After a year in hibernation, the all powerthrustful Dyke Destroyer are back with a new album of choas, titled “Illuminasty”.

Dyke Destroyer

Dyke Destroyer - "Illuminasty"

17 tracks of pure progressive-gauzecorefunk.
You’ve been warned!

DOWNLOAD HERE

Genre: noise/free-improv/avant-gauzecore/please-make-it-stop

1. Blood Sigil Sperm Magik
2. An Inconvenient Strewth
3. Opus Gei: Spermicide In Our Water Supply
4. Nicegeist
5. lolocaust 2012
6. 5 Things the Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About Dr Reecard Farché
7. Sincerely, Bob Katter AIDS Laboratories Inc.
8. New World Batting Order
9. Reptillian Supremacy: Unlocking the Barnesy Code
10. Concave Earth Society
11. Jizzärd Manifesto (Get The Fuck Up)
12. Liberhymentarian Carbon Taxocalypse
13. Rothschildabuse
14. Brain Compost: An Inside Job?
15. Federal Reserve Wank
16. The Drangus and Stoolia Drone
17. The Skull and Boners False Fag Operation

Brxndxn GxLOLg – gurux
Lichen Dizazle – guixtazle
Txm Bxwn – Txm Bxwn
Dxvd Stxtxttotxt – Gexet
Jizh Axlrosrn – drxmas
Bxndi Swtpntz Xrwxn – Zmplz
Maxat Wxlms – Brz
Dxnoz McXvxr – Spxtz

The remix project is still going but due to various other projects and participants schedules, there is no definite track listing for ‘Volume 5′.

Keep watching this space to see the Volume 5 tracks uploaded as they are completed by the people involved. So far there’s some interesting ones due to be completed soon!

Definite tracks from Studio Tann featuring Alphamama, AM Frequencies, Invader,
Jerry Craib, Rob Cornish, Moz Troniques, Death Valley Burial Ground, Death Breath,
The Ghost of John Cage, Spine and Andrew Mortensen with possible tracks from: Suburban Dark, Thomas Kilroy, Ehsan Paksima, Jules Ambrosine, Todd Jacobs,
Matt Roberts, Dyke Destroyer, Anklepants, Comatone & Miss Chloe.

Scott was the main drummer of noise/punk/grindcore band Death Breath..
In 2001 he gained public attention in the Sydney underground music scene as the vocalist/lyricist of the bizarre rock/metal band Chewed Food.
Scott was funny guy, with a cheeky sense of humour and a wild imagination and a warm heart and passion for music.

Scott will be missed by all who knew him.
He was 32 years old.

In light of this sad news, AM Frequencies will pull out the Chewed Food archives and look into completing unfinished material that Scott and Andrew had been working on over the past few years.

Also, Scott’s first classical composition “Classical Trash”, written in 1997, will be orchestrated by Andrew Mortensen in the near future and available here as an exclusive download.

Also related, as part of the Re-Fleshed remix project, a Death Breath rework of the track “Seeds of Red” is currently in progress for Volume 5. It will be their first collaboration in more than 12 years.

If you wish to leave your condolences, please feel free to do so here
If you wish to download one of Chewed Food’s last live performances please email me via: slimeymorts[at]gmail[dot]com
Hear Scott is his all glory on the mic. [Not for the fainthearted]

Squat Club were one of the most unique bands to emerge on the Sydney scene.
The band exploded out of Sydney’s underground in 2008, playing a series of shows to ever-growing audiences, before disbanding in early 2009 as members scattered the globe.

The band returned to Australia in early 2010 to finish and launch this album with 2 packed shows in Sydney, before disbanding yet again.

Just recently, this amazing debut record has been remixed and remastered and reissued through Bird’s Robe Records.

Check it out below and do yourself a favour, and put this in your ears!

Squat Club (circa 2009)

(Rumour has it there was a malfunction in their parallel-universe-travel-contraption, and they were sucked into a Wormhole… but that doesn’t make sense because the members have been sighted around the globe…. or are they CLONES!!!????)

CLONES??!?!?!?

Science-fiction jokes aside, Slimey Things might just still have a new album on the way, but details are scarce.

Before the hiatus, the band went into The Brain to lay down the drums and rough guitars, bass and saxophone for a new album. Nick Soole then continued to work on the album from his ‘Gamma Ray Gun Productions’ studio.

Here’s hoping that the album will be completed sometime in 2012.

In the meantime, here’s what the members (or clones…???) are currently up to:

• NICK SOOLE (founder, composer, vocals, guitar)
  

  Nick Soole

Nick is currently residing in Los Angeles and is working on the music to several Australian and American short films.
He is also currently involved with composer Christopher Young‘s
Tilden House Residency Program.
For more info and music samples visit his new website:
www.nicksoole.com or subscribe to his blog www.nicksoole.blogspot.com

Prior to leaving for the USA, Nick completed his second project for progressive music label The Bird’s Robe.
This one, again under the moniker of The Bird’s Robe Collaboration Band, is entitled
“Still Scores” and is based upon a series of illustrations by graphic design artist Jarrod Elvin (who has done artwork/video for Slimey Things’ last album,
“Quantum Reality T.V”).
The album is a mad mix of and all things you’d expect from a Bird’s Robe Collaboration project – eclectic, creative, varied and driving prog-rock.

The “Still Scores” line-up features:

• Brendan Gloag – guitar (Day of the Meerkat)
• Shan Abey – guitar (pirate)
• Lachlan Kerr – keyboards / synths (Godswounds)
• Matt Williams – bass (Adrift For Days)
• Alex O’ Toole – drums / percussion / voice (Captain Kickarse and the Awesomes)
• Nick Soole – sound Design / programming / voice / acoustic Guitar (Slimey Things)

Please support this label/collective by purchasing the album HERE or pick up a copy at a Bird’s Robe hosted event.

• MATT WARD – drums & percussion
  

  Matt Ward

Matt has been busy with a few things since the hiatus.
He is currently involved with 10-piece afro/latin/roots group, Brass Knuckles.
http://www.myspace.com/brassknucklebeats

Brass Knuckles also includes members of other Sydney groups such as Jimmy Swouse & The Angry Darts, The Bakery and The BZNZZ.
They play around Sydney now & then, so keep an eye out and catch a show – great vibe and atmosphere!

Matt has also recently hooked up with, Jon Kenner, who was the original drummer for eclectic rock outfit, The Captain’s Package.
With Jon, Matt is playing drums to what he describes as “dark and moody roots/rock, ala Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen…”.
The band consists of Jon Kenner (ex-The Captain’s Package) on vocals/keys, David Sattout (The Angry Darts) on guitar, Matt Williams (Adrift For Days, Captains) on bass-ukulele and Matt Ward on drums/percussion.

He’s also working on his solo material in his small studio.
Maybe we’ll see another Cohnan Wildstyle?

Also, amongst all is musical happenings, Matt is about to open an antique ‘junk’ store.
The shop is called “Drunk On The Moon” and you can check out his official webpage here for more info.

• IAN PIETERSE – baritone & alto saxophone
  

  Ian Pieterse

Ian, as always, is in high demand for his skills on the saxophone. Amongst session work, DJ gigs and teaching, he is also a member of – along with Matt – Brass Knuckles.

Not long after Slimey Things went into (permanent?) hibernation,
Ian formed a new project with members of Darth Vegas, Rica Tetas, Jimmy Swouse & The Angry Darts & Mr Bamboo. The new project goes by the name of Killsong and a recent blurb describes them as:

Killsong write ugly music for beautiful people. Songs about poisonous, vengeful hotdogs and amorous encounters with rabbits. Featuring members of Darth Vegas, Rica Tetas, Jimmy Swouse & The Angry Darts & Mr Bamboo, the band has been described by the only true gauge of quality, three drunk punters, as: “occasionally powerful”, “quite confusing” and “too complicated for me to understand”.

Another group which Ian is busy with is the legendary Frank Zappa tribute band, Petulant Frenzy. This band consists of some of the hottest, most in demand musicians in Sydney/Australia and their live shows are definitely worth catching.

• TRISTAN BAKER – guitar, backing vocals, laptop, synths
  

  Tristan Baker

Tristan has been focusing on his film production since the hiatus of Slimey Things. He has been managing and producing various things in film & television.

He also has been working on sound design and short scores for film and television.
http://www.moonbaker.com.au/

• ANDREW MORTENSEN – bass

Andrew Mortensen

Andrew has been busy with a few things since the hiatus of Slimey Things.

Amongst working on the successful remix project, he has been busy with prog-metal band Serious Beak, who recently released their debut album and had their album launch to a packed house.
The album, which is receiving great reviews, can be purchased HERE.

As usual, Andrew is also working on Volume 5 of the “Re-Fleshed” project. The next volume should start to become available January 2012. Artists that are rumoured to have tracks on this one include, The Alphamama with Studio Tann & AM Frequencies, AM Frequencies, Techinfect, Jerry Craib (bluejuice), Rob Cornish, Matt Roberts, Miss Chloe, Greg Seiler, Anklepants, The Ghost of John Cage, Dyke Destroyer vs AM Frequencies, Invader and  Moz Troniquz.

Over two years in the making, Andrew’s black metal project, Död, is finally nearing completion. Vocal recording and rough mixes are currently in progress. He’s hoping it will be completed around March/April.

Also planned is a recording for his ‘doom-blues’ project, Death Valley Burial Ground. Ideas and very rough demos have been made and proper recording is planned to take place mid 2012.

These guys are one serious band, with some of the most original music I’ve heard in a long time and their live shows will break your face!

Pirate’s debut album ‘Left Of Mind’ was released on Friday September 2nd through Bird’s Robe Records and is available now at www.birdsrobe.bandcamp.com.
With growing recognition and rapidly increasing support, Pirate captivate all who listen.

Check out the album below, and support this awesome band and grab a copy!

The title of the album is “Huxwhukw” and is an eccentric amalgamation of mind-melting, toe-tapping, psychedelic, progressive and poly-rhythmic discordant music, sure to please fans of Meshuggah, Mastodon, Botch, Mars Volta and King Crimson.

Check out the free download below and pre-order the album.

The album launch will take place 26 November at The Lansdowne Hotel (Corner of City Road and Broadway), Sydney.
Starts 8pm, entry is Free.
Other acts include the amazing pirate and Dumbsaint – BOTH defintely worth checking out!

Facebook event HERE

Hypokondriak is a metal band from Wollongong, NSW, Australia. The band play a style of metal that gets labelled ‘nu-metal’, although they dislike that term.
Fusing heavy, deep bass, with funky drumming and heavy, gritty guitars, these guys are just as good as their USA influences.

The band plan a demo later this year.

Hypokondriak are:
G-man – guitar
Milko – guitar
Mo – bass
Pete – drums

10 – Hypokondriak – ‘Almost Pure (Interlude)’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

10. HYPOKONDRIAK – Almost Pure (Interlude)
Recorded at Hypo studios, October 2010 and March 2011
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen/Hypokondriak

We were just jamming one day back in October last year and someone started playing the middle section. It just grew from there…
- Milko, July 2011

06 – Död – ‘False Prophet’
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the original song from ‘Fleisch’

06. DÖD – ‘False Prophet’
Produced, performed and arranged by Andrew Mortensen
Recorded at AM Frequencies, February 2011
Original music by Andrew Mortensen
© 2011 Andrew Mortensen

Död mainly consists of your typical black metal, but the album also contains 2 long ambient synth tracks, akin to the synth tracks that appear on a few Burzum albums. I got the idea to do a remix using the same synths that are used on the Död album. The original song is in there, but is quite hidden. I guess it could be considered a completely new Död composition, but enough sections and elements from the original track on “Fleisch” are present that it really is a remix/rearrangement, suitable for the “Re-Fleshed” project.
- Andrew Mortensen, April 2011

Rupert Goes Shopping is based in Sydney, Australia and is the largely one man band of RupertG. RupertG has been writing and producing music for 15 years. He switched to electronic music after a run in with a car whilst crossing the road removed some of his fine motor skills in his hands and limited his guitar playing. Rupert Goes Shopping is heavily influenced by bands such as Dimmu Borgir, Opeth and many other Scandinavian Death Metal acts, but is not of the metal genre. They have been labelled ‘Gothic Lullabies’ by some and ‘Sunday Afternoons at the Pub’ by others. They are not sure what genre they fit into, and are hoping they work it out one day…

RupertG uses Propellerhead Software’s Reason and Record for all his compositions. You can find Rupert Goes Shopping at rupertgoes.com and on facebook.com.

05 – Rupert Goes Shopping – ‘Weathermen 2.0′

Weathermen 2.0 by Rupert Goes Shopping

Please support this site’s running costs by purchasing the track on iTunes HERE.

original song from ‘Fleisch’
[See post to listen to audio]

05. RUPERT GOES SHOPPING – Weathermen 2.0
Produced, performed and arranged by Rupert Goes Shopping.
Recorded at Rupert Goes Sound, March 2011.
Original music by Andrew Mortensen.
© 2011 Rupert Goes Shopping /Andrew Mortensen