Pairs/god bows to math – 11th December 2013

Firstdraft invites you to join us at the Woolloomooloo Depot as we herald the holiday season with a night of experimental sound works and musical performances that proclaim the hopes and tropes of pop music, enacted by some of the most dynamic Australian contemporary artists and musicians working today.

Featuring:

Celebrity fan-fiction with Catcall and Kirin J. Callinan
Samuel Bruce
Romi
Fatti Frances
Thomas William (with Jonathon Watts)
Cassius Select
Michael Salerno
O.B. De Alessi
JD Reforma
Scott Morrison & Marco Cher-Gibard

Curated by Marcus Whale

Pop music is an arena for the spectacular intersection of the common and the divine. So as we have branded and adorned ourselves with religious devotion, these gods and goddesses that captivate and elevate us are fantastic constructions that chant ideological slogans from ineffable, mediated stages. As Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake and countless others play out mythical intimacies in their music (and their twitters), we, the listener and the fan, create the atmosphere of simulacra that provides sustenance for pop stardom. In one sense, fan clubs – Rihanna Navy, Directioners, Beliebers – enslave their ghostly icons, coveting and re-constructing the minutiae of their every recorded act in globalised acts of fictionalisation. The pop identity is thereby splintered or refracted millions of times through mass dissemination, ever organically developed and respawned atop and away from its source.

So too, artists remix and appropriate the mystic syllables of pop music – Marco Cher-Gibard glitches the tiniest of a cappella R&B cut-ups into android visions, while Michael Salerno delineates Hanson’s haunted interior with technological decay. Others interrogate and embody the exceptional conditions of pop music performance. Fatti Frances’ replication of a pop live show’s widescreen production presents the methods of iconic performance removed from their grand context and miniaturised into a sensual assault. Meanwhile, the flood of correspondence between, towards, among and outward from the endless circles of fan communities breathes the very life into these enormous personal brands, these religions to which we attach our hearts.

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Sat 7

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm $8

RED RED KROVVY
OILY BOYS
SNOTTY BABIES

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Sat 7

What: Corpus/Sail On! Sail On! 7” Launch – w/ Oslow & Ted Danson With Wolves
Where: The West Ryde Conservatorium of Punx, West Ryde (more information will be available closer to the date)
https://www.facebook.com/events/614553901913610
How Much: $5 Entry
How: The West Ryde Conservatorium of Punx is only a 5 minute walk from West Ryde Station, Victoria Rd Bus stops and there is plenty of parking in the surrounding areas.

SET TIMES:
Corpus – 10:30pm
Oslow – 9:30pm
Ted Danson With Wolves – 8:30pm
Doors at 7pm

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Sat 7

King St Theatre, 644 King Street ( Cnr Bray St), Newtown
Doors open 6:30
hands on action begins 7:30

Wheel Of Crap

hi folks,

we’ve put together a bundle of entertainment bamboozlement to whack your senses into shape. The night will be hosted by Mr. Nicholas Simon Capper and ‘Dizzy bility’ and this will be the first of hopefully many to come events showcasing homegrown artistic diversity harboring ‘open mind-fulness’. There will be LIVE acts and a group exhibition. Teaming up with the hands on delight-fulness of Reverse Garbage you will get to watch a show, be involved in the creative production, and walk away empowered with the tools to live more sustainably.

BYO CRAP (stuff you’d throw away),your IMAGINATION, SENSITIVITY and expect the unexpected.

your perceptions will be pressed upon – experientially learning will be in order… or rather chaos.

much love.

Featuring:
Justice Yeldham (Lucas Abela)
Girl Plus Boy Equals Art (Bravo Child and Alphamama)
Matt Cornell
D A Carter
Sy Browne (from Golden Orb)
Matty Grey

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Sun 8

Blacktown Masonic Centre, 30 First Avenue Blacktown
Doors: 3pm Entry: $15 ALL AGES

BROKEN HIVE RECORDS PRESENTS

MAKE THEM SUFFER
STORIES
AVERSIONS CROWN
ELEGIST
GRAVES
GLORIFIED

P.K.14 – 1984 – 3rd December 2013

December 3, 2013May 22, 2021 ~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Cat #: 151TZM

“1984” is P.K.14’s follow-up to “City Weather Sailing” and comes after a five-year hiatus. The name of the album was inspired by “1984”, the dystopian political fable and the final novel by English writer George Orwell (1903-1950). Most of Orwell’s works have a vitality that has only grown stronger over time. Likewise, P.K.14’s music also has an astonishing, enduring vitality that prompts the listener to think and come to his or her senses.

The band’s fifth studio album, “1984” was recorded in October 2012 at Electrical Audio in Chicago with the help of legendary American producer Steve Albini, whose previous collaborations include Nirvana, The Pixies, Cheap Trick and P.J. Harvey. All tracks were mixed in Sweden by producer Henrik Oja, who also worked on P.K.14’s first three albums.

In a departure from their usual recording process, for this album, the band first went to Sweden to rehearse for a week with Oja, who worked a lot on the guitar and organ. Together they put the final touches to the beautifully crafted sound that has now become P.K.14’s trademark.

As with Orwell’s novel, “1984” is a spotlight in the dark, with songwriter Yang Haisong’s haunting and subtly satirical lyrics speaking of harsh reality.

“You and me walked a long, long road / You and me once left the world behind us / You and me once heard their jeering laughs / They welcomed us to the world of being controlled” (You and Me)

“I’ve already forgotten everything that’s happened / I live in a world without truth / I’ve already forgotten everything that’s happened / That which is miraculous couldn’t be more miraculous / That which is dead couldn’t be more dead” (Crazed Woman)

Yang Haisong’s powerful and poetic texts – and subtexts – hold a mirror up to the world and warn of a life lived in “1984”, where just having a thought can be a very dangerous thing. If that day arrives, at least we know “the Public Kingdom For Teen” will be in our corner, singing a war cry.

What’s Cool and Unusual – 27th November 2013

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Thu 28

Maze Crescent, The University of Sydney, Darlington
7pm Free entry

Tin Shed Spots #6

There will be noise. And beauty.
This looks like the last TSS of 2013 and is set to be one of the most intense and exciting shows so far.

Guest curated by Mark Morris, owner of Bo’Weavil Recordings.

Featuring:

Brendan Walls (engines, agitated long wires, car horns, oscillators, piano)
Anthony Guerra (guitar and voice)
Nik Rizili (film work)

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Fri 29

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

MANHUNT (Bris) / STARVATION (Adl) / SHACKLES (Byr) / CANINE / GRUEL

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Fri 29

Where:
Level 3 corridor
Robert Webster Building, UNSW,
Union Rd, Kensington

When:
Friday 29 November
Saturday 30 November
7pm start both nights

CORRIDOR | C A C H E in P O I N T #2

–C o r r i d o r con nectiv it y in tog e thern es s and isol atio n–

New music concert series CACHE in POINT presents their second installment, Corridor. Curated by Elia Bosshard and Sonya Holowell a bare university corridor will be crowded by the music of Sydney’s Austin Buckett (GOLDEN BLONDE) and Andrew Ford as well as the European Avant-garde compositions of Iannis Xenakis and György Kurtag and new projected works by Marco Cheng. For fans of percussion and experimental sounds, this concert is not to be missed.

From 7pm each evening, performers Elia Bosshard (flute), Sonya Holowell (voice, 2014 Song Company Young Artist), Diana Zhang (piano), William Jackson and Yvonne Ham (Nomad Percussion) dwell in the passageway while a sound installation by Austin Buckett occupies the elevator.

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Sat 30

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

TRUST PUNKS (NZ), DOG BEACH, BRINKWORTH, MAXIMUM STRENGTH

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Sun 1

Paddington Reservoir 251-255 Oxford Street, Paddington
4pm
Entry by donation: $20 | $10 (suggestion)
Bookings, information and media requests: 0411 606 077

Recursive Space

New Music Network presents
West Head Project – Recursive Space

Rosalind Hall and Jim Denley (saxophones).
This duo presents a meeting of two instrumental and musical innovators – players from different generations who redefine their instruments. Their aim in these concerts is to go beyond instrumental redefinition and find music that resonates with redefined space – to effect a rethink of spaces through music and vice versa.

What’s Cool and Unusual – 20th November 2013

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Fri 22

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

NARROWLANDS (Album Launch) / TED DANSON WITH WOLVES / ACHE

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Fri 22

Monster Mouse Maud Lane, Marrickville
8pm ALL AGES

SCAB EATER/ROSS/CANINE/EVERYTHING I OWN IS BROKEN/UNKNOWN TO GOD

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Fri 22

Red Rattler, 6 Faversham St, Marrickville
$? 8pm

Day Ravies + Sounds Like Sunset + Chook Race + East River

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Sat 23

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
2pm ALL AGES $5

CITTAGAZZE, OSLOW, YES I’M LEAVING, PALMAR GRASP

7pm ALL AGES

CLOWNS + MORE

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Sat 23

When: Saturday, November 23, from about midday onwards.
Where: A Backyard In Marrickville, Sydney, Australia

Harmony + DJs

To get yourself a ‘ticket’ (a Google Map with directions) simply send an email to us@polaroids****.com with the subject line HARMONY.

The backyard is small/cosy, so capacity is fairly limited. There will be a maximum of 4 tickets allocated for each email we receive, so please also specify the number of mates/kids you wanna bring along as well. No dickheads.

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Sun 24

Sydney Steel Rd, Marrickville
2pm FREE ALL AGES

Scab Eater, Ross, Glory Hole, Chinese Burns Unit and Safe Word

Narrow Lands – Popular Music That Will Live Forever – 20th November 2013

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Cat #: 148TZM

Once known to jangle, Sydney band Narrow Lands have turned their hands to rumbling. Since adding a baritone guitar to their mix, their music has become heavier, darker, weirder and, well, simply better.

On their debut LP, the guys from Narrow Lands mix the sweet grittiness of punk with a thundering mess of noise/feedback, in the spirit of bands like Swans or Dead China Doll.

Recorded in two days in mid-winter, in a shed behind Alan’s parents’ place on a little farm west of Bathurst, Narrow Lands aimed to keep the LP sounding as fresh, authentic and ferocious as possible.

Each ridiculous sound you might hear here is an experiment with the potential of an instrument, a way of allowing things to ‘freak out’ without forcing the issue. The result hits you like a friendly punch in the guts.

A co-operative release between tenzenmen and Octopus Pi (www.facebook.com/Octopuspi)

What’s Cool and Unusual – 13th November 2013

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Fri 15

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

HEROIN SS (Bris) / COMMON ENEMY (Byr) / UNKNOWN TO GOD / DEAD IN THE GUTTER

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Fri 15

Cosmos, Marrickville
9pm ALL AGES $?

WORMWOOD :: Buried Feather (VIC) + Buzz Kull + Faspeedelay (VIC) + SPIRIT VALLEY ::

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Fri 15

Jura Books, 440 Parramatta Rd, Petersham
6pm ALL AGES

Mutiny + 3 more TBA

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Sat 16

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

THE OCEAN PARTY (Melb/Album Launch) / KING TEARS MORTUARY / SHOPGIRL / NATHAN ROCHE

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Sat 16

Turtlehead Warehouse, 62a Constitution Rd, Dulwich Hill
3pm FREE ALL AGES

Heroin SS, Common Enemy, Tremor Doll, The Fuck Outs

What’s Cool and Unusual – 6th November 2013

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Fri 8

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

THE BENNIES (Melb/Album Launch) / IVAN DRAGO / LOCAL RESIDENT FAILURE / OSLOW

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Sat 9

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

Bush Fire Relief Benefit: THORAX / CANINE / PALMAR GRASP

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Sat 9

Jura Books, 440 Parramatta Rd, Petersham
7pm $5 ALL AGES

Jurassic Penguin, Postal, Home Burial & Snakes Get Bad Press

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Sat 9

The Record Crate, 34 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
8pm FREE ALL AGES

Ted Danson With Wolves, Oslow

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Sun 10

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
3pm ALL AGES

COUNTERATTACK (Melb) / DISPARO! / ATOMIC DEATH SQUAD (Melb)

Yes I’m Leaving – 5th November 2013

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Cat #: 110TZM

“Yes I’m Leaving’s first self-titled album was recorded in a rehearsal room in an industrial district in Rydalmere a suburb in the outer west of Sydney over three hours on a date I can’t recall.

The band had been writing and playing sporadically for a while with members travelling or moving to eventually return to a time upon which their music could be captured to ‘tape’. Microphones were aimed at a set of guitar combos, a bass rig, a mouth and a drumkit and then plugged into a recording machine, quickly checked for levels and then, in the end, 13 songs were ringing away in the headphones.

I guess the songs are either attempts at nasty snide repetition, improvised ‘feel’, or just a stabby mean sound usually all at once. If you listen you’ll hear a string snap at the end of a song and a frustrated swear word. Some songs had only been put together the week before so were highly volatile. I don’t even know how I made some of the noises on that recording, I kind of like that. It was mixed the same night and originally put onto tape and cd as a release. Now it has been mastered with a bit more kick in the bass and an upsized screenprint + insert, on random coloured vinyl.” Billy Bourke.