E-wah has been steadily gaining attention, playing shows with her much admired electric guitar "the Swan" and her lamplight companion "the Bear" around Melbourne with increasing velocity over the past year. Recently she's been plotting out her third release, an 8 song album Lights and Sirens (2007) through independent label Peak Plasma Concentration Records.
Lights and Sirens is something of a restless dream rolling between queer lullabies and darker maunderings, intertwined with the sounds of a rainy backyard. And if you think "lullabies" means E-wah's gone soft and settled down into the eiderdown you need to give Lights & Sirens a turn in your player because to the alert ears, the pounds of a neighbouring demolition may be audible, buried deep within the mix.
E-wah Lady has been pot-boiling for some time now. Starting out from a dire domestic abyss of hit and Mrs shows, she divorced herself from the excruciating past with her debut album This Is Remorse (2006), a concoction of diabolical outpourings which has made its way into the National Library of Australia's collection listed under "electronica" with the Suicide-esque Self Self Loathe cemented as a firm favourite amongst devotees. On the basis of this record one reviewer painted our E-wah as “a drunk, pirate hippie that has some drums, bells and can sing a bit.”
The second release an EP, Almost Sold My Axe (2006) put the blade to the grindstone for the recording of six more traditional songs packaged up in lovingly hand-made cd cases. This release picked up modest radioplay and positive reviews. One smitten reviewer saying, "the songs crackle with intimacy and directness” and openly gushed, “there’s no pretense, and the power of each performance offers a truth that is seldom seen these days.”
Tuesday July 22nd, 9pm - Make It Up Club @ Bar Open
One night only, a performance of multiple simultaneous realisations of La Monte Young's legendary 'Arabic Numeral (Any Integer)'.
Featuring: Ned Colette (City, City, City - Ned Collette Band) Jess Pinney (Johnny Saw Horses) The Crystal Set Mark Cauvin Andrew Macintosh (aka Screwtape) Don Rogers (Faspeedelay, Volume=Colour) Mike Dawe Anthea Caddy Troy Naumoff (Ants/Fibonacci) Tarquin Manek Hugh McSpedden
Directed by Barnaby Oliver (Infinite Decimals, Wall of E)
FOUR ROGUES: A very special Pete & the Tar Gang show for the Next Wave Festival. Four theatrical vignettes built around 4 songs. Live music and all new material. At the Meatmarket in North Melbourne from next wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th. 7 shows only! See our myspace for showtimes and more info...
aye how things going? your myspace is looking tight! anyway, i just downloaded some cool new tones from www.groovytones.info for FREE! they have the coolest shit!
Hey there... turned up to Edinburgh Castle last night only to be told you had played 2 hours before what was advertised.. Another friend did the same thing. :-( I'm sorry to have missed you - will have to wait til you get back from overseas. Safe travels and best wishes wherever you may roam!!!
Hey,
Keep an eye out for more clips and behind the scene action from my new feature film 'Further We Search'.
Darius.
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thanks so much again for putting the show on, you were AMAZING. where can i get my hands on that tambourine on the floor song? that was awesome. and self loathe on drums... totally hot!
Tonight, Friday. THE THAW headline a retarded good lineup. "the thaw are curious individuals. they like to explore their instruments and see what new noises they can make with them. they also like to talk about things that make them angry. the thaw want people to do interpretive dancing and air punching moves at their shows."(and they're frightningly pretty)
Hey, delete that message below fast. Its some kind of annoying myspace advertising virus thing!... It'll send em to your friends as Ewah lady if your not quick..
I fixed the situation. Damn macy, she gets around eh. How are you lady? I was in melbs last week and wanted to call you but dan hasnt transfer his numbers to his new phone has he! Slack! Hope lifes easy breezy xx
