Review: Emerald City presented by Queensland Theatre

Submitted by joannal on Mon, 17/02/2020 - 12:55

A Boon for Queensland Theatre to Share Fifty Years of Australian Theatre with the Esteemed Playwright and Literary Legend, David Williamson

 

David Williamson’s iconic Emerald City from 1987 launched Queensland Theatre’s momentous 50th Season in 2020. In celebration for the opening night, the audience were treated to meeting on stage the most produced Australian playwright in history; who, coincidently is also celebrating his half-century in Australian theatre!

 

Lite Fails: The End Of The World Has Already Happened

Submitted by chrisc on Mon, 17/02/2020 - 09:31

<p><span><span>- “<em>I was safe but restless in Brisbane</em>”, said the man behind Lite Fails; time to create some ambient music, then! Composer, historian and archival explorer <strong>Henry Reese </strong>has been quite an agile explorer of Australia’s early, recorded audio heritage. His work to date, as far as I’m aware, has been more of a historical excavation, rather than composition: digging up both the written records and the forgotten shellac that contains the earliest echoes of an audible Australia.

Steve Spacek

Submitted by charlottec on Mon, 17/02/2020 - 09:02
The third album on Black Focus continues the South London tradition, but this time in the form of one of the originators: a triple OG, Steve Spacek. Spacek recently released a solo record through Alexander Nut’s imprint Eglo, dBridge's Exit Records as Blackpocket, following on from his work with Ninja Tune under the Beat Spacek moniker, and collaboration with Mark Pritchard as Africa HiTech on Warp. He's also made formative work with legendary artists J Dilla, Raphael Saddiq, Q Tip, Common and made early drum'n'bass tunes with his brother dBridge. It’s an incredible career resume and an honour to be releasing this new work. 'HOUSES' sees Spacek return to his Detroit influences, with house music at the heart of this record as its foundation but as with all Spacek's releases, it transcends genre and focuses more on swing, melody and feeling. There's elements of soul, jazz & r&b interlaced within the DNA of his electronic music, alongside his signature falsetto vocals. The entire project was produced using iPhone and iPad apps, an approach Steve champions and feels liberated by using technology to join the past with the present.

Prophet: Don't Forget It

Submitted by chrisc on Mon, 17/02/2020 - 08:58

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>- If it was possible for engineers and scientists to harness pure amounts of stoked-ness and in turn convert it into a useful energy source, my output in the lead up to Prophetʼs new record, well it would have easily filled up Elonʼs battery in South Australia many times over. 2018ʼs <em>Wanna Be Your Man</em> had me buzzing more than a four-year-old on an afternoonʼs worth of red cordial. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Tame Impala: The Slow Rush

Submitted by chrisc on Fri, 14/02/2020 - 16:57

<p><span><span>- Tame Impala’s fourth studio album <em>The Slow Rush</em> landed today. An album examining time and the curious relationship we have with it; our nostalgia for the past and anxiety about the future. Since the release of 2015’s <em>Currents</em> <strong>Kevin Parker</strong> has headlined Coachella, sold out international stadiums, collaborated with artists from <strong>Lady Gaga </strong>to <strong>ASAP Rocky</strong> and well-and-truly become a household name.

SET-TOP BOX: TV Guide Test

Submitted by chrisc on Fri, 14/02/2020 - 16:50

<p><span><span>- There exists a murky, decrepit space in Australian music for a breed of punk that can only be described as pure filth. Characterised by shouted, barely discernible vocals, fuzzy guitars meeting shrill budget keys, and garage production values, it sounds sort of like the 240 pixel club of the Australian music scene.

Girl and Girl

Girl and Girl are a four-piece garage rock band that sound perhaps if Dave Faulkner, and a distant less talented relative of David Bowie had a love child in the twenty first century. Girl and Girl isn’t just a band, they’re a family, literally, with brothers Coby and Jayden Williams on bass and lead guitar respectably, alongside front man Kai Aubort and his Aunty Melissa James on drums. 

Khruangbin & Leon: Texas Sun

Submitted by chrisc on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 16:36

-There are a few reasons why Khruangbin and Leon Bridges make ideal collaborators. The former makes a hypnotic style of psychedelic groove, the latter is an old-school soul man – and both artists give the impression their music was recorded in a bygone era. In addition, there’s the fact that both acts are Texan. The four songs on this EP play to the strengths of both artists, placing Bridge’s Marvin Gaye / Sam Cooke croon against the blissed-out funk of Khruangbin.

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