This week, an exclusive in-studio live session from Severed Heads, regarded as being one of the most influential experimental and electronic bands in Australia. Pioneering the use of tape loops and samples in the late 70s and early 80s, Severe Heads forged an innovative career […]
Rites Wild is the solo project of Adelaide artist Stacey Wilson (Terrible Truths, Comfort Zones, Regional Curse), making monotone pop with 80′s analogue keys. Stu Buchanan talks to Stacey on the eve of the release of her debut self-titled cassette under the Rites Wild name; […]
The latest project from Sydney composer Edwin Montgomery is a live re-scoring of Werner Herzog’s surreal 1969 film ‘Fata Morgana’, a “science-fiction elegy of demented post-colonialism”. Stu Buchanan talks to Edwin about the project and his work to date, and Edwin performs the piece ‘Waterfalls […]
Kris Keogh is a musician and producer from Arnhem Land, NT, intent making the most beautiful noise possible, any way he can. In the case of his latest release, this means making hyper-glitched processed harp works under his own name, influenced as much by Ravel […]
Anonymeye is the nom de plume of Andrew Tuttle from Brisbane. Anonymeye reconfigures organic and mechanic musics, using acoustic guitar, signal processing, banjo and synthesisers. Stu Buchanan talks to Andrew about his latest album ‘Anontendre’, which is accompanied by two tracks performed live in the […]
Thomas William vs Scissor Lock is a unique collaboration between two prolific Sydney producers. The pair gave audiences a first glimpse of their project with a face-to-face match at New Weird Australia’s ‘Unpopular Music’ event in 2010, In this episode, they visit New Weird Australia […]
In January & February 2011, former Brisbane-based artist AXXONN (Tom Hall) gathered up his keyboards and subsonic fuzz for a trip around the country to support his album ‘Let’s Get It Straight’. The tour was presented by NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA, marking its inaugural Australian excursion […]
Kris Keogh is an Australian musician, producer, artist and designer and the sixth artist to feature on New Weird Australia’s ‘New Editions’ release series. Processed Harp Works, Volume 1 by Kris Keogh Tracklisting: 1. As we said goodbye to everything we ever knew 00:56 2. […]
This episode features two live sets recorded at the Yah Yahs in Melbourne, featuring Lisa MacKinney’s Mystic Eyes project and drumming duo Peon. Published 27 February 2011. Subscribe to the New Weird Australia podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Avant-psychedelic trio Mental Powers join guest presenter Kimberley Galceran to chat about the Perth experimental music scene and the release of their new EP ‘Homoh’. We also hear a couple of very lo-fi tracks performed live in the studio – ‘Hamneck’ and ‘Mossman’. Published 24 […]
This episode features the debut live radio performance from Haunts, recorded only a few days before their second ever show at Dirty Shirlows in Sydney. Haunts sees the coming together of two members of Sydney’s Underlapper with producer and musician Peter Hollo (Raven, Fourplay). Underlapper […]
Throughout 2009 and 2010, we were listening to a heap of bands and artists that were clearly starting to coalesce into some form of vague and abstract grouping. Either through sound, technique, image, a reverence for the past, or just a common, skewed take on a […]
