Sweater Curse
Recorded by Reuben Aptroot
Mixed by Luke Thomson
Recorded at Sonic Masala Festival, Brisbane, 13th August, 2016
If you mix the vocal stylings on The Cure’s Robert Smith and Beth Orton with the rawness of early output from Bloc Party, you arrive at the sound that Sweater Curse output.
This particular set was captured at one of their first shows and are a band to watch out for in 2017.
Tralala Blip
Recorded by Eileen Tierney
Mixed by Branko Cosic
Recorded at The Foundry, Brisbane, 21 October, 2016.
Hailing from Lismore on New South Wales’ North Coast, Tralala Blip are a 5 piece ensemble armed with devices that create electronic pulses and beats that feed into reverberation units that produce lush swells of sound that mesmerises the senses in the live arena with visuals accompanying the audio to complete the experience.
The group was founded by Randolf Reimann who ran electronica workshops for young people of mixed abilities in 2007. Three of the workshop participants wanted to continue making music and came together to form Tralala Blip, which has taken from the local halls of Lismore to the Sydney Opera House and around Europe.
Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 15th of January 2017.
Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.