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Grant Hunter<\/strong>\u2019s cover artwork for the free<\/strong> download compilation, New Weird Australia Volume Two<\/strong> – featuring our country\u2019s endearing emblematic marsupial with black claw outstretched and a murderous fleck in his eye – perfectly illustrates the \u2018Jekyll & Hyde\u2019 binary of the Australian story.<\/p>\n On one side, the world is sold on paradisal visions of Australian reefs and plains, care-free surfers racing down golden sands, and the classic long-shot of a sun-blemished Uluru. On the flip, with just as much fervour, we mythologise and peddle stories of perpetual gangland warfare, malevolent outback serial killers and dingoes eating babies for their morning snack.<\/p>\n If only the same warped duality could be brought to bear on the world\u2019s vision of our musical worth. The exported track record is however largely one-sided – our place as the shiny, electro party-starter of the Southern Hemisphere is unrivalled, along with a seemingly endless passion for rock, culled from a 40-year old tombstone. Ask the world to identify a prominent Australian undercurrent and they will remain largely tight-lipped. Hence New Weird Australia<\/strong> – a project aimed as much at curating a contemporary library of alt-Australiana, as promoting that collection to the rest of the globe.<\/p>\n For Volume Two, we once again represent a strong geographic diversity with music from Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. We embody genre diversity from 21-year-oldWilliam Gardiner<\/strong>\u2019s neo-classical work to the sprawling sample ephemera spread by Newcastle\u2019s Cock Safari<\/strong>; from Maddest Kings Alive<\/strong>\u2019s shoegaze chip-tunes to a seemingly perfect drift plain soundtrack, hewn by Solo Andata\u2019sPaul Fiocco<\/strong>. There are also multiple exclusives from Kharkov, Lucia Draft, Mieli, No Art, Karoshi, Transmissions <\/strong>and Jason (Pretty Boy Crossover) Sweeney\u2019s Panoptique Electrical<\/strong> project, and new work from Broken Chip, Ghoul, Oceans, Sam Price<\/strong> and Splendid Friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In mapping and redefining the local terrain, New Weird Australia <\/strong>represents a new breed of Australian musicians that cast an essential shadow over Australia\u2019s sunny disposition.<\/p>\n (cross-posted from newweirdaustralia.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n New Weird Australia Volume Two, September 2009, NWA002<\/strong><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE (AUDIO & ARTWORK)<\/strong>: 1. OCEANS<\/strong><\/a>, 02 + 03 (5:11) From \u2018album\u2019<\/em> Compiled by Stuart Buchanan<\/strong> & Danny Jumpertz<\/strong> Click artist title for background information and links.<\/em> New Weird Australia<\/strong> is a not-for-profit initiative established to promote eclectic and experimental Australian music. Free compilations are available to download every two months from www.newweirdaustralia.com<\/a>. Contributions from Australian musicians and designers are welcomed and encouraged – submission details and terms can be found on the ‘New Weird Australia’ site<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grant Hunter\u2019s cover artwork for the free download compilation, New Weird Australia Volume Two – featuring our country\u2019s endearing emblematic marsupial with black claw outstretched and a murderous fleck in his eye – perfectly illustrates the \u2018Jekyll & Hyde\u2019 binary of the Australian story. 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\n2. GHOUL<\/strong><\/a>, Swimming Pool (Remix) (3:04) From \u2019Swimming Pool\u2019<\/em>
\n3. WILLIAM GARDINER<\/strong><\/a>, Sonance Arboreal (4:39) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n4. SAM PRICE<\/strong><\/a>, AutoHackney (5:28) From \u2018Rand\u2019<\/em>
\n5. BROKEN CHIP<\/strong><\/a>, Summer Stars (5:06) From \u2018POWWOW Seven\u2019<\/em>
\n6. KHARKOV<\/strong><\/a>, Crustacean (3:12) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n7. COCK SAFARI<\/strong><\/a>, 8MH (6:36) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n8. LUCIA DRAFT<\/strong><\/a>, Not Interested (1:16) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n9. MIELI<\/strong><\/a>, Hometime (3:34) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n10. KAROSHI<\/strong><\/a>, Re-Animate Me (2:44) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n11. NO ART<\/strong><\/a>, Fight In The Nocturnal House (3:56) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n12. TRANSMISSIONS<\/strong><\/a>, Staring At Lightning Strikes, Catching Every One (2:45) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n13. PANOPTIQUE ELECTRICAL<\/strong><\/a>, We Was Them (7:32) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n14. MADDEST KINGS ALIVE<\/strong><\/a>, Measels (4:05) Previously unreleased<\/em>
\n15. SPLENDID FRIENDS<\/strong><\/a>, Holy Shears (1:42) From \u2018Summer Moon Illusion’<\/em>
\n16. PAUL FIOCCO<\/strong><\/a>, Torsions and Drifts (13:34) From ‘Torsions And Drifts\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n
\nArtwork by Grant Hunter, <\/strong>granthunter.daportfolio.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAll music donated by the artists for use in this compilation only, all rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n