{"id":11167,"date":"2013-06-01T14:43:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T04:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuartbuchanan.com\/?post_type=portfolio&p=11167"},"modified":"2021-01-30T23:35:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T23:35:31","slug":"new-weird-australia-sixes-twelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stuartbuchanan.com\/archives\/2013\/06\/01\/new-weird-australia-sixes-twelves\/","title":{"rendered":"New Weird Australia, Sixes and Twelves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSixes and Twelves<\/em>, the first New Weird Australia compilation release of 2013, explores the guitar in all its varied forms and nuances.
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Sleeve Notes.<\/strong>
\nCompiled by Andrew Tuttle.<\/em>
\nSixes and Twelves, the first New Weird Australia compilation release of 2013, explores the guitar in all its varied forms and nuances. Over twenty-six tracks on two \u2018albums\u2019, six, twelve, and four string guitars are plucked, scraped, strummed, treated and picked to within an inch of tangible existence, before regularly being brought back into the realm of the recognisable.
\nThe result of an extensive call out by New Weird Australia in early 2013, Sixes and Twelves is the end result of over seventy submissions received \u2013 all of which highlighted the world-class approaches to abstract guitar music hiding in Australia.
\nSixes and Twelves highlights the adaptability of the guitar, a staple instrument in popular music throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, to be subverted within innovative and experimental creative approaches. From Kris Keogh\u2019s Stowaway, a glitched out guitar and vocal paean from another dimension; to Sadglint\u2019s Overture, a one man guitar symphony; to the heavy demonic de-constructive dirges of Bad Astrology by Bonnie Mercer (of Dead River and Grey Daturas); Sixes and Twelves spans an incredibly broad array of modern guitar experimentation.<\/p>\n

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Tracklisting.<\/strong>
\nPart One
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\n1. Kris Keogh \u2013 Stowaway (04:13) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n2. Pale Earth \u2013 Okuribito (03:38) (previously unreleased, from forthcoming debut on Someone Good)<\/em>
\n3. Clinton Green \u2013 Night At Uluru (02:39) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n4. Bonnie Mercer \u2013 Bad Astrology (05:27) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n5. Golden Bats \u2013 One Shipwreck After Another (03:01) (from Golden Bats V, self released)
\n6. A Demon Sheen \u2013 The Mask of Ultimate Embarassment and Shame (08:12)\u00a0(previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n7. Seth Rees \u2013 Darkbeaut [edit] (04:10)\u00a0(previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n8. Afxjim \u2013 Money Not In Pocket, Money Not Your (05:20) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n9. Paperclip Galaxy \u2013 Time-Waster (05:12)\u00a0(previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n10. Hinterlandt \u2013 Tired Of This (04:10) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n11. The Children\u2019s Encyclop\u00e6dia \u2013 A Rope Walk Over A Mile Long (06:11) (previously unreleased, out-take from The Piece Of The Earth That Broke Off, 4-4-2 Music)<\/em>
\n12. St. Jambience \u2013 Sunspots (03:29) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n13. mumble(speak) \u2013 Mysterious Answering Machine Message (05:01) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\nPart Two<\/strong>
\n1. stephenfox \u2013 Chops (03:03) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n2. Brain Drain \u2013 Return to Frontier [4kHz mirror edit] (02:24) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n3. Kristian Roberts \u2013 Start-Start-Finish-Finish (01:34)
\n4. Marisa Allen \u2013 It Was Always Better When You Were Around (05:18) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n5. Sadglint \u2013 Overture (02:41) (from Sadglint, self released)<\/em>
\n6. Cuckoos \u2013 Unbe (03:53) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n7. Drive West Today \u2013 Two Twelve (04:02) (from Pardon? Acousmatic Ecology Part 2, self released)<\/em>
\n8. Julian Day \u2013 Terminal (09:21) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n9. Christian Moraga \u2013 Hyperreal (03:40) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n10. Software Of Seagulls \u2013 Carve Silence Into Me (04:46) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n11. Hans Christian Bischof \u2013 Sour Grapes (05:52) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\n12. The Mystic Shithead \u2013 All Revolutions Must Come To An End (10:13) (from The International Solipsist\u2019s Convention, self released)<\/em>
\n13. Arundel \u2013 Flourish (04:28) (previously unreleased)<\/em>
\nCompiled by Andrew Tuttle.
\nDesign by Dan Vaughn,\u00a0stands.in.circles@gmail.com<\/a>
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Press.<\/strong>
\n\u201cSixes And Twelves is the first release this year from the compelling New Weird Australia, a collective that rightly stands as one of the most prolific patrons of experimental, eclectic and downright bizarre musicianship currently operative in this country. I encourage you to immerse yourself in the label\u2019s myriad of free releases. At worst, you will be intrigued; at best, you will see Australian music from a different angle, ideally with eyes anew. This accessible and remarkably focused compilation is a more-than-worthy exemplar of the latter \u2026 Such is the sheer resonance of the guitar \u2014 a timeless emblem of estrangement from Leadbelly to Glenn Branca via Kevin Shields \u2014 that the \u2018experimentation\u2019 of this album ultimately comes across as democratic, genuinely warm and playful rather than highbrow and alienating.\u201d
\n4ZZZ Brisbane, June 2013<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cOne of the institutions behind new alternative music in Australia releases a much anticipated compilation. Compiled by\u00a0Andrew Tuttle,\u00a0Sixes & Twelves<\/em>\u00a0is the latest offering from\u00a0New Weird Australia.\u00a0The twenty-six track compilation is an exploration of the guitar in all shapes and forms \u2026 highly recommend taking advantage of this free download.\u201d
\nAll I Do Is Listen, June 2013<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cIf you\u2019ve never heard of New Weird Australia then baby, you\u2019re in for a treat. With\u00a0Sixes and Twelves<\/em>, New Weird Australia have released 21 compilations of experimental Australian music to date, which means you\u2019ve got a lot of catching up to do (I\u2019m a fan of this one).\u00a0Sixes and Twelves<\/em>\u00a0\u201cexplores the guitar in all its varied forms and nuances.\u201d Essentially what that means is a lot of weird shit which might make you rethink what you can do with six strings (or twelve).\u201d
\nThe Vine, June 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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