'Garagee III' was launched to a capacity crowd at Mamma Chen's in Footscray.

Adventuring through a set that was a mixture of favourites and also an introduction to some new classics, played for the very first time by full band.

Throughout Garagee's 16yr history, though always displaying his  inimitable instrumental electronic-post-rock-via-world-music sonic  pallete, EPs and singles have often been stylistically eclectic. The  albums, on the other hand, have always served as a means to reconcile  these differences in a coherent journey.  
With 'III', Garagee introduces collaborations with respected vocalists  and lyricists to help tell the tale, where each track has been written  to serve the unique aesthetic and timbre of each singer, crafting a  diverse and epic story. Including the likes of Steve Kilbey (The  Church), Jane McArthur, Lindsay Phillips, and Pink Tights, amongst  others, the album runs like a personalised mixtape mailed to someone you  recently had a long and invigorating existential discussion with at a  party. Though not a concept album as such, themes of our place in the  world keep popping up, through ruminations on our interactions with  media, technology, social expectations and lamentations on regret.  Finally putting succinct words to Garagee's always emotive vignettes  seems like an ineviteable and refreshing step.

Firewall emerged out of an exploration with a 4-string tenor guitar  being fed through a vintage tape delay. Something fundamentally analog. I  sent the song idea to Jane and she sent back these incredible,  intertwining, vocal parts with lyrics that explore our stardust origins  at an atomic level, and our place in the world. In a response to Jane's  lyrics, I wanted to explore the similarities of charged particles in  both the natural world and electrical technology.

"With ethereal guitar loops, lush, atmospheric pads, and nostalgic imagery from Steve Kilbey’s vocals, the combination of Garagee’s detailed, eclectic production and Steve’s clear knack for articulating

ambiguous storylines creates an intimate account of an emotional and metaphoric ‘world’."

'Not Our Nature' is the first single that marks the beginning of a significant shift into collaborative territory with a wealth of singer, songwriters. Having always been an instrumental act, the addition of words could not be done haphazardly... Instrumental pieces were written with specific vocalists/ lyricists in mind. Lyricists with a unique perspective and turn of phrase who, in addition, have distinctive voices with which to carry their message.

'Not Our Nature' features the indelible approach of Pink Tights, delivering a claustrophobic reflection on the perils of communication through technology, and the truth found in the organic.

In a nostalgic throwback to the glory days of late 90's CD-singles, a remix has been included in the single release. Taking masterful charge of this responsibility is old label-mate (c/o Tempest Recordings), Numatica, whose dreamy half-time dub interpretation works in complementing the original edit.

With the gift of hindsight and the benefit of a few years distance, It's become easier to reflect on these morsels of aural valium through rose coloured glasses, and finally get around to presenting the two companion EPs ('Dreaming Of Sleep' [2020], and 'Daydream Chronicles Vol.2: Always Had The Sky' [2021]) as a more complete body of work, in the form of an album, and very limited CD.

The goal was always to create a collection of intimate, guitar-based meditations and a self-medicating escape through music. A personal, internalised hope and tranquility that emerges from immense anxiety and uncertainty...

Feeling as relevant as they did originally, these pieces still serve their purpose for me. I recommend consuming this album whole, or as required.

Consult your doctor if pain persists.x

This EP is a companion piece to the 'Dreaming Of Sleep' EP with songs from the same period, written for the same purpose...creating a collection of intimate, guitar-based meditations and a self-medicating escape through music.

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Bringing this 80's horror/ action soundtrack homage to it's ultimate conclusion, It's now available in an extremely limited run of only 20 copies on red cassette / cassingle, in a standard jewel case with fold-over J-card!

Recently finding solace and comfort in the golden era of 80's horror/  action movies and their fantastically nostalgic soundtracks, this is my  homage... 2020 through the audio/ visual lens of Carpenter, Goblin,  Argento, Tangerine Dream, Barker, Craven, Badalamenti and Morricone.

CUT AND RUN could be a montage, a chase or an extended trailer.... LOVE THEME, the soundtrack to a scene with lots of circling, soft-wipe angles and WAY too many candles.

Any folks situated in or heading to the top end (Darwin, NT) next week, make sure to  check out this exhibition and the piece I was fortunate enough to have  been able to contribute to as co-composer and producer. Powerful stuff!

To distract from our sudden cancellation of all gigs and general fun, a friend proposed a weekly song-club in late March this year.... 

This EP presents a collection of those intimate, guitar-based meditations. A  self-medicating escape through instrumental music, and a snapshot of a solitary  lockdown.

This EP has come about from a recent creative patch brought to being through an inspiring mountain hike.
Armed with an intentionally limited palette (Korg Minilogue synth, guitar, EP3 Echoplex), setting about trying to express some of the profound impact that the experience in the mountains had on me, was both liberating and cathartic. These ambient, largely improvised experiments were culled down to the Volahytta EP.

Exciting things afoot! Download a free preview of the lead single from the new ambient EP 'Volahytta'. It's called 'Brekkhus' and it's quite chilled.x

A chance meeting with a very talented, like minded loop-based multi-instrumentalist, Cecil Turbine, has brought about this fantastic little Split 7" for all you fellow vinyl enthusiasts!! From the moment we played each other these tracks, it really felt like they fit and complement each other. For this reason I hope fans from both camps enjoy these songs as much as we do. My track, 'The Rocks Of King' is a preview of the next album....!  Follow the link to purchase on vinyl or download at bandcamp. xx

I'm excited to let everyone know the arrival of 'Sojourn'.

Slated for a November 25th release (on all digital formats and a VERY limited fun of 50 CDs), Sojourn is a collection of some of my favorite remixes i've done for label-mates, brought together with rare tracks from compilations, bonus tracks and a number of previously unreleased gems!....

Links to follow soon!