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R.I.P SOCIETY'S SUCCESS SUMMIT 2010
October 2010
LINE-UP:
ZOND (pictured)
ROYAL HEADACHE
BLANK REALM
BOOMGATES
WOOLLEN KITS
CARBORATOR
WHORES
SYDNEY:
SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER, THE ANNANDALE HOTEL
Pre-sale tickets from www.annandalehotel.com $15 (+$3.45 booking fee). Also available from Repressed Records, 356 King St Newtown for $15 (+$2 booking fee which they'll drop with any record, CD, book, t-shirt, etc purchase over $10) www.repressedrecords.com
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To celebrate a successful year of releasing Australian records, being a cultural high point for this generation and a beacon of hope for all humanity it is a pleasure to present to you R.I.P SOCIETY’s SUCCESS SUMMIT 2010. Launching the vinyl edition the Zond LP and the debut 7” from BOOMGATES, alongside a collection of bands that get the R.I.P tombstone of approval it’s bound to be a highlight of the 2010 live music and motivational seminar circuit. Over two stages at the Annandale Hotel, Sunday October 3. Monday being the Labour Day public holiday so no excuses! This is the type of stuff Bono will be giving his two cents about in some cruddy documentary 15 years from now, so get there at any cost!
ROYAL HEADACHE
Some people have even dubbed them “motown inspired garage” or even “rock ‘n’ soul” but fear not this isn‘t your blatant 60’s dress up revivalism, festival mum friendly gimmick rock. Royal Headache are a punk band! A very good punk band, with an actual singer. In an era where we’re bombarded by one dimensional summertime pop, ironic or “clever” made up electro-cross-genres and disenfranchised too-hip-for-the-audience wayfarer rock, a band that communicates real human emotion like Royal Headache do is essential. A full length LP coming in the new year on R.I.P Society.
ZOND
Zond are a maximum volume, minimalist sound rock group based in Melbourne, Australia. They are named after a member of the group's childhood dog and/or a Hi-God People track and/or satellite of the USSR. But ZOND are broadcasting very dark grey ecstasy, not from space but from a place deep inside the automatic mind brain. They are an audio holographic Rorschach blot flatlining, or a Freudian analysis gone horribly wrong on bad medicine from the future. Their live shows vary from a screaming psychedelic punk car crash to an ambient metal alloy hum: all that can be known in advance is the intensity of the performance. ZOND include members of past and present groups: On, Fong, Library Punks, Mum Smokes, Ned & the Meds, Wasted Truth... Launching the vinyl edition of their self titled album (out September 1 on R.I.P Society).
BLANK REALM
Since their first trip to Sydney roughly 4 years ago Brisbane’s Blank Realm have evolved from a drone/psych collective to a epic psych-rock/post-punk/classic ROCK group. Unlike many bands in this zone who find a sound and milk it for years, Black Realm are a force that have continuously developed their distinctive sound. Their scattered discography includes now sold out releases on Digitalis and Not Not Fun Records. Sports fans can look forward to hearing elements of Chrome, The Feelies, Velvet Underground, Neu and Chairs Missing/154 era Wire with a tasteful use of synth and guitar fx, a drummer that never crosses his arms, dual vocals and not a paisley in sight!
WOOLLEN KITS
Melbourne’s Woollen Kits are three nice young men who play rock ‘n’ roll with a similar sentiment to The Modern Lovers, The Clean, Vaselines etc but unlike a bunch of the jerk-offs claiming these bands as influences these guys do it with stompin’ garage/ ‘77 punk gusto. But wait there’s more… these guys weren’t satisfied with just having a youthful energy and great guitar sound, they even went to the effort of writing actually great songs. Woollen Kits are always willing to lend a hand when Sydney R.I.P Society acts go through Melbourne, it’s a pleasure to return the favour.
BOOMGATES
You may not yet know the name but featuring members of Dick Diver, The Twerps, Teen Archer and Eddy Current Suppression Ring there’s a good chance you’ll know the faces. Boomgates pretty much play what you’d expect (and I mean that as a compliment) sentimental, knows-no-evil, good time guitar pop. No tricks here, just good honest ridiculously catchy songs. Debut 7” out on R.I.P Society September 1st.
CARBORATOR
Carborator are a band formed by Dead Farmers guitarist David Akerman having recorded a bunch of Velvet Underground inspired demo’s on his trusty four track cassette recorder. He’s enlisted Songs drummer Steve Uren, Royal Headache/Bed Wettin’ Bad Boy member Joe Sukit on guitar and fellow Bad Boy/R.I.P Society CEO Nic Warnock on bass. Although the VU’s presence still remains, live the band has a thrust-worthy, primitive hard rock sound reminiscent of early 70’s Rolling Stones, Small Faces, “proto-punk“ and CCR.
WHORES
A band that feeds off the uglier side of that 80's Australia punk/post-punk, probably more inspired by “reduced for quick sale” roo-meat than beat poetry. Think Venom P Stinger, X, Feedtime, AmRep noise rock and The Fall with the sceptical, outsider attitude of first wave Hardcore. Whores have a sound that is cynical, monotonous, instinctive and full of hate. These are all good things.
Photo: René Schaefer
