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@bennymarmalade’s @wedding.motel wedding.motel debut EP “Childhood Beach” is out today! From the premiere of “R.S.L” yesterday @holidayjamess writes on @troublejuice “Recognisable as the leader of Adelaide garage-rock champions Bad//Dreems, Ben Marwe’s solo endeavour manages to twist his band’s familiar sound while avoiding the temptation to fully reinvent himself. Debut single ‘Part Timer’ unravelled around Ben’s usual nervous ramblings, his signature ocker vocals reliably distinct, yet in favour of rollicking drums and searing guitars were simmering drum machine grooves and an unsettling combo of minimalist guitar and synthesiser. The track plays as a creative sidestep that highlights the anxious energy that always underpinned Bad//Dreems’ music, while simultaneously revealing the enigmatic scope of Ben’s songwriting. With his debut EP Childhood Beach out officially tomorrow, today we’ve been treated to his next single ‘R.S.L’, another moment of shapeshifting indie-rock that truly exposes what Ben means when he describes the project’s sound as “eerie-sad-disco with dystopian-folk motifs”. This time a stack of keyboards dominate the track over a jittering programmed beat, and against this backdrop, Ben’s vocals feel starker and more acerbic than ever - evoking frustrations of modern Australia over sunburnt imagery while the instrumentation ebbs and flows behind him. The rest of Childhood Beach continues on in a similarly evocative fashion. ‘District Meltdown’ is a moment of dystopian post-punk that leaves plenty of space for Ben’s incisive wordplay, and tracks like ‘Kings Cross’ and ‘Heart Control’ reveal the unstoppable pop-smarts that hide beneath all of the music that Ben creates. Sounding equally wired and wide-eyed, the closing title track is perhaps the most compelling way to round up the EP; with its warm guitar strums, woozy keys and unhurried drum machine lilt, 'Childhood Beach' summarises Wedding Motel’s sound as it cleverly flitters between restless and fatigued, yet ends the listen on a welcome uplifting note.” Love you young ping (at Percy and Percy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWblKMcByLF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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@danika.danika.danika ‘s debut EP “When Love Comes” is out today. Check out the interview with @bernard_zuel, which chronicles Danika’s journey: “…from a local-with-talent in Melbourne to the kind of moody folk-rock artist your Giles Peterson types push on the BBC, between Aldous Harding and Cat Power.” Big things to come from Danika in 2022. Read Bernard’s piece and stream via link in bio. Production: @nick_herrera_production Cover image: @mcleanstephenson Design: @traianos Thanks to Stacey @daydreamnationpr and Chris @northside_records https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBlDDLhSTM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Excited to release END007 Kangourou by @perfectmomentmusic . Perfect Moment is the new project from ARIA award winning songsmith @alexandergow, previously known for his project Oh Mercy. A bold pivot sees Alex present an album of home recorded kitsch-minimalist “dance but not dance” music. It brings to mind the palette of the Reels or the DIY eccentricities of @johnmaus.mood. Alex is an artist of great vision and drive, and it has been great to have him as part of the crew. Also check out @oneguitarpodcast, the excellent podcast he was made about the art of songwriting featuring @paulkelly @bernardfanning @courtneymelba and others. A big thanks to Janelle and Tiarne @morsecodepr for their amazing work on the campaign! Stream and order his album via the bio. (at Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUv0WcfBUfq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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@prudence: of the dearest members of the @endless_recordings family. A true lifer, a dedicated artist and a great friend. His self titled EP from earlier this year was sublime. Some copies of the 7” are still available via the bio. (at Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUR589PhEs8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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@danika.danika.danika’s new single “If You Call My Name” is getting it’s Australian premiere today on @triple_j_unearthed radio. It’s available as an exclusive free download on Danika’s Bandcamp (👉 bio). Debuted by @chrishawkinsdj on @bbc6music the song showcases Danika’s majestically ethereal voice and song craft, that has seen her first two releases championed by @doublejradio and Giles Peterson on @bbc6music Danika: “A contradictory love song. A tale navigating mixed messages, tolerating shitty behaviour and continuing to turn up because we think it’s what we deserve. Moving between the ideal we wish for and the reality of having your heart squeezed by an unworthy man.” (at Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CULPgNOBCu3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We are very excited to announce the newest addition the Endless family …. DANIKA (@danikasmithmusic). More to come soon, but for now, her new single “If You Call My Name” is being premiered on @bbc6music with @chrishawkinsdj at 12am Aus time (3pm UK time). Produced by @nick_herrera_production Art by @traianos and @mcleanstephenson https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFQWAvh9po/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A week of praise for the amazing HIJACK! from @jackladder. Stream it or buy one of the few remaining first edition pressings via the bio. (at Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT_Sl69BZC3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It is a great privilege that our first LP (END005) is Jack Ladder’s 6th album HIJACK! It is out today. For more than a decade, Ladder (aka Tim Rogers) has pursued the art of song tirelessly: across stages here and abroad; through the peaks and troughs of the industry crap shoot, Ill health and heart break. Do not be fooled by his sloth rock facade - his zeal is indomitable. Those in the know know this. He is the songwriter’s songwriter. His influence on this musicians around him is significant. He is an inspiration to me and many others. I was able to observe his singular drive first hand as he created HIJACK! Co-produced with his long time conspirator Laurence Pike, this is, in my opinion, his best album to date. It’s a courageously honest work, which chronicles sadness, pain and disconnection. It’s also sometimes really funny. We hope you enjoy it as much we do… (at Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmgO26h9o5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Pre-order the limited edition white vinyl of @perfectmomentmusic debut album KANGOUROU, via the link in bio. The amazing cover features “Apocalyptic Horse” by Albert Tucker with merch design by @secondarysignage. Album release on October 8 https://www.instagram.com/p/CTEUNvlB3DP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:

There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,

Souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought with me—

That ever with a frolic welcome took

The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed

Free hearts, free foreheads—you and I are old;

Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;

Death closes all: but something ere the end,

Some work of noble note, may yet be done,

Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.

The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:

The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep

Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,

'T is not too late to seek a newer world.

Push off, and sitting well in order smite

The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds

To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths

Of all the western stars, until I die.

It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:

It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,

And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.

Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'

We are not now that strength which in old days

Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;

One equal temper of heroic hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield

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We’re excited to announce our newest signing: @perfectmomentmusic. Over the past decade, Alexander Gow has established himself as one of Australia's most important and enduring songwriters through his ARIA winning vehicle Oh Mercy. Gow now enters another phase in his career, shedding the Oh Mercy moniker and emerging as Perfect Moment. Perfect Moment’s debut KANGOUROU (END007) might be loosely described as cocktail dance music achieved via a study of kitsch minimalism. For fans of: Rattlesnakes era Lloyd Cole, The Reels, John Maus and mid-career New Order. The first single “Not this time” is being premiered by Zan Rowe on @doublejradio tomorrow. Cover photography: @mcleanstephenson Cover design: @jackladder https://www.instagram.com/p/CStRzushIt_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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R.N.A. Organism ‎– R.N.A.O Meets P.O.P.O

Vanity Records has been one of my favorite discoveries ever since I started this blog. Some really forward thinking minimal electronics.

Download minimal experimental group R.N.A. Organism from my drive HERE

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We are excited to announce a new addition to the ENDLESS roster: @placementnoisemusic The isolation of Adelaide (on Kaurna Land in South Australia) and its insular conservatism has its disadvantages for musicians. But it can also be an incubator for bands that are refreshingly out of step with the more traditional music scenes of the east coast. Placement, the new signing for Endless Recordings, is such an act. Formed by a group of creatives who have all had experience in previous well known projects, Placement have emerged almost fully formed as a post-punk/noise collective. Through a juxtaposition of experimental tunings, dissonance, spoken word and rich vocal harmonies, Placement have quickly build a reputation for their ferocious performance art. Like a shaken can of soda, Placement oscillate on a whim of explosive unpredicibility; the nature of partially improvised angular guitar based music. Vocal harmony gives ways to Sprechgesang; taut rhythms disintegrate into free form noise; braying clarinet and saxophone intertwines with guitar white noise. The band have been likened to contemporaries such as Sonic Youth and Dry Cleaning, but comparisons aside, Placement are interested in exploring sonic intentions well beyond any cliche’d analogy. Their freewheeling DIY squall brings to mind the fine bands from cult 80s Adelaide label Greasy Pop Records, such as the Screaming Believers and the Exploding White Mice -bands who remained largely unknown outside of their home town - yet it seems unlikely this fate will befall Placement. Their debut single 'Harder' was released in early 2021 and met with high acclaim, receiving radio play Australia wide, and play on both Double and Triple J. Tune in to hear the premiere of their new single “Lost Sun” on @undergroundlovepbs at 3:30pm today https://www.instagram.com/p/CSF_p9ehXmD/?utm_medium=tumblr