Sweet new tunes out of Brisbayne from upcoming producer Matt Cook. His EP ‘Japanese Cymbals’ strays the genres of electronica and instrumental hip hop, but you don’t need big headphones to enjoy it. Cook also has an upstart audio effects and electronics company, some of which presumably feature on the EP. It’s a very promising start and I look forward to seeing how his career progresses.

He’s launching his EP at Juggler’s Art Space in Brisbane this Saturday along with a solo gig by George from Seekae (my love for whom is well-documented and act as a handy comparison for White Palms). If I hadn’t just moved to Sydney I would be there with bells on. Get down there and check it out.

White Palms Japanese Cymbals by Silo Brisbane

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It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Brisbane’s Hunz.
Why? Well, he’s just been coding all his beats and synth lines from scratch and helping to create this seriously cool motion-graphic enhanced video clip.
Once again, Hunz’ take on DIY makes Dischord-inspired punks look like pre-schoolers.

www.hunz.com.au

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Great Sky from Ernest Ellis & The Panamas on Vimeo.

This is a few months old now, but I neglected to post it then. So I’ll do so now.

I’m a big fan of EE’s work. And he was my first ever on whothehell.net.

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Spinning this tune to exhaustion over the last few weeks has probably contributed to the neglect of the other new stuff stacking up in my inbox. It sounds like a dodgy back-alley dumpling joint, but ‘Gung Ho’ translates to ‘work together in harmony’. Surely the wankiest piece of trivia to hit you this week, but it’s a close descriptor to the fantastic stuff coming from this new Brissie three piece.

Killer hooks, nice bass + Oracular Spectacular vibes getting all up in their junk.

IMPRESSIVE. Definitely my fave track at the moment.

gung-ho.bandcamp.com

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People have been raving about Gotye’s latest Triple J hit ‘Somebody I Used to Know. No doubt it will finish strong in the Triple J hottest 100 this year. And yet despite the near ubiquity of the original at the moment, Faux Pas has really made this song his own. Unlike some remixes that sound like they’re working against the track, this feels like it’s how the song was always went to be (not that the feeling inevitability in any way diminishes the creative achievement here).

Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) (Faux Pas remix) by Faux Pas

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I dig this song in all its cheesy glory. Makes me want to take off my pants and dance in my underpants (or half naked if I’m going commando). This is how strings should sound in a pop song.

Flight Facilities – Foreign Language (feat. Jess) by future classic

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