Sep 06
09
HTRK
I’m not even sure if I could call this music. It’s definitely not popular music, maybe like sound art, definitely sound effects-y. HTRK (pronounced hate-rock) are a mysterious trio from Melbourne who recently relocated to Berlin, for what I assume is an artistic led decision in order to develop their curious musical leanings. The band was formed as a middle finger gesture to the retro rock revival that dominated their hometown scene of Melbourne (think Jet). Good friends of other rock haters My Disco, their shows are also played in excessively loud volume. So the song below, or maybe I should say the next piece, should be played the same way. Crank it up.
HTRK - ‘Hate Rock Trio’
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Kudos for this post. Love this band… definately one of our most underrated bands. Am cautiously optimistic to hear their album… not sure what to make of the song they’ve put out. Pretty different. But definately growing on me.
Two songs from HTRK’s new album on their myspace site, http://www.myspace.com/htrk
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how funny, here i am googling htrk in a hostel in budapest, and what should i find but a blog post by you jerry!
looking forward to seeing you in london x