Alan Vega, Xinlisupreme, Cluster, Throbbing Gristle, Jackson & His Computer Band, Tinchy Stryder, Genders, Small World Experience, My Bloody Valentine, Colder, Broadcast +++++ Topor, Trocchi, Bloch, Sacher-Masoch, Lautremont, De Sade, Ballard
Sounds Like
"With the austere moodiness of early 80s new romanticism
and the bounce-riddled aesthetics of early 90s
melodic electronics, the record has a strangely disturbing
edge" THE BIG ISSUE (****)
"A chronicle of order and disorder for a golden dawn" MESS+NOISE
Brisbane outfit Toy Balloon will release their debut album Toy Division on
November 8 through Lofly Records, and to celebrate will perform an east coast
launch tour throughout November.
Formed in 2007, Toy Balloon was
originally a fledgling two-piece made up by Nimai Etheridge’s uniquely melodic
wall-of-sound guitar and Greg Cooper’s beautiful sequenced electronic
compositions. The band have since matured into a four piece featuring Chloe
Cooper (Mr Maps) on key boards and Ben Green on drums.
The album was
recorded and mixed at the Lofly Hangar in Brisbane, a DIY performance space that
Toy Balloon has been an integral part of creating. Fostering emerging artists
and left-of-centre music, the Hangar acts as a performance space, recording
studio, and meeting place; and has resulted in a record with a rich, layered
sound reminiscent of New Order, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, and LCD
Soundsystem.
Catch Toy Balloon launch Toy Division at a venue near you
this Oct/ November.
TOY BALLOON TOUR DATES:
Brisbane- Thursday 29
October- The Zoo, Fortitude Valley w/ Moon Jog, Tin Can Radio and Doom
Doom.
Sydney- Wednesday 4 November- ‘Upstarts’ at Spectrum, Darlinghurst
w/ Convaire and Black Bear Brown Bear
Sydney- Thursday 5 November- Oxford
Arts Factory, Darlinghurst w/ World Champion and others
Melbourne-
Saturday 7 November- Pony, Melbourne w/ Love Connection and
Aoi
Melbourne- Sunday 8 November- El Joyero, Melbourne
Toy
Division is released November 6 on Lofly Records, with distribution through MGM.
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FOOTSCRAY’S FINEST
CONNOISSEURS OF GREASY SOUL, 70’S DANISH PORN SOUNDTRACKS, FRENCH 60’S
CHICK POP, LATIN SOUL AND SLEAZY FUNK, ARE BACK TO SERVE MELBOURNE ITS
FIX OF CHEESE!
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FRIDAY 30th OCTOBER
Winter Room (Upstairs of the Exford Hotel),
1/199 Russell St, Melbourne.
The Line up
VINCE PEACH (3PBS/SOUL A-GO-GO)
BIG SAMMY (JC'S/GEELONG'S FINEST)
YOUNG DECAMERON (JC's/CHERRY)
SIMON LAXTON (MESS AROUND/ GIMME SHELTER)
CHAIRMAN GAZ (BARBARELLA/CLUB UK ... Back from Retirement)
living in this godforsaken place now for some unknown reason...looking forward to seeing you at Spring Tones though...if you play a show and ever have an empty place it'd be the pinacacle of my life.i'd lay down some passionate heartbreaking beats 4 u
