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Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 3
On the roll with Andrew Fallara.. Andrew Fallara is a young Perth skateboarder known for his cruisy attitude, faultless style and effortless ability. Having grown up in a household where his old man surfed and there were regular roadtrips to the beach, Andrew transferred what he saw in the ocean onto the streets of Perth. This eventually led him to link up with Perth skateboarding royalty like Barry Mansfield, Luke Carl Thompson and a host of others. Be sure to keep an eye out for some new footage of him dropping later in the year. Andrew embodies the perfect roadtripper - not only is he rather mellow, his go with the flow character and keenness for adventure make every situation fun. The guy doesn’t drive so it’s an arguable point that he has hit the most roadtrips out of any of us on that skateboard of his. In saying that he even managed to light up a few skate parks in the short amount of time available on our trip, and worked tirelessly with Shadow Data and DYP to bring this projec
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Interview: Banoffee
The solo project of Melbourne's Martha Brown goes from strength to strength.. We first came across Banoffee when she released her latest single Got It (listen HERE), which was kind of a shame-on-us situation because people have been hyping her all year, so consider the rest of the year spent making up on lost time. We start with an interview today, because she's on the verge of releasing her self-titled debut EP this Friday. You can stream it HERE, so chuck it on, and get to know one of the country's most interesting solo artists, full of quirky lyrics coupled with an ear for vintage synthesizers and modern R&B. Hey Martha! So you’ve been playing shows since you were a young teenager! But you were more into the folky sort of songs before doing Banoffee, is that right? Is the sound that you play with as Banoffee something you’ve always been into? How did you develop that sound? I have been playing music for a long time and my style has definitely changed, although I’ve always enjoyed li
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Caribou - Our Love
One of the year's most anticipated albums gets another single.. A couple of months ago Caribou dropped the first taste from his upcoming album release in Can't Do Without You, which was met with super excitement - one friend said it sounded like Caribou by way of David Guetta, and that he really loved it. I'm not sure what kind of praise that is, but he's one of the biggest Caribou fans that I know, so let's go with positive. Well he's now dropped the title track - Our Love - and it's another indication of where Dan Snaith is heading in 2014 - rave town. Caribou's sound has always had elements of house and techno, but it was always fairly restrained. Our Love feels like he's really going for it, and goddamn I'm fucking excited. That drop is anything. Enjoy below. Get it and Can't Do Without You when you pre-order the album HERE - it's due October 4. Hype hype fucking hype. Follow Caribou: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD
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Review: Willow Beats @ Northcote Social Club
Their final show sold out, and was by all accounts a good'un.. Header Photo: Willow Beats @ Mondo, Perth by Aaron Webber Starting a night of quality Melbourne-based electronica acts, hypnotic trio Yujen graced the stage full of down-tempo melodies and even a sample from Nick Murphy (Chet Faker), the ambient openers ripping through a set that included the impressive single Try It Over. Vocalist Sam Tilley revealing “we showed [Chet Faker] the song and he was searching for someone to sing on it, before just deciding on doing it himself”. With stellar support from brothers Will and Mitch Anderson this is a group to keep an eye on. Alta brought many things to their set; and while an inflatable goon bag was not one of them, somehow a shiny silver bag was still escorted through the crowd as the duo started what was to be a vibrant set. Shifting from mellow vibes to a more charged atmosphere was made possible by frontwoman Hannah Lesser’s ability to showcase a feisty persona and engage the c