Silent Machine, the debut album from Australia’s Twelve Foot Ninja is a fascinating and fun record from a quirky, original band. On its Australian release it hit number 4 in the AIR (Australian Independent Record Labels Association) chart and the band’s videos have garnered more than one million YouTube hits.Continue reading
Tag Archives: Experimental Rock
Master Musicians Of Bukkake – Far West
From the savage burst of noise that opens ‘White Mountain’, slowly draining down into a constant drum beat and gradual instrumentation, to the twinkling, fairy light synths that close ‘Circular Ruins’ this group of Seattle experimentalists do their utmost to confuse, delight and assault the listener with their latest album.Continue reading
Prog From Down Under – An Interview With Karnivool
2013 is turning out to be quite a special year for Australian progressive metallers, Karnivool. A critically acclaimed new album Asymmetry adding significant numbers to an already burgeoning fan base, more side projects than is probably healthy for one band, a sold out homecoming Australian tour already under their belts AND several highly commended European festival appearances to boot, this is already turning out to be a pretty special year for the Aussies. Ghost Cult caught up with guitarist Mark Hosking in Melbourne to reflect on the band’s 2013 so far and the months ahead….Continue reading
Disappears – Era
Chicago’s Disappears have been an interesting, if sometimes frustrating band to follow. Their garage rock sound, typically drenched in reverb, tremolo and plenty of distortion is fairly straightforward on the surface. But listen closely and there are subtle nods to everything from Krautrock, deathrock, shoegaze, psychedelia and funk. Suddenly they become a monstrously groovy prospect. Their first two albums, Lux and Guider set them apart as a band to watch. But the momentum was somewhat derailed thanks to a lacklustre third outing on Pre Language.Continue reading
Skewed Sensibilities – An Interview With Tomahawk
Trevor Dunn is not just one of the best bassists ever to be associated with heavy music, but in the world. His long resume of accomplishments alone would more than fill this space and he is still carving out new sonic territory all the time. He is most known in popular circles through his long association with Mike Patton as a member of Mr. Bungle and now in Tomahawk. Oddfellows (Ipecac) came out in January, and Tomahawk is hitting the road again so this was a good time to chat with Trevor and find out all about the band and his path as an artist.Continue reading
Nine Lives – An Interview With Baroness
Baroness looked set to make their mark as world-beaters once and for all last year, with a highly-acclaimed double album, and a huge tour underway. But their prospects took a pretty bleak turn after a near-catastrophic bus crash in the UK. Luckily, the band made a full recovery and they’re now about to resume their tour duties in support of Yellow & Green, a fixture in many last December’s best-of lists. Guitarist Peter Adams was happy to share his thoughts on the ordeal, the way it affected the band and crew, and their individual members.Continue reading
Welcome To McDonalds, Can I Take Your Order? – Interview with the Melvins
The Melvins are without a doubt one of the most influential bands within the rock, grunge and metal scene. Their latest musical exploit is an album full of covers, entitled Everyone Loves Sausages. Mat Davies sat down with drummer Dale Crover and they discussed the new record, their sense of humor and curating festivals.Continue reading
Tomahawk – Oddfellows
In the often bloated and hype-filled league of supergroups, Tomahawk stand apart. There seems to be very little in the way of expectation, either from within the band or out. Combine this with frontman Mike Patton’s near continuous left-field release schedule means they are free to release their new record, Oddfellows, without the kind of pressure that surrounded the likes of Audioslave or Velvet Revolver.Continue reading