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Indie / Pop / Down-tempo

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Melbourne, Victoria
Australia

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Member Since9/24/2005
Band Websiteemail- themotifs@hotmail.com
Band MembersNeil
Chris
May
Scott
Alexis

and sometimes:
Junko, Geoff, Brett, Michael, Kent, Fumiko, Peter, Ayumu, Koji and Tomomi.

Influences broadcast - teenage fanclub - yumi arai - of montreal - belle and sebastian - camera obscura - happy go lucky - the LK - shop assistants - birdie - primal scream - el perro del mar - cornelius - pants yell! - brilliant corners - shins - unicorns - boy least likely to - concretes- yo la tengo - marshmallow coast - cyndi lauper - essex green- pipas - guther - smiths - thrills - vaselines - new order - lemonheads - david bowie - dolly mixture - animal collective - sufjan stevens - papas fritas - beulah - the field mice - minders - ronettes - half-handed cloud - deerhoof - olivia tremor control - heavy blinkers - fruit bats - eels - aislers set - the byrds - postal service - even as we speak - the raspberries - the millenium - new buffalo - the salteens - pel mel - tallulah gosh - pixies - jesus and mary chain - loch ness mouse - owls - kings of convenience - danielson - the blow - velvelettes - tenniscoats - saturday looks good to me - cats on fire - adventures in stereo - caribou - cosmic rough riders - the pastels - the las - wendy and bonnie - sparklehorse - the chiffons - the primitives - the high - ladybug transistor - free design - the supremes - elliott smith - grandaddy - dusty springfield - haircuts - beach boys - velvet underground - flipper's guitar - mamas and papas - beat happening - bubblegum lemonade - martha reeves - sandie shaw - the marvelettes - montag - suburban kids with biblical names - magnetic fields - herman's hermits - blondie - circulatory system - acid house kings - petula clarke - yellow balloon - stereolab - lucksmiths - aztec camera - zombies - pizzicato five - au revoire simone - postman pat, monkey, mash and noddy theme songs - minimum chips - popolice - the zebras - france gall - the icy poles - anthony atkinson - grand salvo - hand hell - smallgoods - louis richter solo - crayon fields - kes - sly hats
Sounds LikeIf you put bells around the necks of all the animals in the farmyard and then gave them instruments

Our records! (In order of appearance) click one for more info--->



You can listen to more songs at the Motifs Last.fm page.

Record LabelLost in Found Music is My Girlfriend WeePOP! KYSOR
Type of LabelUnsigned


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Edinburgh Castle w/ Cor’delle Melbourne
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   About the motifs


We are a band from Melbourne, Australia. We have more songs available for listening and free download on our Last.fm page.

local fidelity cd-r!

To help raise money to keep the amazing FBi Radio on air, Local Fidelity (A local music blog and radio show by Lee Tran Lam) has put out a compilation of local/unsigned/independent bands which includes a track by the Motifs! You can read more about it on the FBi website.

It's only $12 including postage and features a whole lot of unreleased, new and rare tracks, plus the hand-crafted packaging includes some pretty awesome coloured paper leaves tied up with string, early nineties t-shirt style stamping (not pictured), and eccentric faux french postage sticky-taping.

I possibly described that a bit keenly, but nevertheless the CD is mega cool-looking and sounding, so please get one and help support FBi!




edition 59 compilation!

There is a new 3-inch compilation called 'Heart and Soul' out on Berlin's Edition 59, featuring unreleased tracks from five different bands, including a brand new Motifs song.
Tracklisting:

  1. Phil Wilson - Psycho Killer
  2. The Pristines - Doesn't Even Matter
  3. The Motifs - Words
  4. Asleep - Waiter in New York
  5. My Laundry Life - The Town Song
Available now from Vollwert Records!




new cd-r!

We have a cd-r ep being released on the lovely Swedish label Cosy Recordings, with 4 new songs on it. You can get it from the Cosy Recordings website, Fraction Discs, Vollwert Records and possibly more places in the future! We'll keep you updated...




motifs cd!

Lost in Found Records (based in Japan) have released a Motifs album, called 'Away.' It has 25 songs, some old, some new, some small, some smaller. It's available from the Lost in Found website, at record stores in Japan (Including Tower Records, HMV and Apple Crumble), from itunes (Japanese store).



mixi!

We have a mixi community, with information and news in Japanese. Thank you to Ayumu for managing it!


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Indietracks Indiepop Festival





Jul 9 2009 12:37 PM

Indietracks Festival – click for more details!
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Jul 8 2009 12:07 PM

The eagerly awaited debut e.p. "Flesh and Paper" from Lean Tales is OUT NOW!  Available from WWW.BUBBLEGUMRECORDS.ORG.UK

Lean Tales.  Flesh and Paper

Needles and Bees





Jul 6 2009 9:27 AM

Image and video hosting by TinyPic I know, its spam, its gross, but we do love you and it dont mean we dont see you as an individual
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Jul 4 2009 6:25 PM

Loved your little set last week!x
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Jun 28 2009 9:52 PM

listen to 'troubled" our new song !
lettelete a.k.a ememe





Jun 28 2009 4:18 PM

Hi.
I tookpart in Bearsuit Records compilation “captain woof woofs’ guitar” and now you can download it free.
Please listen that!!
http://www.mediafire.com/file/vzw2hwjzowm/bearsuit_records_c

 
 
 
 
 

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Jun 26 2009 8:00 PM


Free Shaolin Temple of BooM Music from trueAnthem!
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Jun 26 2009 2:27 PM

Hello Faithful followers!!  Sorry for the disappearing act. Maggie cracked her head open during a basement show, so we’ve been out(no pun intended) for awhile. She is almost better so when that happens we’ll be back in the recording studio. In the meantime, we did manage to convince our buddies at myspace.com/onryeproductions to let us do the video game SFX that are on their newest episode.

If you are interested in having a song or songs of yours featured in future episodes please send mp3s to onryecontact@gmail.com

They are looking for all genres. Yes, all.

 

Hundred Fire Management





Jun 23 2009 5:46 AM

Friday Night Fire continues this Friday June 26 with Tobias Cummings and new band Alaska Coats, Pony Face, and Voodoo Economic. Also Dan Lethbridge rounds out his residency at Wesley Anne this Thursday June 25 with D Rogers in support. Two great nights of local Melbourne music, proudly presented by Hundred Fire Management. We hope to see you there!
 
 
Field





Jun 22 2009 6:54 PM

Field is happiest when you're happy.

Hiromi





Jun 22 2009 8:33 AM

hey alexis, so jealous that you saw the zombies play all songs from odessey and oracle!うらやましい!

anyway, will be down in melb for naoki's b-day in Jul, also for the luckies' final shows in Aug, hope to catch up with you guys then!
Sinfonia En Vilo





Jun 19 2009 8:25 PM

Tocaremos proximo viernes 26 de Junio en TJ ARTE & ROCK CAFE
No Cover Todas las edades Espero nos acompañen
Gracias x tu apoyo

Playing next Friday June 26th TJ ARTE & ROCK CAFE
No Cover All Ages Hope you'll join us
Thanx for your support

F' Delius
HIROHO/alfa2000





Jun 18 2009 2:11 PM

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Paul





Jun 15 2009 9:41 PM

Hi guys, Thank you for the add. Great tunes
Sir DNA





Jun 13 2009 11:58 PM



Thanks very much for your friendship.

I’ve posted a couple of videos on my page. I hope you enjoy them.

I’d also like to invite you to have a listen to my music.

Listeners have said:

*Your music is quite fantastic! It has heart/soul/atmosphere - and I really dig it!

*Your music . is . exquisitely . beautiful

* I saw you on Eric Clapton's page. That's too cool. You are very talented and I can see why he put you there.

* Quitting your day job did wonders for the music world. Thanks man - great work!
Mistletone Records





Jun 13 2009 8:13 AM

hi alexis, neil + chris!

loveletting





Jun 9 2009 7:13 AM

love it
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Jun 9 2009 5:14 AM

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 great music.

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Jun 8 2009 8:51 PM

OUT NOW!








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Jun 8 2009 4:48 PM


The Very Most Summer


Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site!


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Jun 5 2009 3:04 PM

woa alexis! that comment made my day! :) you'll never guess how much i have listened to the motifs.

you are an inspiration!
xxx
Patinka Cha Cha





Jun 4 2009 11:53 AM

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Jun 2 2009 3:50 PM

Does that mean you're done with the tour? Glad you like the sounds! Bare Soul!
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Jun 2 2009 7:32 AM

Im glad you and the clip-thing made it back in one piece :) And I..m glad you like the music, we really love yours! Very nice to meet you too, hope we see each other again sometime, have a wonderful sommer/winter down under or where ever you may be at...
XxX Marit
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