MY 8bit music is Stray Square
. Not that you care.

Is that emotional blackmail?

Not 100% Australian per se (thanks to the membership of Sir Epic Soundtracks), but I'd include Crime and The City Solution's "Just South of Heaven" mini-LP as being up there with the best Aussie music. On a more "industrial" tip, SPK's "Leichenschrei" still holds up pretty well to my ears.

Try it and see

are you sure about that?

I know that B Russelll worked for Flying Nun...ah, wasn't it Robbie Yeats of the Dead C who is an ex-Verlaine? I think Mr Russell was in Wrecks Small Speakers On Expensive Stereos at that point.

Didn't Mr Anal pointed out a while ago to me that it wasn't the case? Uh?

oren ambarchi-insulation, suspension, sun, triste, grapes from the estate

oren ambarchi and robbie avenaim-clockwork

phlegm-masterpiece of mutilation

Robbie Yeats was The Verlaines' drummer.
Other great Australian albums which weren't a part of the series:
Ed Kuepper - Electrical Storm, Everybody's Got To, Today Wonder, Honey Steel's Gold
The Aints - Ascension
The Saints - Eternally Yours, Prehistoric Sounds
Laughing Clowns - Law of Nature, Ghosts of an Ideal Wife
The Scientists - Blood Red River

lubricated goat-psychedelicatessen, paddock of love

Michael Morley was in Wreck Small Speakers

I prefer his music to The Saints. There's nothing wrong with his voice, get The Butterfly Net, it's probably my favourite ever Australian album (even though it's a compilation).

There's more of these coming,
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lover's Lane
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
Hunters and Collectors - Human Frailty
Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five

I'm disappointed that Ed Kuepper, the Laughing Clowns, The Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls, The Scientists and The Aints have been left out. Hope there's a third season.

this is excellent....

I've been hanging out for this for awhile. should be great. especially the Go-Betweens and of course NC& the Bad Seeds.

Let's be honest.

Nick Cave is the only decent thing to come out of Australia. And he's an honorary Brit.

16 Lovers Lane is a gorgeous album. GORGEOUS I SAY!

^^^Too damn right there.

The Swing beats anything in the thread, including Junkyard.

Is that the album by INXS?

and I forgot to mention before, Ed Kuepper wasn't left out. the Saints were last series, which were the most influential band he's been in to date. they're not going to do every musical project he does til the day he kicks the bucket.

X - Aspirations

feedtime - shovel

the church - heyday

cosmic psychos - do the hack

grey daturas - dead in the woods

I know about The Saints one, but I still think they should do Honey Steel's Gold or something. He played that for the Don't Look Back tour supporting Low (I think), so it's obviously held in high regard.

I think they'd be more inclined to repeat artist such as Nick Cave with the Birthday Party and the likes. They've not yet touched on a bunch of bands that are considered 'classic', AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil, to name a few.

They're cool specials no matter what the band. The last series was 4 great artists though.

Has the Nick Cave one aired yet? I've seen that the DVD is available to order on an Aussie website, and I'm wondering whether to get it.

I have to say, I'd have chosen a different album to Murder Ballads, but, hey, I didn't make the series, so what right do I have to criticise?

Every time I see the title of this thread, I have a little giggle.

Yes, I saw it. It's good, worth getting if you're into Nick Cave. I think it was chosen because of its commercial success, rather than whether it's their best album.

There is an double CD called "do the pop: australian garage rock sound 1976-1987 " which is excellent! I guess the title says it all; the Saints, radio birman, fun things, victims, scientists etc...



One of the best songs is the absoulte fabulous powerpop gem "don´t talk about us" from the someloves. originally the b-side to this 7";

or Great American Minds, Great American Comedians, Great American Humanitarians...

seriously good album!

I like Halo a lot. ( Guattari )

htrk

they rock!

virtually nothing good has ever come out of australia.

then it has something in common with your mum.

why is australia dead too?