Dappled Cities (formerly Dappled Cities Fly) are a five-piece indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. Their music has been described as art rock or experimental pop. Their guitar-based songs typically combine melodies with the complex time signatures and tempo changes associated with post rock. Occasional falsetto vocals and the use of effects pedals (delay in particular) are also characteristic of their sound.
Soaring, beat-afflicted Post-Gaze New Wave, inducing moments of hair-raising and hip-thrusting? Yes please.
Some have described PAPA vs PRETTY as certain to “rock your face”. Others have urged you “catch them before they explode into a fireball of fame that is too bright for your puny mortal eyes to look at”.
Drum Media put it a little more simply when they said “…may god, strike me down if it isn’t the greatest thing I’ve heard all year…the arrival of what should soon be a formidable talent.”
Sarah Hopkins is a unique Australian composer-performer, highly acclaimed for her visionary music and inspiring performances for cello, harmonic overtone singing, handbells, choir and the celestial Harmonic Whirlies of her own creation. With a strong background and training in classical music, over the years she has moved into the realm of holistic music and developed a very distinctive compositional voice.
Nocturnal Graves were a blackened thrash metal band from Victoria, Australia. Formed in 2004, the band includes/has included members of influential Australian bands such as Deströyer 666, Gospel Of The Horns and Hobbs' Angel of Death. After a number of demos, Nocturnal Graves signed to Nuclear War Now! Productions and released their debut full length 'Satan's Cross' in 2007. The band split up in September 2010.
Aveira Skies are a 5 piece metalcore act hailing from Perth, Western Australia. They made their debut in the Perth music scene mid 2011 and haven't slowed down since. After supporting big national acts Heroes for Hire and Northlane and debuting their EP "Longer Than Flesh, Longer Than Ashes" which has just appeared on the iTunes Bestsellers list for metal alongside acts such as Northlane, The Amity Affliction and Slipknot, Aveira Skies will be spending 2012 making a big impact on the Australian metal scene.
Formed 1989 by David Bridie and Helen Mountfort (members of Not Drowning Waving) Like their former band, My Friend The Chocolate Cake's music can be seen to straddle the worlds of ambient and world music, with an emphasis on piano and violin-led acoustic music. Influences range from the obvious (such as Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Celtic folk music), to the less obvious (such as John Cale and Talk Talk).
Diesel is an up-and-coming dubstep producer from the UK who often distributes his music through Inspector Dubplate. Characterized by insanely tweaked percussion and fiercely filthy basslines. http://www.youtube.com/DieselBeatsUK
Sydney, Australia.
2005-present The Paper Scissors have gone from party band du jour, off the back of We Don’t Walk and Yamanote Line from their 2007 debut Less Talk More Paper Scissors, to now being one of the solid forces in Australian music. The Sydney based lads built a snowball from their live shows and high rotation radio play on Triple J and community radio, as well as a leg up from high profile spots on TV ads and major network shows. They toured relentlessly, with headline spots of their own and major festivals such as Falls, Playground Weekender and Southbound.
Formed In: 03/03/2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Genre: Hardcore/Metal
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Jack McWhinney - Vocals
Josh Todaro - Drums
Stephen Patti - Guitar
Ben Mouritz - Guitar
Jacko Hewitt - Bass Biography:
Delawarewolves have been playing packed out shows across Australia along side some of the nations largest hardcore bands, as well as some international acts. The 5-piece hardcore band pumps up the crowd with a party atmosphere, sing-a-long choruses and an energetic new sound.
Arbour Lane are an Australian 5-piece ambient metalcore / djentcore band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 2011. The band is comprised of Vocalist Thomas Savage, Guitarists' Edward Sklavos and Michael Perks, Bass player Alex Miller and Drummer Cameron Hull. They are currently unsigned and in the process of writing their first EP (which is set for a late 2012 / early 2013 release). In the meantime, their demo's and more information can be found at: Facebook - Facebook.com/Arbourlane