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SUMMERWINDS 2009, 31/01/2009

8008 (NO WEAVE)

8008 begins summerwinds 09 with fashionably delayed, distorted and done guitar in what was asimilar to hendrix performing star spangled banner. Second check box checked when he puts down the guitar after 10 or so minutes to play a saxophone in the very same way. Bit overblown I guess.. PS. For the first couple of acts I wasn't aware my iriver had any battery power at all, so there were no recordings of the first couple of acts. Fifteen minutes.

GS

THIS PARTY SUCKS (ACCURATE EQUATION)

This Party Sucks consists of two ex Queenslanders sharing guitar/drum/vocal duties, lending each others musical strengths unto one accurate depiction of what it would be like if one combined Gutters and Nite School. The set starts with Hannah on guitar/vocals, with Andrea drumming. So familiar territory given their backgrounds. Songs were pretty basic, limited to blocky bar-the-same-fret power chords, drums the usual 4/4 beat. Vocals good though. Fun. Ten Minutes.

GS

MATTHEW BROWN (SOARING SYNTH SOUNDSCAPE)

Laying pensive on the ground stretched over a bulky Synth, Matthew Brown's set starts with harmonising chords creating a moody atmosphere. Sparse notes devour the chords, in a precise manner. Called a Synth master by peers, Matthew's performance is driven and seemingly planned - which unlike most Synth based performances has a direction which lends it to being interesting, well thought out and controlled. Eighteen minutes.

MSC

ARTS AND CRAFTS (JAM SESH W/ MATES)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nutbqtwgnym

Three piece guitar/drum/bass band Arts and Craft's instrumental set reflected older more tradititonal styles of 'rock n roll'. Some interesting 'riffs' reminscent of Brisbane's old favourites Turnpike. Bouncy bass lines, strong drums and scratchy guitar sounds - enjoyable, albeit self indulgent. Eighteen minutes.

MSC

NO NEWS (SLACK EMOTIONS)

http://www.mediafire.com/?aj2mkwzmnye

No News are from sydney, are an acoustic guitar, low nonchalant vocals and the barest percussion. They open with what is announced as a wasted sperm cover, being summerwinds.
No News were really likable, they only played three songs but it was really good. Eight minutes.

GS

ACID CASUALTY (FIRST SHOW FOR BRIS TWIN RETURN)

http://www.mediafire.com/?zfiyl3zw3ex

Acid Casualty are Mai, Lei and Hannah. Much like this party sucks, Hannah makes a swap with Lei halfway through, only this time theres a more distinct change in style, given their differing guitar styles. They play four songs, with Lei fronting the band for the first two and Hannah the second two. The first two are pretty reminscent of me mu, but more straight forward with basic drums. Mai's basslines bounce around the songs playfully, giving the songs an extra level of interest where the bass would usually sit in the background for any other band. Hannah's vocals for the second half were right good. Check it outtttt. First song was really catchy. Ten minutes.

GS

SUPER STAR (LOOPY PEDALLED NOTES)

Featuring looped guitar and various keyboard/synths - Super Star's set has a jaunty feel to it, the high short plucky guitar brings a new fresh, interesting face to the normally lacking guitar loop bands. The synth is placed in the background, used as a foundation. The lowfi, buzzing tones gives Super Star the light and shade contrast. Conjured up images of the Willy Wonka boat ride. Twenty Minutes.

MSC

MSC

MARL KARX (UNREVIEWABLE)

http://www.mediafire.com/?jnm0mzm4nmn

ABSOLUTEN CALFUETRAIL (SELF HELP GURU)

We missed this set BUT we did catch him some days prior doing a set with Ben Andrews. Set was brutal, Mark addresses audience with a piece taken from a corporate guidebook or something to that effect, in a confronting manner through waves of aggressive effects. Power electronics aswell, yes. Best part was when they stopped at the same time.

GS

KITCHEN'S FLOOR (BIAS)

http://www.mediafire.com/?mfmh4mztjh4

FREE CHOICE (SEGUE)

Short solo set - could have taken place at a club. Synth based, hypnotic. Background music really. Pleasant but. So pleasant infact I didn't notice my iriver fail to record set. Seven minutes.

MSC

CIRCLE PIT (GLUM DIRT TROUP)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nwgq2zwk4ym

Circle Pit play today as a five piece, 3 guitars struggle to outwash each other, hazy powerchords and well written exercises in 'song writing writ here. Jack Mannix wearing a black eye, perfect compliment to well maintained und managed image center of the band and it's operations therein. Twenty minutes.

GS

WASTED TRUTH (SKATE PUNK DIRGE)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ntjomdozygz

Two piece, Sean Bailey (Lakes) swapping between bass, guitar and vocals. Harriet Morgan (Downtown, Zond) on drums, keeps a steady flow within the sound - doing some impressive "rolls". Punky, distorted bass/guitar through power chords. Sean wails through the set, with his typical baritone baby vocals. It was alright. Twenty minutes.

MSC

PATHETIC HUMAN (HARDCORE FORMULAE) 

http://www.mediafire.com/?aml1nazzij1

Pathetic Human are a typical hardcore band. The crowd seemed to enjoy themselves watching their high energy performance. Lead singer Tommy Gunn throws himself at the audience occasionally, even making a karate kick mid air. Ten minutes.

MSC

BREAKER MORANT (POST PUNK FANS BAND)

http://www.mediafire.com/?2iymznyy32y

Breaker Morant were really good! obvious influences aside, I really enjoyed their set. First song had a great bassline, and front guy's e smith thing weren't as grating as I expected it. Eighteen minutes.

GS

CHROME DOME (HEADLINERS COKE BLOAT) 

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmtgmmmzja5

Shaun and Ben's "synth punk" band, features Shaun on synth, vocals and Ben on ( ? ). Shaun is a hype-man, pulling "smooth moves" with a smug look on his face - over the incredibly loud, drowning and swooning music. The set is reminiscent of the Prodigy at the Big Day Out, only 100 times lazier and not as many fans. Shaun's persona as the charismatic music maker is entertaining but not as entertaining as Ben's involvement in the band.  Thirty minutes. 

MSC

GUGG (YAK BAK BAND)

http://www.mediafire.com/?zzzjdhzeydg

Another transitional piece, featured more as background music. Sit back and enjoy the differing sounds as the sun goes down. Vocal loops create patterns overlapping and contrasting. Loops and pedals are hot. Ten minutes. 

MSC

BUM CREEK (CIRCUS BAND)

http://www.mediafire.com/?myvoq1oikym

The spectacle of the band was more memorable than the music. Music was looped differing electronic instruments. With all members charismatic and involving themselves fully in the music, whether running around playing different instruments or throwing streamers. Totally party atmosphere. Twenty minutes.

MSC

SPLIT FOOT (WHIMSICAL SAVAGES) 

http://www.mediafire.com/?mamkcqzetyw

Another interesting performance from Tara and Rex. Rex's beats aren't as solid as usual but he totally makes up for it with enthusiasm. Tara's guitar and vocals are grating with melodic undertones. Referring to their inebriation and addressing the audience as a group of friends, Tara gets fed up with their lack of togetherness and throws her guitar down, storming off. Thus ending Summer Winds 09'. Sixteen minutes.

MSC

no photographic record!

STEP INN, 22/01/2009

HEART FLEW LIKE AN ARROW (PUB FIGHT)

http://www.mediafire.com/?mimodm3iwt0y

Heartflew tonight were represented by Adam Rogers (I would go as far to say he embodies heartflew), Ryan Potter and Andrew Mclellan. So all as usual save the only sturdy female member, Mac. So tonight was akin to a night out without the girls, a boy's club if you will. Usually around the tail end of the set, Adam gets really frustrated and aggressive, tonight the axis is reversed almost. Faced with equiptment failure in doses, Adam tosses his guitar aside and leaves the stage. Bree of Loomer stops him, and he gets back to the stage, where Bree swaps Adam's faulty keyboard with her own. Only still, the momentum of the set before this is dashed with an uneasy feeling of whether the set should have continued. Otherwise pretty exciting. Eighteen minutes.

LOOMER (HEAT AFFECTED ALTERNA BAND)

REQUESTED REMOVAL

Open with one of two new songs, songs of which sound more mature than of heard before. First one plods only with a krautrocky-organicness. New bassist Pat adds moreso to the melodic side of their sound with an octave thing there und there. Second new song sounded a bit like Deerhunter. Bree's vocals were a little lazy during the first half, but the rest was good. She let loose and moved around ETC. Harry passed out at the end. Twenty minutes.

GLEN SCHENAU

MILTON HOUSESHOW, 10/01/2009

KITTEN PARTY (PAW TRACKS MEETS AUDIOPOLLEN)

http://www.mediafire.com/?q0m3zmmzwmz

Kitten Party is one Rohan, master of avant expression. Every set I've witnessed has been different, and tonight's set is no different. TO INDIFFERENCE. He begins his set with the proclamation that his tonight is part musically sampled from popular band Animal Collective. Sample itself is further distorted when at Rohan's disposal. The 16-17 year olds gathered stay and leave in pairs, thoughround the tail end of the set they embrace Kitten Party, for a short time.One heard saying 'Oh don't stop now, I just got used to your noise'. USAGE. Fifteen minutes.

KITCHEN'S FLOOR (ENHANCED BAND)

http://www.mediafire.com/?z0mjmymzfm0

MOVE OVER DA VINCI. Eighteen minutes.

LIMITS (THEORY OF A ROCK BAND)

http://www.mediafire.com/?hjvz32wkjj1

Limits were, was, has been Lachlan, Matt and Julia. Runnin' on the good 'old

days, Limits play two songs, with Lachlan busting out powerchords, Julia

taming every man's bass and Matt on drums. First song was an instrumental

I'm to understand Lachlan wrote, second being a cover of Gun Club's sex beat.

Bass was tuned a semitone down, with the guitar immaculately tuned by tuner.

OOPS. It was their first show but, give them a go. GO. ps Recording turned out

really bad. Ten minutes.

MARL KARX (HIT A GUY)

http://www.mediafire.com/?hjvz32wkjj1

RANDOM RECORDINGS FROM THE PAST TWO MONTHS

INVASION DAY PARTY 25 Jan 9 Zapata's Bookshop, West End

Capt. Robbie & the where aren't we Banned?

Yout Dem's botski teams up with Potato Masta for a divine selection of beats and wild vox. Heat didn't prevent audience from becoming involved. More please. 13mins

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ejdl7x

Matt Kennedy (solo Kitchen's Floor)

Interesting wine-soaked accoustic introspective. End is worth sticking around for, I liked the amp's noise piercing through. Accidental noise star. 12mins

http://www.sendspace.com/file/6ybrls

RIC'S 27 Jan 9

Joel Stern

Unexpectedly full sound considering the limited sounds he bengins with. Builds up layers using trumpet and some found object light thing which although it had recently destroyed his mixing desk, he decided to push on nonetheless. Nice bicycling music. 13mins

http://www.sendspace.com/file/os5g20

Blank Realm + Mani Neumeirer (I hope I spelled that right...)

I found this combination thrilling to begin with, however I felt that communication between the members was limited, probably due to the small stage at Ric's. The overall performance was good though, Luke's guitar interacting with Mani's drums a highlight. The recording did not turn out well because of the volume, however I will upload when I am able to use someone else's bandwidth.

JN

NEWMARKET HOUSESHOW, 31.12.2008

DEUX GARCONS (FOO FRENCH)

http://www.mediafire.com/?2ei4dgmnodf

Set starts with a start-stop yelling, tune. Drums are the highlight within their performance tonight, they are messy and interesting. Guitar is turned down too low and lacks the punch needed to get the audience to their feet. Twenty seven minutes.

MSC

MARL KARX (SOBER)

RECORDING WILL BE UP SOON.

Glen and Michaela party down like it's already 2009 with their mixture of clean guitar scrapes and floor tom pounding with "nihilistic" undertones. I liked it. Fifteen minutes.

MK

CAUGHT SHIP (SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT)

http://www.mediafire.com/?z5lywdlzmxr

Caught Ship debut tonight, consisting of Ben XYSTER and Pat GARCONS, they use an electronic set-up, slam dunking themselves into the man on man electronic music hoop. Good though! nice delay drenched vocals and dual vocal deliveries through the back entrance mate yeah right on thhroughgh thhere. Eight minutes.

GS

KITCHEN'S FLOOR (BACK TO WORK THEN)

http://www.mediafire.com/?zmgftvh5tz2

Matt, Julia and Glen begin their set with Ground, the vocals are echoed with the previous effects left on from Caught Ship's set. The performance slowly starts to break down, with the New Years VIBE intoxicating to all members. Described by one (BEN XYSTER, CHEERS) as a stray dog attached to a tight leash, the set was not the tightest but possibly the most entertaining Kitchen's Floor set EVA. I liked it. Twenty eight minutes.

MSC