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If you have somehow missed the avalanche of Saskwatch excitement from us, today they announced their new album Manual Override (+ album preview shows), and dropped a second single from the album, the woozy and fantastic Then There's You.
Check out the song and the dreamy music video below.
Plenty more to come from Saskwatch, exciting times.
Directed by: Madeline Kelly
Produced by: Morgan Benson-Taylor
Edited by: Stephanie Tighe
Official music video for 'Then There's You' by Saskwatch taken from the forthcoming new album 'Manual Override' - out August 4th.
Bus Vipers is a project by Daniel Ahern, straight out of Canberra. This one is an absolute earworm, I caught myself belting out the chorus a few times over the weekend. When you find yourself doing the same, just remember you have the legends over at Future Classic to blame.
Music video below, directed by Madeleine Purdy and starring Daniel himself.
STREAM/FREE DOWNLOAD CSIRO WEEDS: http://futr.cl/csiroweeds FOLLOW BUS VIPERS: FB: https://www.facebook.com/busvipers IG: https://www.instagram.com/busvipers/ SC: https://www.soundcloud.com/busvipers/ YT: http://futr.cl/BS_YouTube TW: https://www.twitter.com/busvipers/ http://busvipers.com/ DIRECTOR: Madeleine Purdy PRODUCER/1st AD: David Ma PRODUCER: Yiani Andrikidis ART DIRECTION: Prue Stent & Honey Long CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Anna May Kirk DOP: Alexander Leeway 1st AC: Ashleigh Pepper AC: Nathan Youssef DIR.
It's the weekend guys, you made it. Whether you are hitting the town, having a quiet one at home, or getting the train out to Wallacia - This is the one for you.
Amber Mark brings the vibes on this one. Plenty more where it came from on her very solid new album 3:33am, which is out now and ready to be enjoyed.
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Lose My Cool. https://lnk.to/AmberMarkLMC Follow Amber Mark online: Instagram - http://instagram.com/instagramber Twitter - http://twitter.com/amb3rmark Facebook - http://facebook.com/ambermarkmusic Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tbeZu9lv8YEKSQ9tZSslu Music video by Amber Mark performing Lose My Cool.
Haiku Hands is a brand new project comprised of an All Star lineup, and their new banger Not About You is exactly what we look for in a 4 O'Clock Drop. Fresh, energetic, vibrant, and local.
Play this one loud, get into it - you'll be out of the office before you know it.
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A rave-inspired introduction to Haiku Hands, "Not About You" is four to the floor, pop till you drop.
Smooth stuff from the most handsome man in music, Sydney's own Swindail.
With serious love from Soulection, OWSLA, Future Classic, MajesticCasual, and TheSoundYouNeed, what more do you need to hear? Skrillex and Diplo are fans too..
If you have missed this one, get involved immediately. He is bringing the C'est La Vie Tour to Hudson Ballroom tomorrow night, and you should go.
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swindail - jussrite (ft. SACHI & naji) Free Download - https://theartistunion.com/tracks/80e643 CloudCity FB - https://www.facebook.com/cloudcity ▼ swindail https://www.instagram.com/swindailfukboi https://www.facebook.com/swindail https://soundcloud.com/swindail https://twitter.com/swindailfukboi ▼ SACHI https://www.instagram.com/wearesachi https://www.facebook.com/wearesachi https://soundcloud.com/wearesachi https://twitter.com/wearesachi ▼ naji https://www.instagram.com/mrnajiboy https://www.facebook.com/mrnajiboy https://soundcloud.com/mrnajiboy https://twitter.com/mrnajiboy ▼ Photo by Zoé Cavaro https://www.flickr.com/photos/zoecvr https://www.facebook.com/zoecavaropho...
Atmospheric and tasteful work from Sydney's own Blondebears. We've been absolutely smashing this one in the office.
Nostalgic visual accompaniment below directed, filmed, and edited by MOOKHI.
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'Your eyes are my eyes' Directed/filmed/edited by Mookhi http://bit.ly/2s0Cghv Free DL: http://bit.ly/2pIX2pm World: http://hyperurl.co/w33edw ________________________________________ Facebook: http://bit.ly/2pVw2OI Instagram: http://bit.ly/2re1rAp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2pVlgb1 Spotify: http://smarturl.it/9y1sji Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/j1wma6 Itunes Store: http://smarturl.it/175zsg
DOBBY is your new favourite rapper. Not just Aussie, I mean full stop.
Get onto the Soundcloud here and block out your next hour.
Seriously, it's mind boggling that this guy isn't everywhere right now.
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Dedicated to the sights and sounds of Sydney city. Filmed, edited and music by Rhyan Clapham (DOBBY) facebook.com/rhyanclaphamDOBBY
Pretty Faces, the brand new album from Leah Senior is out today on Flightless, and the timing couldn't be better - Leah's folk sensibilities are a soundtrack worthy of any weekend.
The album has been getting mad press love from Rolling Stone Aus and Pilerats so it is good to finally get through this one ourselves. Peep the beautiful video below!
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The second single taken from Leah Senior's new album "Pretty Faces" out May 26th on Flightless Records. Directed by Jacintho Muinos Assisted by Lucas Brown DOP: Felicity Smith Colour grading: Darius Family
This rolling and brooding banger is brought to you by Adelaide duo Auguste, consisting of step-sisters Skye Lockwood & Beth Keough.
Fans of London Grammar, Bat for Lashes and Ellie Goulding, please make yourselves at home and enjoy this one.
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Produced by Aaron Schuppan Artwork by Brooks Salzwedel https://www.facebook.com/augustemusic1/ https://soundcloud.com/auguste-5/ https://twitter.com/auguste_music_/ Australian duo Auguste, present a fresh sound that embodies deep harmonic vocals and electro-pop vibes. Their debut single 'Slow Motion' combines smooth synths and beats with emotive lyrics, thanks to the ingenious production styles of Andy Bull, currently one of Australia's most prolific producer's and touring artists.
Ngabaju (Grandmother's Song) is an atmospheric and moving piece of music sung predominantly in the language of Mudburra. The self-titled debut album is due out June 7th - if the rest of it is this good, we will be very happy.
Kardajala Kirridarra is Eleanor 'Nalyirri' Dixon, Janey ‘Namija’ Dixon, Kayla Jackson, and Beatrice 'Nalyirri' Lewis. The name translates to ‘Sandhill Women'. Kardajala is the name of the mysterious bush woman from the sandhills behind the community of Malinja, NT.
Shoutout to the Barkly Regional Council’s ‘Barkly Desert Cultures’ multimedia program for bringing together Kardajala Kirridarra.
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Wade Jackson - Exist
Wallacia's favourite son Wade Jackson does it again, this time with Exist.
Seriously absorbing stuff. Put this one on and melt into the weekend.
Buy the new album Crown & Cathedral here: http://radi.al/CrownAndCathedral
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Official music video for EXIST by Wade Jackson off his album, CROWN & CATHEDRAL Buy http://radi.al/CrownAndCathedral Follow WADE JACKSON on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/60OYQgKJZslN6idVOw36FL Visit the WADE JACKSON Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZY71Z-UFCw2B_JOZmLwwQ Connect on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wade-Jackson-178570482217733/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wadejack/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wadejack More From WADE JACKSON SHE BURN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vHKTtWqJs COMING BACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_pIxxYrB0 DARK MIRROR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGOQiQb3_C8
Descent Into The Maelstrom: The Radio Birdman Story - Jonathon J Sequeira
"Descent Into The Maelstrom isn’t just the story of Radio Birdman; it’s the story of a scene, a movement, in Australia, started by the band," Jonathon Sequeira said of the film.
"It’s about doing your music, and your art without compromise, when everyone tries to shut you down. Radio Birdman inspired the outsiders in Australian society to do their own thing.
"Like the band, the film is a completely independent production — the band’s take-no-prisoners attitude fed into the making of it. The intensity of the music and the individuals is still there, coming off the screen, and it insists that you too settle for nothing less than the best."
www.descentintothemaelstrom.com.au facebook.com/radiobirdmanfilm #radiobirdmanfilm
B-Town Warriors - Dreams
B-Town Warriors are back with some fresh Reggae Rap fusion in the form of Dreams.
Dreams is the result of a 5-day Desert Pea Media workshop program with students enrolled at Bourke High School in remote Western NSW, a program which will see 3 more songs and accompanying music videos released before 2018.
If you haven't heard the amazing People of the Red Sunset yet, check it out here.
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Created in March 2017, 'Dreams' is an outcome of a 5-day Desert Pea Media workshop program with students enrolled at Bourke High School in remote Western NSW. A follow-up to the hugely successful 'People of the Red Sunset' released in 2016, the track titled 'Dreams' was also produced by Carlo Santone and Stephen Maxwell (Blue King Brown/ Nattali Rize).
Hazel English - More Like You
Something about Hazel English is instantly nostalgic.
Originally from Sydney, Hazel is now based in San Francisco, after living in the Bay Area on a study exchange program and falling in love with it.
I get strong notes of Bored Nothing [RIP Fergus] on this one.
Produced by Day Wave, as is the whole EP More Like You is taken from, let it be the soundtrack to your next road trip. Even better if it is to nowhere in particular.
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2x EP Just Give In / Never Going Home is out now ✨ https://lnk.to/HazelEnglish-BuyID Add More Like You to your playlist: https://lnk.to/HazelEnglish-MoreLikeYouID -- Credits Filmed by Ian Tulud & David Vieira, edited by Hazel English -- Listen to more of my music Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/HE-NGHapple Spotify - http://smarturl.it/JGI-NGHSpPlaylist Deezer
K Á R Y Y N - ALEPPO
ALEPPO is a haunting piece of music from Syrian-born producer K Á R Y Y N. Now based in LA, K Á R Y Y N's brand of ambient and glitchy electronic music is the vessel through which she reflects back on her time growing up in Aleppo.
"I needed to look at my childhood, see my little self during the years that many wounds had formed and piece it back together," she tells us. "And instead of finding more pain, what I found was that there was actually a lot of joy and even more love than I had remembered."
The music video for ALEPPO is incredibly moving, a simple compilation of home footage from when K Á R Y Y N was in her teens in Syria. According to an article in FACT Magazine, K Á R Y Y N remembers the day she heard her former school had been bombed to rubble.
An incredible and inspiring story, K Á R Y Y N's music follows suit.
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Taken from Quanta 1 A film by K Á R Y Y N and Zak Norman http://www.karyyn.com/ With special thanks to Philipp Hollinger for Graphic Design; Victoria Sendra for additional filmed footage; Samantha Shay for her artistic support
Drugdealer - Suddenly feat. Weyes Blood
Aggressive name, extremely welcoming tune.
Happy Saturday friends, enjoy this one for us.
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Directed by Samuel Shea and Michael Collins. Drugdealer - 'Suddenly' taken from the album 'The End Of Comedy' out now on Weird World. Download Suddenly now: http://smarturl.it/SuddenlyDL Stream now: http://smarturl.it/SuddenlyStream Pre-Order the album:: http://smarturl.it/EndOfComedyWW Pre-Order the digital album: http://smarturl.it/EndOfComedyDL
The Budos Band - Black Venom
The Budos Band are awesome. Seeing them live was one of the best decisions I've made on this Earth.
Mid encore, the bass player (picture of his battle stance attached below) and the keyboard player started having a straight up fight. I'm talking middle of a song. Pushing, punches, aggressive swear words, everything - and they kept playing while all this was going on, not missing a beat.
I still wonder whether it was staged or not.
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The Budos Band performs "Black Venom" live from the Music Lounge during KEXP's broadcast from the 2010 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. Recorded 9/4/10.
Gold Class - Twist In The Dark
We are very, very excited to hear the new album from Gold Class. Twist In The Dark is a very tasty entree.
The band have engaged The Drones frontman Gareth Liddiard to produce the album, a match made in heaven.
Their manager Monty told us today over a tofu + vegetable pho that he is very excited by how it sounds - a glowing review if I have ever heard one.
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Gold Class - Twist In The Dark Released 3 May 2017 Label: felte (The Americas, Europe, Japan, etc) & Barely Dressed Records (AUS/NZ) Stream/download song here: http://bdr.ec/gctwistlinkto Pre-order 12" single here: http://bdr.ec/gcbandcamp www.instagram.com/goldclassband/ www.facebook.com/goldclassmusic/ twitter.com/goldclassband
HOMESHAKE - Every Single Thing
HOMESHAKE is a project from ex-Mac DeMarco guitarist Peter Sagar. The album Fresh Air came out earlier this year, and it makes for some pretty interesting listening.
I would describe it as wobbly and oozy, but you can give it a listen and describe it yourself.
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From the Homeshake album Fresh Air on Sinderlyn Records: http://bit.ly/2fJiNiN Choreographer : Wen hao Chang Dancer : Wen hao Chang, Ning Han Filmed and edited by : Ante Cheng Assistant : Chee Lin Photographer : Frank Fan
Last week ARIA announced that they'll now be including album streams in their chart calculations, and this will certainly help to create a more equal playing field for ALL artists.
Some artists sell lots of physical (vinyl & CD), some sell digital downloads, whilst some acts attract more of a streaming consumer fanbase. For the very rare artists, they sell well across all mediums.
Let's be fair, in the year 2017, we all know that it's a combination of all formats - but now streaming in Australia accounts for 38% of the market. That is likely going to increase exponentially in the next 1-5 years.
ARIA have come out with a formula that they believe fairly equates album streams to equivalent physical album sales. They call this the SCF, or Streaming Conversion Factor.
175 album streams = the equivalent of buying 1 physical digital album.
We were curious. What would it take to sell 1500 albums in the first week (i.e. A top 10 debut some weeks), purely based on album streams?
We took a new album that we're working on as a hypothetical:
Album length = 38 mins
175 x 38 minutes = 6650 mins for 1 sale
6650 / 60 = 110.83 hours = 1 sale
1500 album sales = 166250 hrs
166250/168 (hours in a week)
= 989.58 people streaming the album 24/7 to reach 1500 album sales
That's an interesting statistic, but people aren't going to be streaming an album 24/7 unless they are putting in a herculean effort to game the system. How many listeners would we need if they are only streaming this 38-minute album 3 times each in this first week?
38 minutes x 3 = 114 minutes = 1.9 hours
166250 (hours for 1500 sales) / 1.9 (hours in 3 album streams) = 87,500 people streaming 3 times in week 1 to debut Top 20.
Keep in mind this is for full album streams. If you have 200,000,000 streams on singles 1 and 2, and your other 8 songs have 5,000, then those first two singles will only contribute 5,000 streams each - This is because the ARIA calculation stipulates that the best 2 performing songs on an album are only counted as the average of the other songs ranked 3 to 10. This is to ensure that the album charts are not manipulated by standout singles, which does make sense, but there must be a better way.
This is some farfetched maths, but it does illustrate how unrealistic the SCF can be. With streaming becoming more prominent in this market, artists will be having less of their audience represented in their chart position.
Our guess is that ARIA will have to change this formula over the next year to make it more realistic towards consumer trends. Otherwise, the charts will end up not being a fair or realistic representation.
Charlie: I’m going to see you in 2 weeks. Now how many days is that before we’ll be together?
Raymond: 14 days from today, today’s Wednesday.
Charlie: Hours?
Raymond: 336 hours.
Charlie: Mystifying.
Raymond: Course that’s 20,160 minutes. 1,290,600 seconds.