Afterlife Remixed is a fresh take on Ex–Olympian’s 2020 debut Afterlife, calling on some friends, favourite musicians & DJs to rework some of their favourite songs on the record – giving them an Afterlife of their own. Afterlife Remixed is out Friday 9 April via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. The original record itself was influenced by themes of starting again, trial & error, renewal and dialogue. Liam McGorry aka Ex–Olympian says: “In this way, I thought it would be interesting to extend that...
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Following an 8-date regional Victorian tour, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Jess Locke shares ‘Halo‘, the fourth track to be lifted off her forthcoming album Don’t Ask Yourself Why out Friday 26 March 2021 via Dot Dash Recordings. ‘Halo’ sees Locke employ the album’s producer Rob Muinos for a delicate duet that is at the same time deep and guttural. Locke comments, “As soon as I wrote this song, I knew exactly how I...
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Memphis LK has officially shared her cover of Tame Impala‘s ‘The Less I Know The Better‘ across all digital services. The track is produced by Memphis and mixed by Japanese Wallpaper. Of the track, Memphis says, “I decided to make a club version of one of my fav songs, Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better. I cut in some videos from my camera roll from before we...
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Following his acclaimed 2018 debut album Running, Melbourne’s Ryan Downey returns with a new single & video ‘Heart Is An Onion‘, a vibrant full-throated indie-rock march and the first track to be taken from his forthcoming luminous art-rock album A TON OF COLOURS out Friday 14 May via Dot Dash Recordings. To celebrate the announcement, Downey has announced a string of single launches in Sydney, Melbourne & Castlemaine, kicking off mid-April – tickets on sale now here. Downey’s sound is a vibrant affair –musically, stylistically, and vocally. His astonishing voice often raises comparisons...
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Melbourne’s twisted glam pop-inspired Pearls have returned with double A-side singles ‘Come See Me’ and ‘Heartbreaker’ – released via Dot Dash. Both tracks are taken from their second record due for release later in 2021. Joining frontman Ryan Caesar and drummer Ellice Blakeney, Pearls have expanded to include new members James L. Payne, Sam Wass & Zoe L. Hunting. In the band’s own words ‘Come See Me’ was “written by two people who had just broken up. It’s a tug of war between rude guitars and barbarous lyrics. A spat, finished resolutely in under...
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Perth-based, Albany-native Carla Geneve is proud to announce her debut album Learn To Like It will be released by Dot Dash Recordings on Friday 23rd April 2021. New single ‘Dog Eared‘ was premiered by triple j’s Good Nights earlier this week and arrives today with a gritty video directed by long time collaborator Duncan Wright. Inspired by her work as a music teacher, ‘Dog Eared’ sees Geneve harnessing the enthusiasm received...
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Known for penning indie guitar-pop tracks that are at times subtle and full of melancholy, at times delivered with an acerbic tongue, but always steeped heavily in narrative, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Jess Locke shares ‘Dead and Gone‘, the third single off her forthcoming album Don’t Ask Yourself Why out Friday 26 March via Dot Dash Recordings. To celebrate the new single, Jess Locke announces an 8-date Victorian tour, performing to audiences in Melbourne,...
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Carla Geneve shares the B Side to ‘The Right Reasons‘ – ‘I Hate You (For Making Me Not Want To Leave The City) (Band Version).’ It’s out now through Dot Dash Recordings. Backed by a captivating show and unique brand of brutally honest lyricism, Carla Geneve has established herself as one of Australia’s most prominent up and coming artists after the release of her breakout debut self-titled EP. A fact further solidified with her recent ‘Song Of...
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Memphis LK releases a new remix of her latest single ‘Letters In Concrete‘ by acclaimed UK producer Lee Walker. Here, Walker transforms the sparkling pop track into skittering, club-ready garage, complete with wobbly basslines and chopped up vocals. It’s a remix made with the finesse that earned Walker Annie Mac’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ on BBC Radio 1 and ‘Future Anthem’ for his edits at Beatport. Released last month,...
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Dot Dash Recordings is thrilled to announce that Jess Locke‘s forthcoming album Don’t Ask Yourself Why will be released on Friday 26 March 2021. The Melbourne-based singer-songwriter is known for penning indie guitar-pop tracks that are at times subtle and full of melancholy, at times delivered with an acerbic tongue, but always steeped heavily in narrative. To celebrate the album announcement, Jess Locke shares a contrasting track from the album...
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We’re lated to share ‘Letters In Concrete‘, the latest release from Melbourne based artist & producer Memphis LK. Packed with powerful lyricism, dreamy synths and danceable lo-fi breaks, ‘Letters In Concrete’ sparks a new euphoric-pop direction for Memphis LK. Mixed by UK engineer Dave Emery (Madonna, Bjork, Sam Smith) and with additional production from Running Touch, this release signifies an artist staking her claim as a dance-pop force to be...
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Melbourne’s Ex-Olympian, aka Liam McGorry, releases his debut album Afterlife via Dot Dash Recordings. Featuring McGorry’s vocal debut ‘Voices In My Head‘, soulful second single ‘Lilac Youth‘ co-written and sung by former Saskwatch bandmate Nkechi Anele, the funk-driven ‘Penny In The Well‘ featuring Sam Lawrence and disco-tinged ‘Netherworld Boogie‘, Afterlife is now here to be listened and danced to in full. Ex-Olympian is the new musical vessel for Liam McGorry...
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Perth-based, Albany-native Carla Geneve has released a new single and accompanying video titled ‘The Right Reasons‘. Premiered via triple j Good Nights, the track is the second taste of her debut full-length due in 2021 via Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control Records. ‘The Right Reasons’ is an exercise in finding strength through vulnerability. “It took me a long time to write The Right Reasons, I think I probably wrote...
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Melbourne’s Ex-Olympian has released a new single ‘Netherworld Boogie‘ from his debut album Afterlife out Friday 16th October via Dot Dash Recordings. Liam McGorry says of the track “I’ve found that purchasing new musical equipment really makes you creative (maybe largely because you’ve just spent a whole lot of money you shouldn’t have and you need to justify it)?. Sometimes making music is like banging your head against a brick...
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Experimental audiovisual duo friendships have released their full project FISHTANK via Dot Dash Recordings. The record will be released physically on USB via Anterograde. Each song from the eleven track album features a corresponding video. Nic Brown describes the concept behind the project: “FISHTANK is a concept set on a non-linear timeline between the blurring of two worlds. The physical present (your world) and an alternative present reimagined and interpreted in...
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Obscura Hail – the Melbourne-via-Wollongong indie rock trio, helmed by musician Sean Conran, digitally release their new EP Siren via Dot Dash, and physically as a combined Siren EP / Zero EP on 12″ vinyl. The band have also shared a beautiful video for ‘Penumbra‘ – directed by Rick Clifford and shot in Conran’s lounge room during Melbourne’s lockdown. Conran says of the video – “This one was low key...
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