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Mat Robins is one of the nicest guys in the Melbourne music scene and when he isn’t producing or helping other artists with their music he is busy with his own band – the might Cicadastone.
Well the boys have been hard at work over the past few months and the result is the magnificent new album – Cold Chamber. Recently Dave Griffiths sat down and had a chat with Mat to see what people can expect from the album.
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Prog rockers Wheel are dropping their new, Resident Human, album this Friday through Wild Thing Records so we chatted to them on the show this week.
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Such has been the demand for tickets, acclaimed singer songwriter James Reyne has announced a further 6 dates on his national tour, THE BOYS LIGHT UP 41. There is a second show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Sunday June 6 and five new shows for Palms at Crown, Melbourne with a show per month commencing August 7.
Australian Crawl’s iconic song THE BOYS LIGHT UP chalked up its 40th anniversary last year. With the accompanying tour postponed due to Covid, it’s now celebrating 41 years with 21 concert dates across the country!
‘The Boys Light Up’ was written by James Reyne, and featured on the album of the same name, released in 1980 on EMI. It was Australian Crawl’s debut album and also featured ‘Indisposed’, ‘Downhearted’, ‘Beautiful People’ and ‘Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama’.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see James Reyne and his incredible band live on THE BOYS LIGHT UP 41 Tour – tickets on sale now at www.jamesreyne.com.au.
Tour Dates
Fri April 9 Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield
Sat April 10 Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Sat April 17 Nightquarter, Birtinya
Sun April 18 Miami Marketta, Miami – SOLD OUT
Fri April 23 Anitas Theatre, Wollongong
Sat April 24 Anitas Theatre, Wollongong – SOLD OUT
Fri May 7 Palais Theatre, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Sat May 15 The Gov, Adelaide
Sun May 16 The Gov, Adelaide
Fri May 28 Astor Theatre, Perth
Sat May 29 Astor Theatre, Perth
Sat June 5 Toronto Hotel, Toronto
Sun June 6 Enmore Theatre, Sydney – SOLD OUT
Fri June 11 The Tivoli, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
Sat June 12 The Tivoli, Brisbane
Sat August 7 Palms at Crown, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Sat September 4 Palms at Crown, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Sat October 2 Palms at Crown, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Sat November 6 Palms at Crown, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Sat November 27 Enmore Theatre, Sydney – NEW SHOW
Sat December 4 Palms at Crown, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Acolyte have exploded back into the heavy music scene with rapturous applause since their return.
Unleashing an ambitious 10 minute single that painted a vibrant musical landscape of theatrical melodies, crushing riffs, soaring leads and exemplary technical musicianship, Acolyte’s ‘Entropy’ has set the wheels in motion and can now be named as the official title track to the quintet’s new album.
Acolyte have officially unveiled that their new album ‘Entropy’ will be released on May 14th 2021 via Wild Thing Records and Blood Blast Distribution.
Continuing the path of ambition and artistry, Acolyte have now jumped to the chapter in their story called ‘Clarity’, and have revealed an animated music video that is both psychedelic and mesmerising in nature. This is a truly collaborative work highlighting talent in the Australian prog-metal scene. Ben Rechter from Circles duets with Morgan-Leigh on the track and Adrian Goleby of Caligula’s Horse directed the video.
Whereas Entropy was about ‘the hard truth’ and an adventure full of power and discovery, Clarity is a more mournful entry in this diary that Morgan-Leigh describes as ‘Rock Bottom’.
“Rock bottom; Clarity provides warmth in our darkest hour. I wrote this song from the point of view of someone at their very lowest point, not knowing where to go, what to do or who to turn to. On the bathroom floor, broken; alone; after staring into a mirror, and not recognising the reflection they see any longer.
Featuring Ben Richter from Circles, this track offers a sense of helplessness and sadness. Ben and I present a conversation between two voices in one mind, warm and cold, reaching a pinnacle of raw, desperate, sadness before coming back down to a resolution, ‘I can let it go’. When I sent the track to Ben, I discussed with him that I was searching for someone who could deliver a very warm and nurturing vocal that would contrast my tormented, insecure delivery. Ben is so talented and just knew exactly what I was after. The result speaks for itself and is one of my favourite instalments on the record.”
‘Entropy’ is a confrontationally dark, raw, emotional, conceptual body of work, containing career defining performances from all members that is both crushingly cinematic and timeless in character.
Acolyte’s stunning second studio offering ‘Entropy’ has been brought to life by award-winning producers Prasheen Naran and Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus) at Melbourne’s Sing Sing Recording Studios.
“The way these stories could be told with such pain, aggression, subtlety, melody, angst, torture, torment and tension… I loved it all”, continues Brown. Turning her attention to the material of the band’s forthcoming album, she states: “This is the most vulnerable, relatable and passionately raw I have been artistically” Commissioning critically-acclaimed and national award winning artist Liz Gridley, the artistry of ‘Entropy’ extends beyond the music alone. Guided by Acolyte vocalist Morgan-Leigh Brown’s visions, Gridley produced three original oil paintings for use with the new album.
“Entropy is a fully realised conceptual record exploring the early stages of ‘loss’. Presented like diary entries, the record ebbs and flows through an array of actions, feelings & emotions that are commonly experienced when trying to ground ones self all while carrying the early weight of trauma. Though lyrically the songs relate to me personally, I have tried to expand on those ideas & simplify my thoughts in order to make the songs & topics feel more broadly familiar to the listener. Hopefully anyone who has experienced the loss of something/someone they love, or even a part of themselves will find refuge & a sense of release from this musical adventure. This record is very dark, lonely & cold in its tone & attitude.
A lot of this record is written from an internal point of view threading title tracks together with whispers (mimicing a loud, manic mind) & winds of change taking the listener from one musical instalment to the next. I have erred on the side of giving a very raw, primal, & at times theatrical vocal performance to best portray how raw & real these topics are. The producer and I spoke early on about not overly editing my vocal takes so that the emotion behind the performances became the focus.
Sean from Elephant Gun stops by to have a chat with Subculture about the band’s brand new album Now To Survive.
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This week on Subculture we chatted to Richie Kotzen about his killer new album with Adrian Smith.
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Danny Bowes from Thunder stopped by Subculture this week to have a chat about the band’s brand new album All The Right Noises which is out next week.