Cyclic Defrost

Deerhoof interview by Luke Telford

January 12, 2012

Deerhoof is one of those bands that really polarises people — you either love them or hate them. It’s understandable why some might have trouble with them. By Luke Telford Read on

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Amiina interview by Melonie Bayl-Smith

January 6, 2012

There’s no doubt that Icelandic sextet Amiina are an intriguing bunch. Most recently, they delighted regular visitors to their website with an ‘advent calendar’ featuring, amongst other things, new musical snippets, videos of snow, recipes for Christmas treats, and a tale about an Icelandic ‘santa’ essentially known as “Potlicker” … and if you must know where that’s going, then perhaps you’d best visit the site yourself. By Melonie Bayl-Smith Read on

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Cyclic Selects – Donny Benet

November 30, 2011

Prince – Prince Probably one of my most favourite albums – everything from the photo of the naked Prince riding a horse and his playing of all the instruments on all songs makes this album great. It has inspired me to make sure I play all of the instruments on my recordings and his musicality has set the bar for me to aspire to. By Alexandra Savvides Read on

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Australasian World Music Expo 2011 Review

November 30, 2011

AWME is a 4-day collection of artists, labels, publishers, bookers, and industry representatives designed to foster the joys of Australiasian music upon the rest of the world. Now in its fourth year and boasting some pretty high profile local and international roots artists, deals are done, ideas debated and above all music is consumed with a giddy, slightly hysterical abandon. By Bob Baker Fish Read on

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Cameron Baird interview, cover designer issue 29

October 4, 2011

It’s edging towards the end of winter as the inky blue sky above Sydney’s Camperdown ushers in that promising interim between dusk and evening proper. The colour almost perfectly brings to mind the imagery that Cameron Baird creates for a number of album and EP designs on The Frequency Lab imprint. By Alexandra Savvides Read on

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Benedict Moleta interview by Joshua Meggitt

October 4, 2011

Perth is a funny old place. The most isolated city in the world. By Joshua Meggitt Read on

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Seun Kuti interview by Bob Baker Fish

October 4, 2011

It’s hard to conceive of an individual more relaxed on the phone than Seun Kuti, the youngest son of afrobeat icon Fela Kuti and now perhaps the leading torchbearer in the afrobeat revival that’s currently sweeping the world. He fronts formerly his fathers, now his own Egypt 80, and has just released his second album the pointedly titled From Africa With Fury: Rise, another bruising up-tempo slab of afro funk, and it’s impossible not to detect a certain pride in his accomplishments. By Bob Baker Fish Read on

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Home Normal label retrospective by Suneel Jethani

October 4, 2011

Since its first release in 2008, the Home Normal label and stable mates Tokyo Droning and Nomadic Kids Republic have kept up an impressive schedule of releases. Their back-catalogues contain works of cinematic electronica, loosely minimal organic folk and stunning drones, all with a distinct purity of spirit both musically and in the handmade principles applied to design and packaging. By Suneel Jethani Read on

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Maria Minerva by Lyndon Pike

October 4, 2011

“Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. It is by the sea. By Lyndon Read on

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Sydney’s DIY scene by Alyssa Critchley

October 4, 2011

Deep red walls covered in posters from shows old and new and long shadows cast on the ceiling. A black-clad crowd starts towards the back of the room with head-nodding solitude, here where I am standing on a fold-up chair near the curtain that divides us from fluorescent light and the highway. By Alyssa Critchley Read on

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