hi, I'm currently living in Tanzania and i left all of my fancy music gizmos behind, plus the internet is pretty slow here, so best to check in with me in 2010. I occasionally share trash and treasures here, and the brother sister blog is going strong too. below is my releases
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.
launching 'The Disambiguation Of Anonymeye', out now on sound&fury records (www.soundandfury.com.au)
MELBOURNE LAUNCHES
Wed 24 June Stutter @ Horse Bazaar (Lt. Lonsdale St, City) with ii, Automating, DJ Christina Tester $7/5, 8pm www.myspace.com/stuttermelb
Sat 27 June Castle Tones @ Edinburgh Castle (Sydney Rd, Brunswick) with Je Suis Animal (Norway), Ned Collette & Wirewalker, Kes Trio, Laura Jean Trio, Lee Memorial, Jessica Says, Dick Diver, The Twerps, Francis Plagne, Minature Submarines, Scott & Charlene's Wedding $16+bf/$18 door, 3pm-midnight www.mistletone.net
so cool that you're doing some vinyl! i must buy a copy of it and your last album before it's too late.
andrew
New Anonymeye album ‘The Disambiguation Of Anonymeye’, featuring collaborations with Seaworthy and Mirrored Silver Sea, out Monday May 18 on sound&fury (www.soundandfury.com.au). First 50 pre-orders from s&f webshop also receive a bonus 3” CDR of exclusive material including collaborations with ii and Marisa Allen (Bremen Town Musician).
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