Well this is the first post of my blog. One of the things I plan to rant about a lot here is some of the great local industrial bands that we have in Australia, especially since they are often overlooked or unknown. Here are three of my current favourites:
The Crystalline Effect
This is a great project from Pete Crane and Elenor Rayner. It's really hard to put them in a genre, but I guess you could call it downtempo electronica. Pete does all the music and Elenor writes the lyrics and does vocals. She's an amazing singer and they are one of the very few industrial acts that actually have good lyrics. This is great music for a relaxing Sunday afternoon with friends, or a lonely introspective night.
Shiv-R
This mean project is the bastard child of Pete Crane (from Crystalline Effect, above) and Kong (formely of the projects Stark and Neon Womb). They only have one EP out so far, Parasite, but it is a brutal and intense slab of dancefloor industrial that must be heard to be believed! This is definitely an act to watch out for, especially if you like say Combichrist or Reaper.
Inflatable Voodoo Dolls
This is a really fun project from Sydney that put out catchy and humorous electronica music. They use some of the best and funniest samples you're ever likely to hear, plus they have a nice retro-analog sound and nice hooks. If you're in Sydney you can sometimes catch them performing live shows. Their most recent album, The Samurai of Stanmore, is really impressive, highly recommended.
Anyway that is a small selection of some of the excellent Australian electro-industrial acts out there, all well worth a listen. I might write a post later about some of the many others, such as Process Void, Tenth Stage or nOnplus.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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