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NOCON – Hoax

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 18 September 2020

If NOCON’s debut was a statement of intent, the anti-pop of ‘Hoax’ is a demonstration of their breadth. Here, the aggression is dialled down while leaving the avant-garde fully intact, leaving you with a hypnotic little charmer, its spiralling eyes drawing you into a world that is equally as soothing as it is carnival-clown strange.

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The Underground Stereo: RVG, Nat Vazer, Beddy Rays, NOCON

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 24 April 2020

An occasional roundup of tracks I can’t get enough of. Listen to them all on the playlist. RVG – Little Sharkie & the White Pointer Sisters WIth a string of absolute crackers behind them, RVG move onto releasing their ‘Feral’ album. This little wonder pops up early on, a glorious mix sitting somewhere between Pulp […]

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

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