Tag Archives: 2010 in Melbourne

Australian neo-prog trio Krakatau shaped at the start from the 2010s, drawing influence from both improvised astral traveling of ’70s Krautrockers as well as the even more hypnotic side of early jazz-rock fusion. Composed of drummer Dylan Lieberman, bassist Danny Smith, and synth/key pad player Wayne Tom, Krakatau’s guitar-free instrumentation …

Located in Melbourne, Australia, indie dance group World’s End Press shaped this year 2010 across the talents of longtime friends John Parkinson (vocals) and Rhys Richards (keyboards). By adding drummer Tom Gould and bassist Sashi Dharann, the music group drew on a broad mix of affects including Krautrock, disco, punk, …

Australian folk-rock group the Paper Kites initially shaped round the duo of Sam Bentley and Christina Lacy, who was simply performing and writing together since senior high school. Users David Powys (acoustic guitar/banjo), Sam Rasmussen (bass/synth), and Josh Bentley (drums) had been recruited from additional Melbourne-based bands this year 2010 …

Based away of Brighton, England, eclectic and atmosphere-driven guitar pop outfit Kins had been formed this year 2010 in the band’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia. Constructed around the house demos of key songwriter Thomas Savage, Kins spent their formative years honing their somewhat skewed pop sensibilities regionally, ultimately issuing a …

Having a texture-heavy mixture of chillwave, shimmery wish pop, and dancefloor-ready indie electronic, alliterative Melbourne-based quintet Snakadaktal, using their boy-girl vocals and quirky conceptual nuances, dropped somewhere within the icy minimalist pop from the xx as well as the colorful hedonism of fellow Aussies Empire of sunlight. Formed this year …

A regional supergroup of kinds, Melbourne’s Lower Lots were formed from many of the area’s more prominent indie rings like Dick Diver, Deaf Wish, Total Control, UV Race, as well as the Focus. Thinking about carrying out something decidedly even more laid-back than their various other projects, associates Daniel Twomey, …

Shaped in 2011 by guitarist Matt Skarajew and drummer Paul Mazziotta, both of whom had been founding members of cult Aussie death steel legends diSEMBOWELMENT, Melbourne’s Inverloch focus on crushing, atmospheric, and unequivocally funereal doom steel. This year 2010, Skarajew and Mazziotta produced an announcement that they might be executing …

Melbourne, Australia-based post-punk act New Battle began this year 2010, growing partly in the ashes of vocalist/songwriter Chris Pugmire’s prior act, Shoplifting. The guitar-free music group also included previous Shoplifting member Melissa Lock on bass, drummer Steve Masterson, and keyboardist Jesse Shepherd. Acquiring influence in the dubbier aspect of post-punk …

Originally conceived mainly because the automobile for Australian singer/songwriter Wil Wagner to execute below, the Smith Street Band — without the “Wil Wagner &” — would ultimately become its entity after 2 yrs in existence. Created in Melbourne this year 2010 by Wagner, guitarist Lee Hartney, second guitarist Tom Lawson, …

A year or two after achieving the finals of Australian Idol as an adolescent, Melbourne indigenous Brooke Addamo emerged beneath the moniker Owl Eye, releasing her debut EP Faces this year 2010. Mixing lush, ’80s-infused synth pop with warm, airy vocals, Addamo quickly obtained the support of Australian youngsters radio …