BLACK MARKET NOISE.

A new weekly night of noise and punk curated by Bryce Sweatman (Pathetic Human, Chrome Dome) at Noise Bar in Brunswick. Psychward Vs. RSI are playing under new name Junk Sick at the first one with some other ripping dudes.

PSYCHWARD VS. RSI - HOLLOW ALTAR DOWNLOAD.

From Magik Crowbar:

Fucked experimental 'plunder-electronics' made by two derro punk kids from Melbourne, Australia. Potentially harsh, seasonally abstract and hypnotic. Blown speaker, dodgy pedal, Mount Everest Beug (double meaning) intake, one track dictaphone, broken mixer, beer fuck. Altered States and Magik Crowbar split release in edition of thirty recycled cassettes.

Yup. TG put this up for download here.

Coming out over the next few months: Die Trip Computer Die CS, Xentos/T Barrow circuit bending CS, Nerve City CS, Undecisive God C54, Radical Creation C20 + Nocastle compilation C60.

INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONFERENCE.

Since 2004 Rat Bastards INC festival in Miami has become an institution for the USA noise underground. It's no laptop / no droning / no money / no bullshit / 15 minute sets approach and levels of inclusion has set it apart from any normal noise festival to become the most invigorating 3 days on the USA festival calendar. In recent times Rat has been taking the concept on the road and this year Australia gets its first taste in Sydney on the 20th of May and Melbourne on the 21st.

Melbourne features: Psychward (first solo performance) / Dotåbåtå / Chaos Warrior / Cult of the Placenta Head / Reunion Sacred Ibis / Poison Sockets / FTRG / Undecisive God / Social Climber / Radical Creation / Aktion Unit / Juarez / The Multifunctional Gut Of Fish / Psychward / Lloyd Honeybrook / Furchick / Oranj Punjabi / Gauntlet / Rod Cooper / Hex on the Beach / Sean Baxter / Incompetent Cervix / Marco Fusinato / Dead Boomers / Occult Blood / Wife / Heil Spirits / Ebola Disco / Nomex (NZ) / Leslie Keffer (USA) / Graham Moore (USA) / Laundry Room Squelchers (USA)

RSI @ BARKLY ST VIDEO.

ASTRO - "GAS" LIVE CD-R.

Late last year I was lucky enough to catch an ear-blistering set by long-running noise lord Hiroshi Hasegawa at local watering hole The Gasometer. Hasegawa was a member of legendary group C.C.C.C. before adopting the Astro moniker and taking his path of sonic destruction into space. This close to forty-minute long set is one of the best examples of pure Noise I’ve ever had the chance to encounter. The show was no chinstroke seminar either; between the blasts of electronics, you can hear stoked shouts emanating from several members of Melbourne’s noise cognoscenti. 50 copies on sprayed CD-R’s, cover by Mark Groves.

REVIEWS.

Andrew Macintosh reviewed the MSLMSLMSLABC tape here and Sean Prescott reviewed the Brassskulls CD-R and Reunion Sacred Ibis / Mitchell Brennan split here.

REUNION SACRED IBIS - 2XLYF C20.

This here is a one-sided recycled tape with 20 minutes of live Reunion Sacred Ibis. The first set is from the Barkly St. backyard. Rain was dripping on my mixer, so I had to cut it short. The second is from Ovens St. Warehouse and sounds pretty fuk'n sweet really, not sure how that happened. I think it was the only time I've played that I haven't been high, go figure... 40 copies.

THE FUTURIANS - "SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED" C21.

The Futurians are a punk band from New Zealand who deal in sci-fi influenced psychedelics. Some Assembly Required compiles five tracks previously released in very limited runs on lathes and CD-R's in the last few years. 50 copies on pro-dubbed tapes. Listen to one of the tracks here.

MARCH 12TH, SUNSHINE + GREASE.

Full Fucking Moon are psychedelic space cadets from NZ, feat. Torben Tilly of Minit/Garbage & The Flowers infame. Prehistoric Fuckin' Moron brings his mind-altering freakout to Melbourne from Sydney/another galaxy. Javier Frisco from Perth washes in with waves of drone. Reunion Sacred Ibis builds up a cacophony of sound with layers of Nintendo DS and tape piss. Mad Nanna crafts messy poppy with an ill-bent and a good heart.

3pm
Gold coin donation entry.