catchy guitar riffs and dream-like solos. “The laid-back groove tells a story of a summer romance in the teenage years,” Gecko Club says. The self-directed video portrays the song’s summer feels in an effortlessly fluid weekend trip to the south coast.
Loodvig – Make Our Own
Atlanta-based LOODVIG is a fresh and authentic voice who pairs his vocal abilities with unique and clever pop, electronic, and hip-hop arrangements. Today, he released his latest single “Make Our Own”, produced by Spenser Boice (Flo Rida).
Keoni is a musician from the Czech Republic. He was exposed to music from an early age since his father and brothers play instruments. Despite being recommended to choose a traditional career, Keoni knew that his life would always revolve around music.
Keoni´s influences are as varied as musical genres can be, counting Jim Morisson, John Lennon, Prodigy, Otis Redding, Faithless, Nirvana, Chemical Brothers or Royksopp among others. The latter having a special influence due to their way of composing songs.
Swinging beats, overlapping melodies and harmonies are what creates a unique atmosphere and feeling that listeners expect to experience while listening to Keoni´s music. His haunting vocals with darkwave production tones draw the listener into an alternative electro-pop universe.
Keoni considers poetry to be of real importance, allowing people to see the world from different perspectives. He always concentrates his compositional efforts on enriching the imagination, immersing listeners in the waters of sounds and words. With his lyrics mostly based on his personal experience, however recently he is mainly inspired by global issues and current events.
Keoni will release his first album ‘’Discovery’’ on October 12th.
Links to socials:
https://soundcloud.com/keoniofficialmusic
Melbourne!
How did you first start playing music?
I think it was on my 7th birthday that I got a guitar, but I didn’t really latch onto it until I was around 13 and started playing in bands for this holiday program that my mum enrolled me in. I did that program for quite a few years as just an after-school thing and it eventually led to a band called Echo Mono which became more serious and was quite formative for me. Though a few years before joining that band I became interested in electronic music production and downloaded the trial of FL Studio. The trial wouldn’t let you open project files that you saved, so my workaround was to not turn off my computer until I finished the song I was working on. I did that for about 6 months and finished a lot of my first music.
What’s been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far?
I’ve just been trying to take it easy really, as my iso experience has luckily been pretty smooth. It’s forced me to slow down quite a lot, which has been good because I think I was about to completely burn myself out trying to prepare a live show if this didn’t happen. Right now I feel pretty eager to knuckle down and pump out some new material as i’ve been thinking about where I want to take this project.
Your new single ‘Wendouree’ is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting?
You know I’m still not really sure! The main rhythm guitar part is really old, from an Echo Mono song that was never finished. I think at that time I was just getting into the band Hippo Campus and their song ‘Violet’, the riff sounds sort of similar to that I think. Apart from that though the song is completely different to the old version, and I don’t really know what influenced it. I just knew that I wanted to write somewhat atmospheric, alt-pop music that had a sentimental undertone. That’s where Wendouree and All In Your Stride came from.
How did you go about writing Wendouree?
It started from that old Echo Mono song as mentioned, but I literally just took that riff out and wrote a new song around it. I wrote the demo on Ableton wherever I was, I remember writing on the V/Line train a lot, and never really finishing the lyrics, and then rewriting them right before recording them for the final production.
Where and when did you record and who with?
After I had written the demo and a bunch of others, I brought them all to my friend and ex-bandmate Marc Scollo in around April of 2019. We mapped out what we were working on and brought in a few other friends to track all the instruments. So the entire project was recorded in Melbourne just at Marc’s parents’ house. It was never a requirement but it was pretty important to me that no-one involved in the project was much of a professional. We were all students with part-time jobs living with our parents.
What programs/instruments did you use?
I produced the demo out of Ableton, and a few of the elements from the demo made the final production. We then recorded all the live instrumentation, and then I polished all the synths (which are all sequenced) before dropping them into Marc’s Pro Tools session. I had a crack at trying to record all the synths on analog equipment at MESS (Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio) but I pretty quickly realised it wasn’t working trying to fit the analog gear into these already polished songs, especially considering I wasn’t very familiar with that equipment. Producing in the box was what I was familiar with so I opted for that, but hardware really interests me, so hopefully for another day.
How did you approach the recording process and what did you find most challenging and rewarding?
I’d say our approach was quite straight-forward; finish the demo/composition, re-record the instruments/vocals, produce the synths, then mix the whole lot. For this song especially though it was quite back-and-forth as we kept adding to and changing things that we had already done in an attempt to ‘get it to work’. The most challenging and most rewarding thing would’ve been the arrangement. Marc and I were never really convinced that we were going to be able to pull off the track, but I conveniently provided no other options so we just had to commit to it. I’m really happy with it now though and it seems that the song’s twists and turns are what excites people.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
Not a huge amount! My listening has been quite scattered recently, and mostly ambient music.
What do you like to do away from music?
I really like snow skiing, but haven’t been able to do that this year. Recently I’ve been getting into video games again which I feel like I haven’t done properly since I was a kid. I feel pretty eager to finish some more music though so literally just uninstalled some though…
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020 going into 2021?
I won’t say too much but there’s another single coming very soon! And I’m very excited about the music I’m working on now and will hopefully release in 2021.
Favourite food and place to hangout?
Fried chicken burgers are great. And there’s this cool spot up on Mount Dandenong (in Melbourne) that’s great to take people and see the whole city, it’s one of those cliche things where you see how small your life is.
I’m currently based out of Nürnberg where I live with my wife and son.
I started singing when I was very young, as young as I can remember. Guitar I started learning around 2011. I never really wanted to play guitar, I just needed something to be able to sing to, so naturally guitar seemed like the best thing.
Nothing out of the usual, producing music, spending time with family and enjoying life 🙂
So far Covid hasn’t really impacted my life too much financially, thanks to the help from the government for small businesses. Although I would have made a lot more money if nothing had been canceled or postponed, I’m just glad I’m able to continue paying the bills.
I’ve been using acoustic guitar and atmospheric electric guitar for some time now, so I’m generally always incorporating these elements in my music. Songwriting has never been much of a problem as long as I have a good idea or mood to start with, wich by “coming home” was the cozy home feeling.
Writing about home or life at home was a nice change, because it was so easy to convey in words what being at home feels like. Usually I would have to do a little brainstorming or word finding, but with this song it came naturally.
I recorded the song on my own in my home studio a few months ago.
I work with FL Studio and Waves plugins. Acoustic guitar and electric guitar are a must.
I honestly can’t think of anything challenging about producing or creating any song in general. If something is challenging during the creation or recording of a song, then your doing it wrong 🙂
I have lots of hobbies things I enjoy doing, like spending quality time with family, going on a run, or just sitting around and being at peace.
German Pancakes with Ahorn syrup and my favorite place to hangout would have to be on the couch at home!
Gianni, bass and vocals.
Where are you currently based?
I’m currently based in Sydney.
How did you first start playing music?
Music started as I thought myself how to play drums in Ghana and eventually fell in love with everything else about it.
How would you describe your sound/music?
It’s experimental, chilled and flowery. really instrumental because of my love for baselines and pretty chords but also introspective in my writing and message.
What’s been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far?
I’ve been working on being a better producer and that has led to me already working on my second album. Covid has been pretty hard since I love performing. It kinda feels like it took something away from me but we’re finding ways around it so I’m more hopeful.
Your new track Armadillo is out now, how did you come to collaborate with Maina Doe?
This happened during my first session with the Sumatra boys. I made some drums while Fin & Riley(members of Sumatra) played some chords and added baselines to it. When we put them together, we knew we had something so I put some old poetry together and rapped the verses on it. Was still tryna figure out a chorus but Maina had a session with the boys next so she jumped on it and sent me what she did the next day and I knew we had a banger. So yh it wasn’t face to face but we made it happen.
What influenced the sound and songwriting?
Tyler, the creator is one of my biggest influences when it comes to sound. Love the flowery aspects but so experimental that you don’t know what to expect. Poetry has also shaped the way I write but also the likes of J Cole and Bas that have influenced my song writing.
How did you go about writing Armadillo?
Armadillo was a poem I wrote to a past lover after a break up. With a lot of reminiscing and holding on in mind, it was a description of the complication that was going on at the time. Didn’t really think I was gonna make a song out of it.
Where and when did you record/produce and who did you work with?
I worked with Sumatra (includes Finbar Stuart, Riley hilder and additional guitar from James Baldwin) .
We made this in the boom child house where most of our projects are made.
What programs/instruments did you use?
I use Fl studio but the boys use Ableton.
How did you approach the recording process?
Demo was initially recorded with Sumatra but I then went back to my engineer to redo some Vox before we had to release it.
Please tell us about your photography and multimedia interests:
Photos was the side hobby/ work I did for people and a lot of artists that I know. It started from Church and eventually to blogs and now a part of my creativity.
I think I can do anything so learning all these mediums was quite easy for me as they all compliment each other.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
I’m currently listening to Big Sean’s album and an artist called Amber Mark. i highly recommend.
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020 going into 2021:
I perhaps wanna finish my second album ready for 2021 and also land some really cool festival gigs for next year.
Favourite food and place to hangout?
Favourite food is anything Thai so wherever has a good Thai, you can find me there.
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