No Anchor formed in Brisbane in 2007, playing their own unique variation of ‘sludge doom’ with two bass guitarists and a drummer. To date they have recorded three albums, most recently the acclaimed ‘Real Pain Supernova’. Ambrose Chapel is Ian’s laptop doom solo project – […]
We celebrate Australian chiptune with 10 Thousand Free Men And Their Families and Abortifacient who are representing the city of Sydney at Australia’s first international chiptune festival, Blipfest in February 2012. They are in the NWA studio to have a chat and play a live […]
The second of two episodes dedicated to recordings from the Perth event ‘Analogue to Digital‘ presented by Scitech, in partnership with New Weird Australia. This week, Ourobonic Plague, whose album ‘Post Human Possibilities’ just dropped on the Perth label Twice Removed, plus music from No […]
The first of two episodes dedicated to recordings from the Perth event ‘Analogue to Digital’ presented by Scitech, in partnership with New Weird Australia. This week, we’ll hear sets from event curator Furchick; from solo artist K Wilson and from Brain Full of Light. Published […]
An interview and live-to-sir set with Melbourne psych ambient four-piece Yolke, including new and unreleased material. Formed while field researching sound in 2008, Yolke released their debut album ‘Poppy Wash’ back in 2010, and it quickly drew references to shoe gaze, krautrock and folktronica, with […]
Canberra’s Pollen Trio uncomfortably fit the genre of ‘avant jazz’, instead taking in a broad range of influences – most directly from their ‘day jobs’ as members of well-known Canberra bands, Spartak and Kasha. With a love of Flying Lotus and Autechre, blended with a […]
Since 2009, New Weird Australia has broadcast a weekly show on Sydney’s FBi Radio – playing two hours of new, experimental and eclectic Australian music. As well as covering off the best of the week’s new releases, the show also features regular guest performances, playing […]
Under the name Secret Birds, former Brisbane resident D. Black takes an astral-tinged journey through synth jams, float folk and fried psychedelia. In Sydney for an extended stopover before heading overseas, Secret Birds plays an extended live-to-air set exclusively for New Weird Australia, and we […]
Berlin-via-Brisbane’s Strange Forces feature as the tenth and final release for New Weird Australia’s New Edition imprint. Available as a Name Your Price download / stream from Bandcamp Tracklisting. 1. Intro 02:172. Soul Window 06:013. Love Rust 04:374. Hungry Ghost Nation 07:155. Drugs And Powers […]
Jewelz is the ninth release for New Weird Australia’s New Edition imprint, and the result of a long-term collaboration between two prolific Sydney producers, Thomas William and Scissor Lock. Jewelz by Thomas William vs Scissor Lock Tracklisting. 1. Cadillic 05:12 2. Jewelz 08:15 3. Omega […]
Eight bands over two venues raising cash for FBi Radio, presented by New Weird Australia, Octopus Pi, Sound Series and Refraction + 8-track promotional compilation.
New Weird Australia presented the Sydney leg of the Rites Wild 2011 tour at Black Wire with Pimmon and Black Vanilla. Directed / Edited by Tessa C. Stevens for Pyramid Scheme. FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 BLACK WIRE, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale, Sydney
