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

TEEN ARCHER - demo recordings

Teen Archer - punk noise rock band from Melbourne.

These raw unreleased recordings from around mid 2008 

(prior to their first unforgettable show) really captured
their engrossing live vigour.

                                                           1) Rigor mortis

                                                           2) Cactus

                                                           3) This mess

                                                           4) Lost that job
 

Download HERE

Drawing by Gus.

You can purchase their self titled 10" through Exo Records.

PENGUINS - s/t cassette

Recorded on 13th July 2009.

12:33 - 1:02pm.

Download HERE

ADAM SIMMONS VS BRIAN O'DWYER - Into The Fire

Adam Simmons: Alto/tenor saxophone, contra alto clarinette, alto flute.

Brian O'Dwyer: Drum kit, percussion.

Recorded 06/08.

Download HERE

Email vacantvalley at gmail dot com for a copy.

EVISCERATION - Killing God

Black thrash duo from Melbourne.

Download HERE

GO GENRE EVERYTHING - Competing Myths Of Popular Unconsiousness EP

Go Genre Everything is Jen and Zac from Melbourne.

                                                           1) You're not on a motorbike

                                                      2) No points for originality

                                                      3) Automatic zombi

                                                      4) Biscuit

This EP was released in 2006 on Munchiegohilarious.

Listen to the track 'Automatic Zombi' HERE

Email me if you'd like to buy this EP or any of these GGE releases:

                                           - Natural Disaster LP cd

                                           - Disciple of Waste EP cd

                                           - Gelf EP cd (Monstera Deliciosa)

                                           - Eternal Youth Carefree Cleanness LP cd

                                           - Humans and Luxury 7" (Spanish Magic)

A. WALLACE / DRUMHELLER split 7"

Side A recorded near the top of Mt. Wellington, Hobart.

Side B recorded at Uniting Church in Northcote, Melbourne.

Vacant Valley release number four.
Limited to 200 copies.

Email vacantvalley at gmail dot com.

WIZARD OZ - Summer cassette

Wizard Oz is Ritchie and Rusty from Melbourne.

Self released in January 2010. 

Enchanting lo-fi pop tunes.

Download this and other recordings from their bandcamp page HERE

CRAB SMASHER - Impossible Monsters EP

Crab Smasher began in 2002.

This EP is a vibrant, eclectic mix of thick white noise,

odd pop and ambient excursions.
Initially released in 2007 by Squeamish Recordings on mini cd

and reissued by Monstera Deliciosa earlier this year.

Download HERE

DANE CERTIFICATE - Oh Velvet, Where Are You?

Dane Certificate is Dane Williams from Melbourne.

An intriguing, unpredictable and totally unique artist.

This single was recorded at Little Gold studio by Steve Fraser in 2007.

Both tracks appear on his second album, Glue You.

Download HERE

AUTOMATING / PENGUINS split cassette

15 minutes per side - 100 copies made.

Second Language Records release number eight.

This and other Automating recordings available HERE

or email vacantvalley at gmail dot com for a copy.

DRUMHELLER - When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth cdr

Recorded in Uniting Church on High St, Northcote - July 2010. 

This is Drumheller's fourth release.

Vacant Valley number three.

Email for a copy.

LITTLE KILLING - Pete's Song EP

Little Killing are a dynamic, dense, heavy rock duo from Melbourne.

 

This is Vacant Valley release number two.

50 copies made.

Live at Black Wire, Sydney. 
Photo by Shaun Tenzenmen.

THE BUNYIP MOON - self titled CD-R

The Bunyip Moon are based in Melbourne.

                                                        1) Wewak

                                                   2) All buried

                                                   3) Many skeletons

                                                   4) All buried II

                                                   5) Under the sign of god
                                                   6) Frog hollow

90 hand made copies - recorded in 07/08

Abrasive, incessant and harrowing.

Download HERE

Live and unreleased recordings available on their website.

POPOLICE - Middle Ground EP

Popolice is Marc Regueiro-McKelvie.

                                                       1) Action

                                                  2) Middle ground

                                                  3) Running around

                                                  4) Nearly there

This EP was recorded and self released in 2007.

Catchy, wall of guitar pop songs.

Download HERE

Email if you'd like a copy.

BANG! BANG! AIDS! - Tales

Bang! Bang! Aids! were a noise rock two piece from Bendigo.

                                                     1) Dead ant dance

                                                2) Mega Lipps

                                                3) Jesus

                                                4) The ball landed near the rabbit's grave

                                                5) White dress, black pants

                                                6) Zombie duncan

                                                7) I am a turtles

Tales was recorded in 2006.

It's a real corker.

Download HERE

DRUMHELLER - Fossils

Drumheller is Rob Wrigley.



Fossils was recorded in 2008.

Ambient, layered guitar soundscapes.

Dreamy..

Download HERE

MELODIES - self titled CD-R

Melodies is the music of Damian Clarkson.

This is his self titled/produced album from late 2009. 

Layered instrumentation, noisy collages and ambient passages. 

Around 30 copies, each hand made. Listen to two tracks from it HERE

DAS BUTCHER - All In Blood / Mummy 7"

This was recorded in Melbourne 2003 and released by Saucerlike Recordings.

Truly odd, frightening and captivating.

Download HERE

Buy HERE 

RED RED KROVVY - Axel Rosie O'Donnell split

Red Red Krovvy are a punx band, originally from Cairns.
Members now based in Sydney and Melbourne.

Raw, early RRK recordings.
 Issued on a split CDR with another local band, Axel Rosie O'Donnell.
Hand made covers using cardboard, sprays and stensils. 
Self released in 2007.

                                                 1 - Stupid dixx

                                                 2 - Turboslut

                                                 3 - Kittens and puppies

                                                 4 - This town sux

                                                 5 - Feral cat

                                                 6 - Fuck off die in a well (FODIAW)

                                                 7 - Karate party

                                                 8 - Blood gravy

                                                 9 - Just take my money

Download HERE

PRONOUN - This Is a Generalised and Non-Specific "Hello"

Pronoun is a solo project for Rowan Williams (The Bunyip Moon).

Recorded in 2008, This Is a Generalised and Non-Specific "Hello"

is an intense tour de force of dense guitars, blown-out free white noise, eerie loops and punishing, droning repetition. An initial run of 50 cdrs were made.

A new 'book edition' is now available which is limited to 5 copies.
Email vacantvalley at gmail dot com for a copy.

Download HERE

RIPPLES - 09/10 recordings

Ripples are a psych noise improv duo from Melbourne.

Self titled EP. 
The tracks are taken from their first jam together, December 2009.

Download HERE



Revisions EP

Recorded over an hour one night
in March 2010 using May's iphone.

Download HERE

Shush [mini cd]
A document of their first show in March 2010
at an isolated warehouse in Kensington.
Download HERE

Email vacantvalley at gmail dot com for a physical copy
of any of these - not many left.

PENGUINS - live at Irene warehouse

This is a document of the first Penguins show
as a four piece band from May 2009.
50 copies of this CD-R were made but they are all gone.

Download HERE