Issue 31 – August 2012
At a time when most online music outlets are churning out news content on a…
Author Shaun Prescott
Dro Carey: “Everything is gross you know.” Interview by Shaun Prescott
It’s unusual for a young producer, particularly an Australian one, to emerge so suddenly and with a blend of influences that culminate in something unusual.
Ous Mal: “The sound quality of a recording itself can evoke a feeling of looking backwards.” Interview by Shaun Prescott
Whilst most listeners will associate Finland with the prolific free-folk drift of the Fonal label…
Issue 27 – December 2010
Generational shifts by their very nature necessitate the consumption of music in extremely different ways.…
Cyclic Selects by Alps (Chris Hearn)
Dark Day – Exterminating Angel [1980] Luis Buñuel’s film The Exterminating Angel is about a…
Cover designer: Jessica Brennan interview
Responsible for this issue’s cover print, Brennan recently completed a thesis paper for the University…
Issue 26 – August 2010
Superficially speaking, Cyclic Defrost 26 is dedicated entirely to Australian artists. The point feels moot…
Alps: “I’m not living for anything worth dying for.” Interview by Shaun Prescott
Newcastle’ Croatian Club is the most accommodating venue in the city, perhaps in the state.…
Sleeve Reviews by Grant Hunter
I really enjoy this section of Cyclic Defrost but didn’t think it would be so…
Pumice: “I like things to be blurry.” Interview by Shaun Prescott
New Zealand lo-fi songwriter Pumice – aka Stefan Neville – is in Australia this month…
Alternate Maps: Castings interview by Shaun Prescott
Shitty jobs, breakdowns, illness, deaths, girlfriends, Ataris, rehearsal spaces and lack thereof, stereos, music, Roman…
A Poisoned Twee: Grant Hunter interview by Shaun Prescott
“I’ve drawn for as long as I can remember. I remember drawing Masters Of The…
Mata of Fact: Mata & Must interview by James d’Apice
It’s easy to feel like the only way of making hip hop is to either…
V/VM | The Caretaker interview by Shaun Prescott
Despite a baffling work rate which has seen V/VM release more material over twelve years…
Emeralds – What Happened (No Fun Productions)
Despite having released material on Hanson Records and now Carlos Giffoni’ No Fun, Ohio’ Emeralds…