DZ – ‘Gebbie St’

Happy Friday. To celebrate the impending weekend we have an exclusive stream of the latest DZ single ‘Gebbie St.’ It’s pretty fkn massive – it’s not so much ‘cleaner’ as it is ‘tighter,’ like some dance punk shit straight off the debut albums by DFA1979 or Liars. DZ have always had an absolutely killer live show, but so far “that song” – the one to take them to the indie masses – has kind of eluded them. I think it’s here. I think it’s called ‘Gebbie St.’ It will no doubt go off on stage as per every DZ song ever. Radio and blogs – eat this up.

DZ are heading OS to tear up NYC later this year and in order that they remain “fed, homed, and hopefully clothed” whilst there. That gig goes down on Friday 27th of August at The Zoo with Veloceraptor and other guests.

www.myspace.com/dzparty

Also, this is pure speculation on my part, but I assume the song is about one of these locations. I’ve no idea if anything special is on either of these streets, but I can only conclude that this is DZ’s move to be the new Powderfinger by naming songs after streets in Brisbane.

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Sweet new fan-made clip for a sweet Step-Panther jam.

Step-Panther play two free sets at the Oxford Arts Factory this Saturday (17th of July) at 9pm and 10pm.

www.myspace.com/steppanther

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Aeons – ‘Beyond The Satellites’ (mp3)

Sydney’s Aeons released their debut EP a few weeks back, which you can grab for FREE here. It’s full of dense electro club-bangers to get you wet if you’re ‘in da club’ and/or totally dig The Presets. The duo have previously remixed the likes of Deep Sea Arcade and Lisa Mitchell, but this is really the first time they’ve released an official collection of their own stuff for peeps to check out (recent single In Great Wonder doesn’t count). If you don’t like electro pop then this isn’t for you – Beyond The Satellites sits firmly in the most familiar part of the genre, which means there’s lots of house beats and shimmering synths and few quiet moments. Those to whom that appeals should definitely hop on over their bandcamp page and get downloading. For other, it’s free anyway so what do you have to lose (other than 40MB of your monthly quota)?

www.myspace.com/aeonssounds

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A great song off one of last year’s best Australian albums.

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Zeal – ‘Clouds’ (mp3)

Zeal – ‘Obey’ (mp3)

I’ve been looking forward to Zeal’s debut album since the moment I first heard the stunning ‘Wasps‘ last year. The wait has been (kinda) long but not in vain, because after only a handful of listens I’m already pretty wet over With the Moon Alongside Racing Us Home. It’s a much more patient album than I was expecting but no less thrilling. There’s songs that are rushing, like ‘Wasps’ and ‘Obey,’ but there’s also mid-tempo grooves like ‘Clouds’ and even some instrumental interludes and borderline-ambient passages. Fortunately, Zeal (aka Robert Jarvis) makes it all stick together with lyrical motifs of wasps, moons and clouds running throughout and his distinct, nasal talk-singing. Best of all, you can get this compelling album right now for the price of FREE from right here.

‘Obey’ and ‘Cloud’ are streaming at the top and they give you a good idea of both the quality and diversity on display here. As per my last post on Zeal, I don’t want to be reductive by lazily compare him to the Anticon stable of artists, but there are definitely similarities (of the best kind) that act as a good reference point for those familiar with WHY?, Themselves et al. But With The Moon Alongside Racing Us Home feels way more personal to just be an homage to other stuff. I don’t want to speculate so soon after posting my favourite albums of the year so far, but this is definitely an end-of-year contender.

www.myspace.com/zealtv

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