DEAF WISH - s/t cdr

Deaf Wish - unhinged punk rock from Melbourne. 

This debut cdr was recorded and self released in 2007.
 The band went on to self release a vinyl edition (of 250), via their Radio Records imprint, for a US tour in 2011.

Download HERE
 

Footage below I shot from early 2009 at Loophole 

Community Centre (old location) in Thornbury, Melbourne.

PER PURPOSE - live at Gasometer 27/10/11

Per Purpose - post punk rock band from Brisbane.

This show was the Melbourne launch for their rousing

Implicating More Than One 12" - released by Bedroom Suck.

Blown out tape recording of their set HERE.

NERVOUS - live at Public Bar 23/09/11

Nervous - power pop four piece from Melbourne.  
This show was recorded to cassette.

Click on the photo below...

[shot above by Ema Dunstan - 2am slot Pony Bar, Melbourne]

THE SHAPE OF SOUND VOL.2 COMPILATION (LAUNCH SHOW)

Peter James of Melbourne label Iceage Productions has assembled a limited 

edition compilation entitled The Shape Of Sound (Vol. 2)

CD Launch - Part 1...

Penguins (12:00 - 12:30pm)
Barnaby Oliver with Dark Passenger (11:15 - 11:45pm)
Oranj Punjabi (10:30 - 11:00 pm)
Ernie Althoff with Undecisive God (9:45 - 10:15pm)
Arthur Cantrill (9:00 - 9:30pm)

The first and only live performance/demonstration of tape manilpulation using a Revox and Nagra by legendary experimental film and sound artist Arthur Cantrill!  
Entry: $10  
100 limited edition, hand numbered CDs on sale for $10 featuring unreleased tracks by: Penguins, Arthur Cantrill, Dark Passenger, Mad Nanna, Galactagogue, Ernie Althoff, Oranj Punjabi, Undecisive God, Bonnie Mercer, Screwtape,
Admin Bldg, Barnaby Oliver and Monolith.

ICEAGE PRODUCTIONS

CURED PINK / PENGUINS SPLIT 7" LAUNCH (Melb)

CURED PINK

11 - 11.30

PENGUINS
10.15 - 10.45

DANE CERTIFICATE
9.40 - 10

THE CLITS
9.10 - 9.30

DANE CERTIFICATE - Glue You album / Lion single

Dane Certificate - musician/magician extraordinaire from Melbourne.

'Glue You' CD LP (Fooftick Records 2008)
$15.00

'Lion' CD SINGLE (Fooftick Records 2011)
$5.00

Email vacantvalley at gmail dot com for postage quote.

AROUND online compilation

Dreamland Recordings began in 2002.
It is a diverse and industrious diy label run by Zac Keiller in Melbourne.

He has recently finished putting together an impressive
online only compilation entitled Around.

Featuring these Australian and international artists:

Abre Ojos, Adam Hunt, The Boy Who Spoke Clouds, Nick Carson, Tim Catlin, Lawrence Chandler, Constant Light, The Coralinas, A Death Cinematic, Eluder, The Ghost of 29, Megacycles, Laral, Keith Levene, Lost to the City, The Lonely Drone, K Mason, Mitre, Northern Valentine, Barnaby Oliver, Panoptique Electrical, Penguins, Rotteur, Saskia Sansom, Shiny around the Edges, Silent Land Time Machine, Chris Smith, Luke Sutherland, Scott Taylor, Vellum, Venus Ray, Vord, Wolf 359, Yellow6.

Click on the cover for download.

Dreamland Recordings catalog

SHOWS IN NOVEMBER 2011

JOUISSANCE - Germ Factory cassette

Jouissance was formed in mid 2010. 

The lineup for this recording is dual songwriters Ema Dunstan / James McLean, Jess Lakatosh on bass and lead guitarist, Emjay Thursfield. 

This tape was recorded in Emjay's lounge room by Damian Clarkson 

(Melodies Sound & Music).

Vacant Valley release number nine.
50 hand numbered copies.

 Cover photo by Erinna Giblin.
   

Brendan Clarkson of Grand Prismatic has since replaced Emjay.

Click on the flyer for a rough edited recording of their set from launch show.

 

CURED PINK / PENGUINS Split 7"

Cured Pink from Brisbane.

Penguins from Melbourne.
White vinyl.

Contact vacantvalley[at]gmail.com for a copy.

GASOMETER SHOW - 13/10/11

CURED PINK - International Noise Conference 2011

Cured Pink from Brisbane.

Photo above taken at Dirty Shirlows in Marrickville as part of the
Sydney leg of I.N.C 2011 - a typically strange/dangerous performance.

It was recorded to cassette. Get the audio HERE

MELODIES SOUND & MUSIC

Damian Clarkson is a Melbourne based audio engineer/multi instrumentalist who runs Melodies Sound & Music - "a Studio Recording, Post Production and Compositional service."

He has recorded for Jouissance, Penguins, Grand Prismatic, Psalm Beach, Little Killing, Pop Singles and more..

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POPOLICE / ENCLOSURES / NEW ESTATE - cassettes

If you are interested in any of the following cassettes

send me an email, no more than $5 each!

POPOLICE

Sophomore (1999)
Fated (2001)

Live (2004-08)

Forceback (2005)

Idgaff (2011)

THE ENCLOSURES

Sympathy Demos (2009)

W(h)it(c)h Demos (2010)


NEW ESTATE

Scrapbook Of Indifference (live comp)

I have a few copies of the excellent Middle Ground EP CD by Popolice too...

popolice.com

NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA compilation - Vol 5

Sydney label/radio show New Weird Australia have put together
a series of online compilations over the past couple of years.

This volume from March 2010 features Mookoid, Justice Yeldham,
Blake Freele, Ripples, Burning Palms and a bunch more acts from around Oz.

More info.

Artwork by Kris Keogh.

Download HERE

INSUFFICIENT PARENTAL FIGURE - Boot This cassette

 INSUFFICIENT PARENTAL FIGURE - Boot This cassette.
Recorded in 2007. Released by Vacant Valley in 2010.
An absurd amalgam of unease, incongruity and black humour.
IPF had three members. One being Melbourne based multi-instrumentalist / Bleeemo operator, Brian O'Dwyer. No live shows were played.

66 silver sprayed C20's.
VV006

Email vacantvalley at gmail dot com for a copy.

THE BUNYIP MOON - live at Old Bar 08/07/09

Recorded to DAT.

Download HERE

PENGUINS - live at Old Bar 15/01/11

Solo set.
Audio taken from digital camera.

Download HERE

MICHAEL CRAFTER - Double Doomin' cassette

Michael Crafter are a power violence duo from the northern beaches of NSW.

This document exhibits voiceless, repetitious, dirge ridden doom -
a real contrast to their usual speed and delivery.
Hypnotic!

Recorded at BJB Studios in Surry Hills, Sydney.

   

Cover art by Steven Nuttall.
Limited to 100 copies.
Vacant Valley number seven.
Email me for a copy.

Two Thousand review
Unbelievably Bad interview

PENGUINS - live New Years Eve 2010

Melbourne based PENGUINS in duo mode on this occasion.
This set was improvised and features a version of the song Honey by Spacemen 3.

Recorded direct to cassette using one microphone.

Pete Bramley: guitar / voice / radio.

Damian Clarkson: drums.

Download HERE