By Letreset Released February 2002
Snowy Room was recorded by Nicole, Julian and Robin Schmidt, in a working process similar to the cut and paste of the Beach Boys Smile . Nicole and Julian recorded many small segments of music, with no idea how they were going to be eventually pieced together.
More than a year later, Robin handed them Snowy [...]
A host of revelatory treasures from Australia’s incredibly fertile post-punk era, with many tracks previously unreleased. Includes tracks by seminal late 70s/early 80s bands Primitive Calculators, Essendon Airport, Voigt/465, Slugfuckers and 16 more, plus a twelve page booklet, photos and detailed liner notes.
By Tracey Read Released September 2001
A richer, deeper, broader effort than Tracey’s first single (CH20), Everything Is Real is a eight tracks of dreamy, languorous pop. CD SOLD OUT, but available digitally via iTunes!
Two parts of the same extended improvised song recorded live for VPRO Radio in Amsterdam. COMPLETELY SOLD OUT
Sleepy Township’s second album was generally slicker but just as eclectic and confusing, with a 60s West Coast feel (Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, Love etc) to parts. The CD was released by Library Records (now defunct) and vinyl by Chapter, although only about 50 LPs ever got disseminated to the world. SOLD OUT, (but you [...]
The Third Woman is Clare’s debut solo album. Her songs are intriguingly story-based, from the homely tale of two crosswalk attendants falling in love (Lollypop Man), to the fantastic vision of Clare playing in a bar on a distant asteroid (Sirens Call To Arms). Moreover, her voice, heard alone here for the first time, is [...]
Two of Melbourne’s then brightest hopes on the one single. Origami feature US ex-pat Rhonda Simmonds, once of Ninetynine, Spitboy, Full Boney etc. Before their current girls-in-the-garage incarnation they played sinuously exotic, hypnotic pop with twin female vocals. Light’s Surprising Constancy were a largely instrumental combo practising a minimalist, angular style, full of warmth and [...]
Four songs by Stewart Anderson (of Boyracer, Empress, 555 Records) to commemorate his second Australian tour, January-March 2001. Two songs recorded by Stewart at home in 1999, two songs recorded with Pat Maley at Yo Yo studios in Olympia, Washington, late 2000. Features Jen Turrell of Rabbit In Red, and Matty Green of Boyracer. All [...]
Japanese beat-pop magicians Smiley toured Australia in mid 2000, and struck up a firm friendship with Chapter’s one-time house-band Sleepy Township. This single is a testament to their mutual admiration. It’s a wonderful pop-cultural exchange, with both bands contributing exclusive tracks. Smiley’s tracks were recorded in Sydney during their tour.
By The Cannanes Released October 2000
The Cannanes’ 8th or 9th album in their 20+ year history found them back on an Australian label for the first time since 1989. Living The Dream is a wonderfully warm, melodic and funny album, underpinned by a newfound fidelity and technical assurance. The Cannanes are a national treasure.
