Hailing from Melbourne, Ninetynine combine indie guitar rock stylings with tuned percussion and layerings of casio keyboard to create a unique kind of pop music. Ninetynine began as a solo project for Laura MacFarlane (ex Sleater Kinney and Sea Haggs) in 1996 and has evolved into a band featuring Cameron Potts (Baseball and ex Sandro), Meg Butler (Tarantula) and occasionally Iain McIntyre (Les Hatchets). Ninetynine have released several recordings in Australian and overseas. Ninetynine have toured extensively nationally and internationally for the last 12 years, as well as playing their favorate local haunts like The Tote and The Old bar. The band will be embarking on a national tour in November 08 with Land What Land (US) and will be releasing a new album next year featuring tracks from their recording at Harmony Park (Motown).
REVIEWS
Variously described as "wonderful" (Melody Maker),"versatile and talented" (Australian Rolling Stone) and by John Peel as "quite wonderful" .The Process was rated as "album of the week" by Beat and 3RRR . InPress magazine quoted the band as "...leaving the listener hovering over the repeat button just to relive the infectious moments again and again. An InPress magazine live review in 2006 said, "Their manner, along with their choices of instruments, confidence and the aptitude of all members on all instruments set these guys apart from anything else around at the moment"
DISCOGRAPHY
2007 "I Could Not Recall" North American Tour ep (Patsy)
2007 "Guest List Girls" on "Tomorrow is Today" compilation (3CR)
2006 "Worlds of Space, Worlds of Population, Worlds of Robots"(UAR/If Society/Stickfigure)
2005 "Crisco" Xmas comp (RAB)
2005 "Chapter 99" (Strange Ones)
2005 "Repetition" Kultur Shock compilation (Kultur Shock)
2005 "Tiger Lady" on "LadyFest" compilation (Lady Fest)
2004 " " compilation (3CR)
2003 "Receiving The Sounds" ep (Dark Beloved Cloud)
2003 "The Process" vinyl (Appliances and Cars)
2002 "The Process" (Trifekta)
2001 "Anatomy Of Distance (Patsy/Stickfigure)
2000 "180 Degrees" vinyl (Radio One)
2000 "180 Degrees" (Patsy)
2000 "Monopoly and Cluedo" split 7" with Vivian Girls (Chapter)
1999 "Hong Kong Fuey" split 7" with Ersatz (Radio One)
1998 "Pale" on "Sadness In The Sky" compilation (SITS)
1998 "4am" and "UNO" on "Everything Went Pop" (EWP)
1998 "Iron Man" on "Slack Babbath" compilation (Woozy)
1998 "Abstract" on "Static Modulation" compilation (SM)
1998 "767" (Patsy/Endearing)
1997 "Bring On The Dancing Horses" on "Pretty in Pink" compilation (Endearing)
1997 "99" (Patsy/Endearing)
1996 "Super 8" ep on Triantiwontigongolo CD (Woozy)
TOURS
2007 Canada, US and Mexico
2007 Australia (Melbourne,Sydney, Adelaide,Tasmania)
2006 Russia, Finland, Iceland, Spain and UK
2006 Australia (Melbourne,Sydney,Brisbane, Tasmania)
2005 Australia (Melbourne,Sydney,Brisbane)
2003 UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Italy and Austria
2003 Australia (Melbourne,Sydney,Adelaide)
2002 Germany, Netherlands, France, UK and Ireland
2002 Japan
2002 New Zealand
2002 Australia
2000 UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Germany
2000 Canada and US
2000 Australia( Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide)
1999 UK, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia
1999 Canada and US
1999 Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide)
1998 Australia (Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne)
1997 UK and Germany
1996 US
Vultures of Venus prepare to tear up the stage this week with two incendiary performances. The first at Revolver on the 23 July on Chapel St. The Vultures are joined by the devastating sounds of Roxy Moron and MojoRising, both well respected noise makers from the Southside of town. The night promises to kick some true dance rockin punkadelic ass and blow da minds of all da yuppie princesses on Chappel St. If you've never seen a cool dance rock show with a twist of the 70's underground then get yr asses moving. Shake it ... Shake it from da hip THEN on Saturday night Vultures of Venus continue their 70's Bowie stylings as they head to their natural enviroment, as the perform at WOW in Geddes Lane in the CBD.The Vultures of Venus prepare to electrify ’WOW’ once more with their glam rock electronica accompanied by the acts Desert Morning, Cordyseps and The Lazy Sons as well as ACID JACKS fresh from touring America. Ya gotta be in it to win it! and as we all know there are a lot of beautiful prizes to be found for those willing to venture into the unknown.......mention "VULTURES OF VENUS" at the door for cheaper entry.
Dan Lethbridge continues his June residency at Wesley Anne this Thursday with support
from one Tim Cannon. Come warm yourself by the open fire, have a drink
and relax with some fine music.
GO-GO SAPIEN launch their debut album Merman this Saturday may 30th at the East Brunswick club (280 Lygon st East Brunswick). It's gonna be an audio/visual, psych rock extravaganza...
ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW AT OFF THE HIP RECORDS - 383 Flinders Lane Melbourne.
Jem, Patto & Special Bass Guest Edmondo Ammendola will be
performing at The Tote this Thursday 28th alongside Michael Beach, and
Fabion & The Calculator Kings. Oooh, its gunna be bassy. If yaz are
free i think you will enjoy the gig too. Starts at 8 p.m.
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