Tag: "Ned Collette"

Ned Collette + Wirewalker @ Northcote Social Club
0 Comments. 528 Views. Posted 10 Jul 2012 @ 11:38am.
On a wintry night typical of the European city he has occupied for two years, Melbourne's prodigal son returned for a rare show at The Northcote Social Club to propel new album 2 into the world. Mary Orcher was a challenging opener – a fascinating and confronting acquaintance of Collette from Berlin who added beautifully to the general awkwardness of arriving at a venue early. Any preconceived... Read More
Beat's 2012 Mid-Year Wrap
0 Comments. 1,609 Views. Posted 10 Jul 2012 @ 11:04am.
Hey 2012, I just met you, and this is crazy, but amidst all the YOLO, bath salts zombie breakouts, #stopkony, Gina Rinehart takeovers, venue closures, errant cocks, there was some pretty amazing music released and some incredible gigs taking place. Looking back on the first half of 2012, Taryn Stenvei, Tyson Wray and Lachlan Kanoniuk put forth their favourite tracks, gigs and LPs. BEST TRACK I... Read More
Ned Collette & Wirewalker : 2
0 Comments. 1,390 Views. Posted 1 Jun 2012 @ 7:47am.
It has been more than two years since Melbourne based Ned Collette relocated to Berlin and the songs from his new album 2 are the fruits of his journey. Displacement is a running theme throughout but more so the twin sides of isolation; the loneliness of the road and elation of solitude.   The core of the album was recorded with Joe Talia (Wire Walker bassist/synth player Ben Bourke took... Read More
Ned Collette + Wirewalker
0 Comments. 732 Views. Posted 25 May 2012 @ 5:50am.
Ned Collette + Wirewalker's II is a dry, pragmatic, immediate record, which shares little with the heady avant-rock of 2010’s Over the Stones, Under the Stars. One reason it sounds so soberingly intimate is that it was born, largely, out of Collette's relative isolation after he relocated to Berlin. Shorn of the presence of his bandmates, he switched from his beloved SG electric to... Read More
Joe McKee : Darling Hills
0 Comments. 495 Views. Posted 9 May 2012 @ 7:50am.
  In launching his solo career, Joe McKee has been identified as the former frontman of Perth indie anarchists Snowman, which is confusing because he’s not a diminutive, vaguely threatening Southeast Asian kid. Joe was in fact the creative partner of Andy Citawarman, who was Snowman’s actual lead singer. Joel was the other guy in Snowman, who sang sometimes. None of this is really relevant... Read More
Ned Collette & Wirewalker : Il Futuro Fantastico
0 Comments. 592 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:47pm.
  A preview of the second album by Ned Collette & Wirewalker, called 2. The single is a heady mix of squirreling electric guitar played in an acoustic Spanish style, deadpan vocal delivery and muted drums; a collection of sounds all struggling mightily to seem blasé, the energy dampened by Ned’s now-customary hipster gothic style. I dunno. It’s incredibly interesting but also kind of... Read More
Ned Collette & Joe Talia : Long You Lie
0 Comments. 1,241 Views. Posted 19 Oct 2011 @ 12:41pm.
Long You Lie is the A-side of a 7-inch single coming out later this month, aptly described by his publicist as a funky, new wave stylistic adventure in the manner of Talking Heads. Electronic synth scales rub up against Spanish acoustic guitar notes and a slow-bubbling disco beat - an arch and slinky mix of music - while Ned sings in his deadpan, quasi-gothic way. Cold but clever. Read More
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