##Artefacts Communique 3##

Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music: 1930 – 1973 is a landmark compilation CD documenting the forgotten pioneers of Australian music.  For full details, track listing and audio samples, go to http://ShameFileMusic.com

I will be chatting to Fenella Kernabone from The Sound Lab about the CD on JJJ Sunday night from 11pm – tune in or stream from http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/

Melbourne Dada Group (featuring Barry Humphries) – Buy Kellogg’s Bulk!

 

Best known for his Dame Edna Everage character, Barry Humphries began his stage career as an 18 year-old in Melbourne in a series of Dada-influenced performances.  For the first time “Wubbo Music” by Humphries’ Melbourne Dada Group is officially released, on Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music: 1930 – 1973.

 

Humphries says “Wubbo” was a pseudo Aboriginal word that means “nothing”, and was used to distinguish the group’s activities from European Dadaists (the Melbourne group at this time had not heard any of the European Dada or Futurist recordings).  Recorded in 1952, this is the earliest known experimental recording made in Australia.  In the context of conservative 1950s Australia; with its thumping piano dirge, whistles, hammers, gramophone recordings and shouted advertising slogans (“Kellogg’s bulk!); the recording conveys an iconoclastic spirit that is peculiarly Australian.

 

Pre-order your copy of Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music: 1930 – 1973 compilation CD for the special price of AU$23ppd (US$17.30ppd) from http://ShameFileMusic.com .  This special deal is only available for 1 more week. 

The CD will be launched in Brisbane this Friday night as part of Liquid Architecture 8, with Robin Fox performing on ancient Keith Humble synthesisers.  Friday 6 July from 7:30pm at the Brisbane Powerhouse.  Melbourne launch to follow on Friday 13 July.

 

More new stuff on the Shame File mailorder catalogue:

Various Artists "Smell The Stench" 5CD  Celebrating their 100th net release, noise label Smell the Stench put together this massive 5 CD set documenting the best of contemporary noise, featuring among the masses Fckn'Bstrds, Rats With Wings, Novasak, Mystified, Undecisive God, Sonic Disorder, XV Parowek, Bone Machine, Cripple Slaughter and dozens more. - $20ppd

 

r.domain  “Conscious and Dreaming” 2CD  Adelaide’s r.domain furthers his mastery of sombre ambient instrumentals and soundscapes, with layers of guitar being the main tool  - $14ppd

 

Sympathetic Division CD  A collection of this Adeladian's best electronic/ambient material of the past few years, these tracks fill as many spaces as they leave in a balanced ambient workout - $8ppd

Shame File Music – specialising in Australian Experimental

http://ShameFileMusic.com