Apr 2, 2010
LOVE OF
DIAGRAMS
While much of the indie scene has become a rat race for
pop hooks and advertisement-friendly pseudo-jingles, Melbourne’s Love of
Diagrams presents a refreshingly pure and gritty brand of alternative
rock that ties unnerving noise textures to pulsating post-punk grooves.
While they enjoy flattering comparisons to Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.,
and Siouxsie and the Banshees, their tendencies towards no-wave
repetition give them a groundbreakingly distinct sound.
In 2003, two years after their formation, Love of Diagrams
earned their international acclaim with the release of their album The
Target Is You, setting them off on a tour-blazing spree. Since
then they have played with and supported Death Cab For Cutie, Sonic
Youth, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Stereolab and Les Savy Fav to name a
few. 2007’s Mosaic was produced by Bob Weston (Mission of
Burma), and their new album Nowhere Forever has been likened to
“giddy textural rush that feels like watching a gaseous planet rotate
with time-lapsed poignancy” (Mess And Noise). Santos is happy
to be square in the path of the most tidal of no-wave.
HOLIDAY SHORES
The
jaunty, off-kilter garage pop of Holiday Shores is packaged in layers of
windy effects and echoes, creating their own harmonies and overtones as
the music marches along. The mixture of demented textures and bright,
summery songwriting results in a thrilling, unique performance for the
seasoned post-rocker.
JAPANSTER
Electro-rock
composer Japanster takes the intensity of the US underground indie
scene and fuses it with a European electro aesthetic resulting in a
dancefloor-rocking whirlwind of tuneful jams. A prolific remixer and
producer, his music rocks body and mind equally.