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The Seven Ups released their long anticipated fourth studio album, The Old World. Responding to the turmoil of 2020, the album navigates through the darker fringes of instrumental music, drifting from funk and spiritual jazz to psychedelic fuzz rock. Yet the band had its roots firmly planted in more classic Afrobeat and funk traditions. In 2015, two years after forming, The Seven Ups released their self-titled first full-length album, a record that was influenced by Fela Kuti and Daptone bands such as Budos Band, Antibalas and Sharon Jones, as well as local heroes like The Bamboos, Saskwatch and Clairey Browne and the Bangin Rackettes. Founding member and guitarist Trent Sterling reflects, ....
Gordon Koang Trust Gordon Koang to lift our spirits. The Melbourne-based South Sudanese artist has blessed us with the cheekiest middle finger to COVID-19, a rallying cry of hope that’s as cathartic as it is catchy. Sporting his trademark Nuer rhythms – expertly accompanied with the musical talents of his regular collaborator and cousin Paul Biel, ‘Coronavirus’ is another surefire, surprisingly danceable hit; a perfect encapsulation of everything we wish we could say to the despicable bug in a face-to-face protest: “Go away, we don’t want you in the world/You are difficult, coronavirus/The world gets tired of you.” ....
EXEK Continuing the carpet trend this fortnight are veteran post-punks EXEK, who are back with their first new music in two years – an LP of tracks that date way back to the somewhat normal times of 2015. If Carpet Burn are a worn-in bushy burgundy carpet in a timeless sharehouse lounge, then EXEK are perhaps the slightly less hectic carpet in one of the bedrooms. Their post-punk sound is dreamy, ethereal and somewhat ambient – but no less edgy. ‘The Theme From Judge Judy’ blinks itself awake like a computer booting up for the first time in years; Albert Wolski’s vocals crawling through as if filtered through VHS, cassette ....
Review: Meadow Festival 2021 delivers three glorious days of revelry and fun Image by Tom Parker We went along to Meadow 2021 and this is what went down. Comparisons can be enlightening but they can also be fickle, misdirecting attention and undermining achievements. When I departed Meadow Festival on its last day, the reflections came teeming in and the judgements accumulated. There will always be noise – prior festival experiences thwarting novelty; friends’ opinions clouding perceptions, yet, there isn’t a more authentic and organic way to lend your assessment to something than by judging it on its merits. That’s what I’ll be doing with this piece – removing likenesses and wandering narratives to give Meadow its own lane, for which it deserves. ....