Jack Berryman began releasing music online under the name jberr in 2021. Each of his releases so far are made up from synths, drum machines, and effects from his studio outside of Melbourne, Australia.
Read the full interview here.
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Interview: jberr
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Interview: Maria Moles
Maria Moles photographed by Keelan O’Hehir Maria Moles is an Australia percussionist who released her latest album For Leolanda in early 2022. Her music has been released by labels Room40 and Nice Music, and is also available on Bandcamp.
Read the full interview here.
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Summersault — Australia’s biggest music festival of 1995
The Summersault music festival has remained a highlight in the memories of all who were there (and some who weren’t). It featured Beck, Beastie Boys, Bikini Kill, DJ Shadow, Foo Fighters, and more.
An art exhibition accompanied the tour, and so did several musicians from English trip hop label Mo’ Wax, with their DJs performing side shows alongside the main festival events.
Read the full article here.
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Toshio Nakanishi: From New Wave Punk Plastics to Hip Hop and Melon
Toshio Nakanishi (1980). Photo by Peter Noble Toshio Nakanishi, later known as Tycoon Tosh, or just Toshi, was a prolific Japanese musician who played in New Wave bands, helped bring hip hop to Japan, and spent time England working with Mo’ Wax and Pussy Foot Records in groups such as UNKLE and Skylab. When Toshi died in 2016 he left behind a large catalogue of music recorded across several continents.
Read the full article here.
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Issue #4 pre-order now
The fourth issue of our print zine is now available to pre-order and will be shipped out early March. Pre-order now on Bandcamp.
Update 3 March: All copies have been printed and are now shipping.
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Sam Gary Sings — On the life of Samuel Gary (1917–1986)
Continuing our interest in Transition Records, with a feature on founder Tom Wilson and a complete Transition Discography. Today we’ve published a look at the life of Samuel Gary, a folk singer who recorded one solo album as well as others with his friend and collaborator Josh White.
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Issue 4 in 2023
Our next issue will be out early 2023 rather than this December. We can’t wait to share it with you in the new year.
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New articles and reviews
Following our third issue, released in July and available to read or purchase now, we have published some new articles online.
Five of their best: Freddy Logan
A follow up to our feature article on Dutch/English jazz bassist Freddy Logan, we rounded up some of the music he recorded during his long career. Starting in the 1950s in the Netherlands, before he moved to Australia to form two of the best Australian jazz groups of the time, and finally his later years in 60s England. Read the full article here.
A newly restored live album presents Brother Jack McDuff at his best
Live At Parnell’s, originally recorded in June 1982 was released by Soul Bank Music on September 2 this year. Across two CDs, or three LPs, McDuff and his band play for two hours without intermission. Read our article here.
Five recent releases
Rounding up a series of recent releases by artists and labels we’ve featured in our zine. Mostly electronic, with 80s synth compilations, vinyl sampling novelties, and ambience mixed in with a mix tape of lofi rock, punk, electronica, and a piano ballad. There’s a bit of everything in these five releases. Read the full article here.
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Issue 3 — Reviews of Music & Books
For our third issue we’ve looked at some of the recent releases we enjoyed while putting together the zine. There’s a bit of punk, jazz, and hip hop mixed in with whatever else caught our ears. Then we also reviewed books on the Medway scene, hip hop photography, and how an early American jazz tour brought out the worst in Australia.
Read all of the reviews here.
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Interview: Parsley Sound detail their career on the eve of their latest release
Parsley Sound are the duo Preston Mead and Dan Sargassa who released an early single on Warp Records as Slum, before signing to Mo’ Wax and releasing their debut album Parsley Sounds. Their album became one of the label’s final releases before it closed in 2003.
Now, in 2022 they have returned with a new album The Lockdown Locomotive by Shelton Street Orchestra, recorded through the 2020 lockdown.
Read the full interview here.