Rumble is a new night at GoodGod dedicated to bringing together the obscure and adventurous sounds of Sydney and Australian music. Tonight was an experiment organised by Cec Condon, drummer from The Mess Hall, and it was bound to be a rollercoaster ride, especially if you read anything about it beforehand. Joining him on stage was a versatile collective of musicians including members of Wolfmother, Spod, Bridezilla and Holly Throsby.

Starting the night was Brisbane’s The Keep On Dancin's who were a mix of early nineties dream pop and controlled shoegaze. Taking nods to the hazy greats like Mazzy Star, Slowdive and other champions of noisy romanticism, their set was more than just a tacky homage. They rode the sonic waves with a sort of doop-wop feel that allowed baritone vocals ride on in from time to time. Christ, they even had a member on stage who did nothing but play tambourine the entire time and I’ll be damned if she didn’t play the same beat the whole time. Still it worked – despite what people might say, tambourine is an art form and a complete necessity for this kind of music.

Next up was the main attraction, Machete Moon. The band reached for their instruments, and then SPOD emerged out of the darkness dressed as some kind of tribal shaman, throwing feathers in all directions. With two drummers and Holly Throsby’s drummer Bree Van Reyk on exotic percussion, the first track they played out of the four was damn hectic and completely exhilarating. They started off with some cymbal twirling and clashing, but when everyone moved onto to the toms things got wild and chaotic. It could have easily gone on for an hour or so longer. The next track was ferocious funk that sounded like a Roy Ayers blaxploitation soundtrack on speed. Bridezilla’s Millie Hall on saxophone and some other guy on trumpet provided the highly danceable brass. Other notable themes and occurrences of the set were interesting use of percussion including a rain stick - not to mention the roaring synth rallies between SPOD and former Wolfmother Chris Ross, who both provided the backdrop.

Machete Moon uniquely combined the raw tribal experimentations of bands like the current Boredoms or krautrock gems like Amon Dulli and watery breakdowns like Can’s “Ege Baymasi” fused with the wild spacey free-jazz of Sun Ra and Pharaoh Sanders . They played four songs tonight, clocking in around 45 minutes worth of instrumental bliss. If you missed out of this killer band’s debut then make sure you don’t miss it next time – because due to the improv nature of the band, no set will ever be the same.