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Can anyone recommend any good australian music that I might like?
dukkha:
As the thread seems to have moved into random genres at this point... I figured I'd plug a few decent local bands that come immediately to mind. Some of these have been mentioned in other threads, but I don't think they've been listed here yet. Links are all to either youtube or myspace for examples of the music.
Random:
Laura (how has this not been mentioned in this thread yet?) - Pretty Post Rock
Six Ft Hick - Rock. One of the most fun live bands in Australia.
The Necks - Hour long beautiful, if slow, improv jazz pieces. (link is to ABC tv site, with a streamable set of theirs.)
Yves Klein Blue - Really not my style, but I'll get slapped by some friends if I don't include them. Kind of perky... ummm rock/pop?
Metal:
Astriaal, Five Star Prison Cell, Dead Letter Opener
Experimental:
Ben Frost (admittedly he lives overseas now, but still...), Ai Yamamoto, Lawrence English/IO (*grumble* appears he doesn't have any viable linkable music) so www.room40.org is his label, as a compromise, Chris Abrahams (pianist from The Necks), Pimmon
I'll second Martin Martini and The Veils by the way (although The Veils kind of count as a UK band at this point imo). I'm sure I'm missing a ton, but meh.
Hat:
Dukka gets hugs for pretty much every band they mentioned. Especially DLO who are by far the best of the "Dead Letter Somethings" that seem to be everywhere in the last couple of years. Certified Nerdcore is an EP I recommend anyone here look into if they like music that is loud.
So loud
AUUUUUUUUUUGH
Also has anyone said Gotye yet? It seems a lot more like what the OP is looking for.
McTaggart:
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Ben Frost (admittedly he lives overseas now, but still...), Ai Yamamoto, Lawrence English/IO (*grumble* appears he doesn't have any viable linkable music) so www.room40.org is his label, as a compromise, Chris Abrahams (pianist from The Necks), Pimmon
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Also, Oren Ambarchi is Australian.
Inlander:
I have to admit to being really underwhelmed every time I've listened to the Necks. While the idea is great (long pieces that are made up and collectively improvised on the spot, never to be repeated) I find the execution incredibly limited and rather dull. Why, in an hour long piece, does Chris Abrahams seem incapable of moving beyond a couple of octaves in the middle of the piano? As a some-time piano player the refusal of most jazz and rock pianists to utilise the full range of their instrument frustrates me no end.
dukkha:
The Necks tend to be a bit hit and miss in my experience. One time I'll see them and be amazed, the next time it seems no one can really get going and they're limited to a tiny range (and whilst minimalism is 'almost' a valid excuse...). Along that line, I've always been more impressed by their live output than their recorded work (despite it being effectively the same thing). May just be a mood/setting issue.
Speaking of jazzish things, I really meant to mention Misinterprotato in that last post. Brisbane based Jazz band that does mostly originals and is generally pretty outstanding.
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