The Melvins, Boris, The Nation Blue, Part Chimp, The Jesus Lizard, Lightning Bolt, Unsane, Sunn O))), Jesu, Kyuss, Black Sabbath, 2 Litre Dolby, Fugazi, Budd, Midget, Shellac, Mainliner, Big Business, and stuff.
Neye Benziyor?
Your body being cut in half by sound alone + revenge.
Ian and Alex were born. Years later, they met in Brisbane City. Later still they formed a band. To date they've ruled at their band. Since forming they've released two records: 2008's 'Fire Flood & Acid Mud' and 2009's 'Steam' (coming March 21) - both recorded by Cam Smith of Incremental Recordings, both somehow tampered with by Lawrence English (the sound artist / Room 40 mogul) and both distributed totally independently because that's how they roll. Even if it's up hill sometimes. At points inbetween No Anchor have supported Magic Dirt, Monarch (France), The Grey Daturas, Children Collide, Nunchuka Superfly, I Heart Hiroshima amongst others. One day they will break up, that seems inevitable. Also inevitable is the fact that Alex and Ian will die at some point in the future. Sorry. BUT...before they break up (&/or die), they absolutely intend to spend many years making beautiful, graceful, face obliterating music and exhibiting this music via a continued succession of recordings and live shows. Think of them as the Guided By Voices of Australian noise-rock, or don't think of them (accurately) at all. This is the mandate of Alex and Ian. Help them to help you, to love or hate their band - that's all they ask.
Upcoming Shows:
What A Guy Called Bread Man Said:
"With a sound reminiscent of groups like Boris and Om, Brisbane’s own No Anchor fit in perfectly with tonight’s lineup. Consisting of no more than a drummer and a bassist, No Anchor manage to create a super-heavy fuzzed-out atmosphere that is more than enjoyable. Certainly, this is a band to keep an eye on." (source: fasterlouder.com)
Past Shows
March 8 @ Rics w/ Secret Birds
March 28 @ The Zoo w/ Nunchukka Superfly (Syd), Del Toro & Turnpike
April 6 @ The Forset, West End for Audiopollen Social Club
April 20 @ Rics w/ Fickle Beasts
April 26 @ The Hanger w/ Del Toro & Anonymeye
June 26 @ The Zoo w/ I Heart Hiroshima, Ouch My Face & Good God
July 4 @ The Troubadour w/ Mary Trembles, Grand Fatal & Fickle Beasts
July 11 @ The Globe w/ The Grey Daturas, Secret Birds, Roshambo & Candlesnuffer
July 18 @ The Troubadour w/ Children Collide & SPOD
August 8 @ The Hanger w/ Lawrence English, Innig & Secret Birds
August 21 @ The Great Northern w/ Magic Dirt
September 5 @ The Tongue & Groove w/ Turnpike & Grasshopper
October 4 @ Rics w/ Spartak (ACT)
October 5 @ Tom Hall's House w/ Secret Birds, Black Vitamins, Cured Pink Radio
October 16 @ The Birmingham Hotel (Melb, VIC) w/ Black Widow & Candlesnuffer
October 17 @ Pony (Melb, VIC) w/ Ouch My Face!, Hotel Wrecking City Traders & Computer Dying
October 18 @ The Old Bar (Melb, VIC) w/ The Diamond Sea & Aktion Unit
October 19 @ Catfood Press (Melb, VIC) w/ The Assassination Collective, Bonnie Mercer, Rat VS Possum & Inappropriate Tough Guy Behaviour.
October 24 @ The Stepp Inn w/ Violent Soho, Dick Nasty & Turnpike
October 25 @ Rics w/ Secret Birds (as Anchorage)
October 31 @ The Tongue & Groove w/ Yeow Meow, Loomer & Cured Pink Radio
November 15 @ The Russian Hall w/ Scum System Kill, Crux & Septic Surge
November 22 @ Rosies w/ To The North & Fickle Beasts
January 17 @ Rics w/ The Side Effects
January 22 @ The Stepp Inn w/ Secret Birds, Mystic Eyes, Loomer & Heart Flew...
February 19 @ Rosies w/ Monarch! (France) + Agonhymn (Melb), The Surrogate & Secret Birds
March 21 @ The Judith Wright Centre (No Anchor CD Launch) w/ Lawrence English & Heinz Riegler
March 27 @ a house party in West End w/Fangs Of A TV Envangelist and Kill My Bleeding Smile (Japan)
April 9 @ The Stepp Inn w/ A Friend of Mine (Melb), Death Mattel (Syd), Del Toro
April 17 @ The Troubadour w/ Giants of Science and HITS
April 19 @ Browning St Studios w/May (Wollongong), Adriatic & Otters
April 24 @ Dirty Shilows (Sydney for Static Age 2) w/ Aktion Unit, Cougar Flashy, Crux, Crabsmasher, Heil Spirits + a million other rad bands
April 26 @ Serial Space (Sydney) w/ Young Lions, Aktion Unit, Cougar Flashy and Scissor Lock
May 7 @ Stepp Inn w/ Daniel Striped Tiger (US), To The North and Circuits
May 16 @ Stepp Inn w/ The Quickening and Dick Nasty
May 23 @ Browning St w/ The Stabs, Deaf Wish and Loomer
June 13 @ Rics w/ Cougar Flashy and AXXONN
June 20 @ Bona Micis w/ The Rational Academy & Do The Robot
Sept 18 @ The Stepp Inn w/The Nation Blue, Sixfthick & Dick Nasty
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No Anchor Record Number 2:
STEAM By No Anchor
Released: 2009
37 min album containing 5 songs:
1. Untitled
2. Everything You Say
3. Steam
4. Cut Adrift
5. K
STEAM CD RELEASE:
All CD sales made through us online recieve a free MP3 download of the album courtesy of the Incremental Records online store. After you buy, we'll send you a download code of the album (it might take 24 hrs, so be cool). The download bundle contains the album MP3s at 320 kbps + a PDF of the artwork.
AUSTRALIA - Buy the CD for $17 ppd w/ Paypal or Credit
INTERNATIONAL - Buy the CD for $20 ppd (AUS) w/ Paypal or Credit Card:
No Anchor Record Number 1:
FIRE FLOOD & ACID MUD By No Anchor
Released: 2008
40 min album containing 7 songs:
1. Watery Graves
2. Yr All Gonna Pay For The Music That You've Made
3. A Complicated Web Of What-The-Fuck-Ever!
4. Dead Amps
5. The Night Of My Second Car Crash
6. Drone Me Out
7. The Seam
FF&AM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD:
Click here to purchase direct from us ($6 AUS):
Digital bundle containing 320 kbps hi-res MP3 version of the album + a 24 page PDF of artwork & photos + cover image. Looks something like this:
ITUNES: You can buy a cut-down digital version of 'Fire, Flood & Acid Mud' from iTunes as well. (It's only the songs. No PDF of artwork).
FF&AM CD RELEASE:
SOLD OUT
CD version of the album. Limited edition of 300 (hand numbered). Included deluxe handmade artwork:
RETAIL DISTRIBUTION:
No Anchor CDs are available from these awesome places:
BUSINESS PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: If you wanna stock us, just get in contact. We do all our own distribution...so we're definitely the people to talk to. And we're not flakes. We're 'on top of our shit' as they say, in the music industry.
Just bought Fire Flood & Acid Mud the other night. Haven't stopped listening to it. You guys fucking rule. No Anchor/My Disco US tour needs to happen. Cheers guys.
hey guys we had to change the date on the show we are putting on here it is now. if anyone is around please do come
and actually we wanted to ask you guys about maybe playing at a future 'exchange'? we are also putting together this bedroom suck tape series where we get people to record on our shit 4 track and then release it as a tape in a series, maybe have a big house show with all the bands etc. some good stuff prepared man i think nova scotia might be first up. but yes we do really like your shit
seems as if the judy shopfront is the new place to be, launchwise! aiee! tutts
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).
BRISBANE LAUNCH
Thursday 28 May Syncretism @ Judith Wright Centre Pimmon (Sydney, CD launch), Seaworthy (Sydney, CD launch), Anonymeye (CD launch) Limited capacity - discount presales from www.judithwrightcentre.com – more at the door (if available) Presented by Room 40
Yeah! Thanks so much for coming! The Brisbane show was my fave. We are planning on coming back again in a couple of months. We love to play with you guys again. Your new CD sounds amazing! And the packaging is beautiful and it smells good too. Cxo
Welcome to the planet of the Scrapes. Everything that you know has crumbled and your monuments have returned to the Earth. The Metropolis is no more. The pavement is cracked with tree roots pulsing like veins through hills that never end. This is the future you never predicted even when its icy grip tugged at your wrist. There is a real beauty to it though...the victory of nature over corruption...the sound of trees rustling against rusted industry...the cry of birds above the din of ceaseless traffic...a post-industrial caterwaul from the darkest corners of your memory. Our place is dark, but there are cracks of light through the canopy and a different kind of life thrives here. The air is warm but the wind is cold and the horizon never ends. A landscape both familiar and forgotten...ancient yet regenerative. There are no masters here so close your eyes and forget everything you remember.
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