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Meanwell College
Indie / Rock

"Are you a duck?"

(Marm) Adelaide, South Australia
Australia

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Last Login:  8/27/2008
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   Meanwell College: General Info
Member Since4/10/2006
Band Websitemeanwellcollege.com/
Band MembersBen Revi and Benn Hansen.
InfluencesBig Heavy Stuff, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles. Sonic Youth, Sandpit, The Zombies. Blonde Redhead, Low, 13th Floor Elevators. Ride, Slowdive, Burt Bacharach. Radiohead, Mogwai, Pink Floyd. Teenage Fanclub, REM, Elton John. theredsunband, Cat Power, Cat Stevens. Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, The Turtles. dEUS, Soulwax, The Beach Boys. Badly Drawn Boy, Azure Ray, The Kinks. Sparklehorse, Sidewinder, Simon & Garfunkel. Lise Westzynthius, Mazzy Star, Nick Drake. mclusky, The Pixies, David Bowie. I Am Kloot, Woodbine, Big Star. Machine Translations, Ed Harcourt, Split Enz. Shellac, Bad Girls Of The Bible, Devo.
Sounds Likeanxiety, calm, fear, hope, apprehension, precociousness, awkwardness, beauty, cautiousness, optimism.
Type of LabelNone




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   About Meanwell College

Meanwell College is currently being stored neatly in a box, under a blanket, in a wardrobe. Benn Hansen has left our shores to take on the world, or more precisely, London. This is not an ending; like an old pair of socks, Meanwell College could become useful at any time.


Meanwell College is Ben Revi and Benn Hansen.


'Downshifting/Like Mushrooms' (7" + CD) is its debut record. It features 7" vinyl and CD in the one package. If you like (and if you have an Australian postal address), you can buy it here:

It costs $10, plus $2.50 postage. If you're in Adelaide, you can buy it at Big Star records. And if you're overseas, you can e-mail us. You can find the address at the end of the spiel.


Meanwell College has played with such bands as Even (VIC), Gersey (VIC), Laura (VIC), No Through Road (SA) and The Yearlings (SA). It has been filmed by Awesam TV for the Manhattan Cable Network, which broadcasts on 30 cable TV systems in the United States from Washington, DC to Sante Fe, New Mexico. It was one of the first ten bands in the country to be featured on the Triple J Unearthed jukebox. It has been labelled by Rip It Up magazine as "set to achieve great things with its debut release." Strangely enough, that said release is a meagre seriously-limited-edition two-track 7" single, 'Downshifting/Like Mushrooms', which (again as per RIU) "maybe... will be worth gazillions when [they're] megstars." And all since first gracing a stage in June 2006.

Meanwell College is, some of the time, a synthesis of erudite post-rock musicality and bittersweet pop charm. It was named after the somewhat unstable English boarding school in Louis-Ferdinand Céline's 'Mort à Crédit'. It is starting to become known for its entertaining and powerful live shows, so we hear. It likes to dance.

For more information, contact:
Ben Revi
ben.revi@gmail.com
0407 792 699


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The Wellingtons





Sep 5 2008 8:21 AM

Hey!
We’re coming all the way from Australia to play Japan, U.K Spain and The U.S. We’d love to see you at a show or two!
Power Pop for fans of Weezer, Fountains of Wayne, Elvis Costello & Cheap Trick.

All the best
Love the Wellingtons

Tyger Tyger





Aug 27 2008 9:56 AM

Wish! at Producers Bar, August 30th. 80's Prom Party, bring a date! TYGER TYGER, Radio Star (Melb.) EP Launch, It's Warsaw! + Disko Disko DJ's, DJ Dan! Dan! Dan! & DJ Tr!p! $10/Doors @ 9pm, Happy Hours 9-10pm, 12-1am
the sea thieves





Jul 16 2008 12:58 PM

Hey dude! Delete if gets on your nerves but we would love to see you on this mellow Sunday eve! Zac :)

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Tyger Tyger





Jul 16 2008 9:02 AM

Come Like 1000 Doves Launch Party. July 18th, Jive.
Tyger Tyger





Jun 13 2008 5:06 AM

Bootleg
Tyger Tyger





May 24 2008 8:28 AM

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Diplomat





Apr 14 2008 5:00 AM

come to the ed castle this saturday night. Us and swords and grey daturas.
Ya Wohl
patterns in static





Mar 30 2008 7:51 AM

Before the Aftermath





Mar 27 2008 10:06 AM

saturday night plans??

alex
laral





Mar 11 2008 7:42 AM

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Tracy Wheeler Band





Feb 29 2008 5:11 AM

hey Ben. I'm going to be playing Downshifting of your first EP on wednesday night sometime after 11 on 101.5, peace, Joel
temple tigers





Feb 16 2008 12:58 AM

unbelieveable look at this kids profile

http://profile.myspace.com.index.cfm.fuseaction.user.viewprofile.friendid.518729090.cn/
We Grow Up





Feb 14 2008 12:36 PM

Hey mate,

We Grow Up launches our 2nd album Night Kitchen on the 22nd of February at the Jade Monkey. Doors open at 9pm. 6 bucks entry. Early reviews of the album from Rip It Up and DB Magazine have compared the album’s sound to Crowded House and The Beatles. We will be supported by Jon Marco’s new band The Honey Pies.

Yes, this is a bulk message, but we still think you’re special… all of you
Spoz





Feb 9 2008 9:40 AM

awesome
Spoz





Feb 7 2008 8:31 AM

Maybe coz, every now and then I stumble upon your site, it asks me "are you a duck?" and I feel this demented urge to respond..
Spoz





Feb 7 2008 7:05 AM

quack
taught by animals





Feb 4 2008 12:25 PM

Not without warning!!


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XN
Tyger Tyger





Jan 16 2008 6:41 AM

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Radio Spectacular!!!





Jan 2 2008 7:55 AM

Hey Ben and Benn!
Which one did we meet the other night?
Thanks so much for adding us on here, great songs, I love it!
Hope all is well :)
Phebe and Harry
Tyger Tyger





Jan 1 2008 3:08 PM

tygerrocketkitemanlogo
Spoz





Dec 6 2007 7:55 AM

hahahaha.. such a void I leave, such as the one you apparently will be making for all manner of nerdly jokes on my behalf.. damn.. LONDON huh? fuuuuck.. what brought out that lunatic idea? the weather?
Erica Ordinary





Nov 4 2007 9:21 AM

You're online!

Is this the right forum to say thanks to Brer Mouse for the pedal, which made my song sound even more awesome than it was before?

I've never even met Brer Mouse...

Thanks to them anyway.
Brer Mouse





Nov 2 2007 1:24 AM

Hey yo yo. Hope you're well Mr. Revi. I saw someone who looked like you goin nuts dancing on stage to Snowman in Richmond the other night. Hmm.
Diamonds





Nov 1 2007 2:07 PM

Yo. The new songs are a treat!

Our gear arrived a week ago. Nothing broken!

Ps. I didn't make the box....I bought the box....

cheers!
Excitement MACHINE (and ÜRTEXT Studios)





Oct 31 2007 9:36 AM

This Friday, one night only:



Doubles as a fund raiser for the next issue of Excitement Machine, so there'll be cheap wine and Coopers til 2am. Spread it!
Spoz





Oct 21 2007 10:45 AM

are you calling me a duck?
them's fightin' words!
carly





Oct 11 2007 11:30 AM

yes do a show at the jade with michael

i'll be there
xx
The Battery Kids





Oct 10 2007 6:49 AM

great new songs guys! where did ya record? we got some new songs up as well that we recorded at home
tom
michael





Oct 8 2007 1:59 PM

hey ya, lets do a show together. im thinking jade monkey...
Happy Hen





Oct 8 2007 8:53 AM

Just gave your new profile songs a whirl. 'Sleep Before Sunrise' sounds really good recorded, so much so that hearing it played live again would be a hideous disappointment that would make me leave the performance in disgust.
ooh la la





Oct 6 2007 6:15 AM

How amusing!

Will check out the music when I get a minute!! See you next time we run into each other unexpectedly!
x
Happy Hen





Oct 5 2007 8:14 AM

Now that I've seen the new songs on your page, I can decode the intricate trail of clues hidden in your comments on other people's pages. Very devious, Mr. Revi. Very devious.
Aaron





Oct 5 2007 6:41 AM

If I get a chance I will have a listen to the new songs tomorrow.

Take it easy buddy
Cassington





Oct 4 2007 4:54 PM

BEN! I was thinking of you, yes, because I had 'BEN IN LONDON!!' plastered over the October part of my diary... a sad, single black line now strikes thru the once buoyant words.

Alas, it is still swell to hear from you. I've also been thinking of you, what with all the Jewish festivities that have been on this September gone! These, too, have passed me by and the calendar uselessly advertises them still. I didn't know what to do on each day - I didn't have my Rabbi Revi to source Matzo from the Adelaide-Jewish underworld.

Hmm, maybe I should have just emailed you. Too late now.

miss you, little brot