From the opening whispers of ‘FOUR’ from Sydney-siders alt/prog/weird/instrumental/cinematic/art rock/math/jazz/noise core/synth wave group SEIMS…these sonic landscapes swirl and build to inform the listener that we are indeed not in Kansas anymore.
Spoiler Alert: The following contains gushing, froth and hype. A lot of it. I’m not sorry.
This is a contender for the math/prog release of the year. Maybe just release of the year.
Seims are from Sydney, they play instrumental rock songs so utterly slathered in synths, effects pedals and guitar trickery it’s actually sometimes hard to determine exactly what bits are guitars and which are not! It’s reminiscent of old 8-bit video game music..but with guitars…and drums…anyway this is really engaging stuff! Very inventive! The album … Continue reading Seims – II (2015)
This was a good year for Aussie music.
International Women’s Day raises awareness of the significant lack of female representation in sooo many areas. One place where I hope we can see more equity is here in our local music scene.
What a year. What a huge year. So many things happened, so much new ground, history and monumental changes. Also..a lot of sick music made it’s way to our earholes. I have collected what were the 10 most impacting releases that I spent time with over 2017. They might not have been the biggest, most … Continue reading Its the end of the year as we know it..
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