Noiserock and heavy psychedelic music
Your favourite Australian duo is back! Jem and Jace made a new album called ‘Up Yours’. With Dead they have made some pretty awesome stuff before, always heavy, riff fueled music. ‘Up Yours’ is nasty, loud and made for listinging on max volume. Sometimes I get some Entombed vibes too which only makes it better. Dead is on one my duo list too, And on the Australian list. Order the LP on the bandcamp page now.
Sometimes I hear these bands that have only two humans in it and they make more noise then half an orchestra and I am always amazed how much energy and noise they produce with only two. And since I love lists (i know i know) I made a list! Mostly noiserock duos and I am sure I forgot about an awful lot so help out a bit and let me know who I forgot. Tune in for a list of loud duos (maybe next time I will do a list with one man bands)
Vandal X
Who better to start with then the Belgian duo Vandal X, godfathers of Belgian Noiserock. Check them out and if you need more Belgian noiserock, tune in for The Big Belgian Noiserocklist.
BEDTIMEMAGIC
The duo from Boston has recently made a split with the duo Greylocks that is really awesome.
Lightning Bolt
Ah Yes ofcourse Lightning Bolt! Probaly the best known noiserock duo making extremely awesome noise with only two dudes since the beginning of sound.
Melt-Banana
This one is so awesome. Relentless fast paced Japanese noiserock! Melt-Banana is also on my ridiculously long list called ‘The Cosmic side of Japan’.
BELK
From Leeds, These ones make absolutely brutal riff fueled heaviness.
Dead Neanderthals
From The Netherlands, not really noiserock but I really love their experimental noise/doom/whatever. Really good band.
Plague Organ
Dutch Duo wich has a member from Dead Neandertals, very evil music, watch yourselves.
Mr. Phylzzz
Cincinnati duo that released music on AmRep.
Dirty Junk
Aha! my favourite duo! Ended on my end of the year list of 2020 too, extremely heavy, extremely loud.
Pohl
Thrashy riffs rom Bristol.
Modern Technology
Their latest album ‘Service Provider’ is an absolute beast and still plays a lot at my place. From London. On My end of the year list of 2020.
Venus Twins
Brooklyn twin making hell of a racket.
Pure Adult
some punk, nowave, noiserock all mixed together by this New York duo.
Lindblom & Lindblom
Swedish instrumental duo
Marine Todd
Really cool this duo, loud dont care noiserock. From Pennsylvania.
Wkeah
Dirty garagenoise from New Hampshire
Dead
Meet the loudest duo from Australia!
Djunah
Really good noiserock from Chicago!
Big Business
Sludgy doom rock from California.
Acid Cannibals
The Glasgow duo that makes something between spacerock and noiserock.
Heavy Natural
From The Netherlands with a member from Dead Neanderthals. Blackened Punk?
SCRTCH
Very heavy bass driven noisepunk from Lille.
Bronson Arm
Bronson Arm plays heavy, punk fueled noiserock. The band consists of only of two dudes named Blake Bickel and Garrett Yates and it seems they don’t need no one else because they do a goddamn great job
Health Plan
Steve Hodson (Blacklisters/USA Nails) and Dan Holloway are the duo that form Health Plan and on the 7th of may they are about the release their new self titled album on Buzzhowl and Nim Brut
Yellow Bulb.
Travis Kuhlman (formerly of Buildings and currently of DUG) and Drew Haddon (also of High Marks, Warning Light) have made an album when they were isolated somewhere in the pandemic.
Cassels
Cassels is a UK duo of two brothers Jim and Loz Beck and they make punk/noiserock with spoken work.
Tonstartssbandht
Two Florida brothers that make the most incredible psych.
Kulk
Always glad when I see a new release Hominid Sounds and now its the Norfolk duo that sounds like its a six headed band.
A benefit to help defray the costs of one Rainer Fronz of Learning Curve Records, who just had a heart stent surgery and has a family to support while he recuperates. A tribute and some support from his OTHER family, the bands, musicians and humans of the Caterwaul Society.
I am not going to manually tell you wich bands I like or are good and stuff because almost all bands have been featured on Fuzzy Sun because they rule.
Tune in and buy the DC or digital album. You can do some good and have some really awesome music at the same time.
“Raving Drooling” is an album made of riffs, riffs that we need, that you need, riffs that i am pretty sure could save us against the virus, they are so heavy and dense they could level a building with the first chord of the first track. This really cool album is made by the Australian duo DEAD who also manage the label Weemptyrooms. On this album are 7 tracks that been put really good together, they immediatly get stuck in your head, vocals fit perfectly in the music. The tracks are varied so this is a real good listen from start to finish. Tune in and listen to DEAD. Buy it on their bandcamp or on Wantage.
Favourite track: Repeating A Bad Decision.
https://www.facebook.com/DEADAustralia/
Notoriously hard to google, ‘Dead’ is a heavy band from down under.
‘Nunchakku Superfly’ is the third track made available from Dead’s upcoming EP ‘Raving Drooling’, and it’s promising. There’s a lot of shredding guitars, heavy riffs and hardcore screaming, and it’s all packed in one and a half minute. Also, there’s a complete lack of structure, good taste and overall common sense, but that’s just how we like it.
‘Dead’ consists of two band members, they’re called Jem and Jace. They look like your friendly neighbourhood Aussies, but their music and lyrics suggest otherwise. After a first listen and a closer look at the artwork, you can’t help to imagine J &J running through the streets, raving and drooling, carrying nunchucks and screaming ‘Superfly’ to no one in particular. The locals are scared out of their wits, if it’s not the zombie apocalyps, the coronavirus has clearly reached their doorsteps.
All kidding aside, the track is awesome, the riffs are massive, and there’s power in every note. Be sure to check out J&J’s label ‘Weemptyrooms’, lots of cool stuff to discover.
https://www.facebook.com/DEADAustralia/
https://www.facebook.com/We-Empty-Rooms-Record-Label-Screen-Printing-598095666947263/
On their own label called WeemptyRooms the Australian heavyness called DEAD will release their new album “Raving Drooling”. This is an album I am looking very much forward too, Dead makes really fucking cool riffs and need to be heard by everyone. “Remorse” was their first shared track and now we get the second track “Digging Holes” and on these two tracks Dead shows they have evolved, their sound is better, Riffs are massive, vocals fit perfectly with the bleak heaviness and drums are really intense. This album will be out April one and listen, listen to this awesomeness!
https://www.facebook.com/DEADAustralia/
There is like this Australian duo that has a band called DEAD and they have a label too called WeEmptyRooms. On the label there is a lot of awesome stuff and ofcourse everything of their own band too. They have released a load of really cool singles ,splits and stuff that you really need to check out on their bandcamp but you are here now to check out their new single wich is called “Remorse” wich is taken from their new, upcoming album “Raving Drooling” wich will be released April 1, 2020. Dead makes to most awesome heavy music and we are very excited to hear this full album.Tune in for the first track now.
https://www.facebook.com/DEADAustralia/
Lots of people hate lists, i am not one of those people. i always loved lists, you can find new music fast, bands you never heard of. They are all cozy in one place so it is easy and you don’t have to search the complete internet or ask your cool hipster buddies what is good these days. Now you can be that hipster yourself. yay
so be ready to ask your friends next time you see them if they know anything about the Australian scene. They will shuffle uneasily in their chair then find confidence again and say: “well King Gizard and The Lizard Wizard is awesome”. Then you can say, well duh and make some flippant noise with your lips.
If you find yourself in company of extreme nerds you can educate yourself fast in the Japanese or Belgian lists. If they know about this too then you find yourself among fans of Fuzzy Sun and great company ofcourse.
Now, we will ofcourse begin with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard because the band is not only fantastic live but spews out great music faster then you can tell your friends about it.
I will, ofcourse, add bands and keep this list updated. For more psych check out Fuzzy Sun’s List.
Most of you now and adore King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The band formed in 2010 in Melbourne and have put out 13! studio albums. In 2017 they released 5 albums in that same year and each of them is diverse and wonderful. tune in.
https://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard/
With a wink to sonic youth the Australien post-punk/noiserock band Deaf Wish released “Lithium Zion” this year wich is their Fifth studio album.
https://www.facebook.com/deafwishlegacy/
Well yes, the band with the best name (except maybe for Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard) is alive and kicking. recently they released their 7 “inch “Social Candy” and already new music surfaced. A suberb psych band that you need to follow.
https://www.facebook.com/psychedelicprncrumpets/
This band delivers heavy fuzz with some psychedelia mixed in. The heavy psych rockers released a new album this year called “From Elsewhere”.
https://www.facebook.com/pseudomindhive/
My list has only just begun and i am starting to think i may have made a mistake. Australia has a massive amount of high quality fuzz/psych/noise stuff and this will be a big job. So let’s go on, Sons of Zöku from Adelaide has also released new music. A 5 track Ep called ‘Can Dead Dance’. Get to know them.
https://www.facebook.com/sonsofzoku/
Another band from Melbourne, The psych band Buried Feather released their latest album “Mind of the Swarm” in 2017.
Dead is pretty difficult to find on the internet, it seems Dead is a pretty popular word and somewhere in between all the mush from the internet you can find the real Dead. The duo does not only make hardened sludge/punk/stoner i don’t know what, they are the WeEmptyRooms label to where you can find some more goodies. Play now, play loud.
https://www.facebook.com/DEADAustralia/
Perth psychedelic rockers Mt. Mountain are a magnificent band. These guys are experts in creating an atmosphere that fits perfectly with their desert psych sound. They will release their new album “Golden Rise” on November 30. Enjoy
https://www.facebook.com/mtmountainperth/
https://www.facebook.com/velvetelevatorband/
Another one of the rising psychedelic rock talents is ORB from Geelong. With their new released album “The Space Between” this year they aren’t exactly new, but they are rising and if you listen you will understand why. a talented band.
https://www.facebook.com/ORB-475112932588695/
“Lizard! Lizard! Lizard!” is heavy psychedelic space rock by the Australian ban Apollo 80. Four tracks of fuzzed out space riffs and Astronaut samples. Space away with Apollo 80. Released July 11.
https://www.facebook.com/apollo80rocks/
Sydney’s own doom/stoner trio Potion . Distorted vocals, heavy riffs, slow crushing doom, what else do you want!
https://www.facebook.com/potionband/
This band has the ability to evoke space through sound. the trio from Sydney plays heavy psych riffs and spacerock like their own lives depend on it. The latest release is a split with Blown/Out.
https://www.facebook.com/comacozerband/
Wollongong occult doom with a bluesy side. Night Goat’s Chicken Ep and Egg Ep are worth your time.
https://www.facebook.com/nightgoatmusic/
Pretty awesome this, noisy grunge/punk by the Perth band The Love Junkies.
https://www.facebook.com/thelovejunkiesmusic/
Pond makes psychedelic rock/pop of great quality, deeply layered music and crafted with love.
https://www.facebook.com/pondling/
Super fuzzy psych by the Adelaide band The Dunes. They released their ST in october!
https://www.facebook.com/thedunesband/
The Melbourne/Geelong band recently signed to Flightless records and is some damn good discovery. uplifting psych tunes from a band i hope to hear a lot from in the future. tune in now.
https://www.facebook.com/BAKEDBEANSBANDD/
Feel good Brisbane psychpop band Nice Biscuit. buy there album here.
https://www.facebook.com/verynicebiscuit/
This band from Brisbane is a psych/surf/funk mix. Fight Ibis is pure fun and original songwriting. tune in now
https://www.facebook.com/fightibis
Melbourne heavy psych three piece Cosmos released their new album in April, 2018. The trio mixes heavy psych and blues.
https://www.facebook.com/cosmosmelbourne/
From the Central Coast in Australia comes the psychedelic band Space Carbonara. “Dolphin Man Returns” is the first full LP by the band and was released December 26.
https://www.facebook.com/spacecarbonara/
The Melbourne psychedelic quintet just released their debut LP. A gorgeous album filled with sitar, Mellotron flutes and other psych stuff. check them out!
https://www.facebook.com/theblackheartdeathcult/
The Sydney/Canberra instrumental psych band Frozen Planet….1969 released their latest album “The Heavy Medicinal Grand Exposition” in November last year. A gorgeous album filled with cosmic vibes and solos. To make it even better they have given us an unreleased track called “The Mystery Wheel. Listen now.
https://www.facebook.com/Frozenplanet1969/
Pretty epic stuff from Sydney here, this band is influenced by Middle Eastern/North African blues and mixes psych/folk and prog. Their new S/T album is out since January 7!
https://www.facebook.com/Numidiaband/
A bit on the heavier side of the spectrum but very awesome. here is ZONG, the Brisbane heavy/psych doom band.
https://www.facebook.com/zongbrisbane
Byron Bay psychedelic pop. Tunes filled with psychedelic vibes and happiness. Listen now.
https://www.facebook.com/thebaberainbow/
The newborn Australian band with members of The Drones, High Tension, Mod Con and Harmony.
https://www.facebook.com/tropicalfstorm/
Khan
Some really good cosmic psych by the Melbourne band Khan. Did you listen to it yet? did you? DID YOU???
https://www.facebook.com/khanbandofficial/
Badgers
Check out the debut video from Mebourne’s Badgers fronted by vocalist/guitarist Michael Badger – producer/mixer who has worked with the likes of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Amyl & The Sniffers, You Am I, SONS (Belgium) and more – .
https://www.facebook.com/badgerstheband/
CIVIC
It’s time to get acquainted with Melbourne’s CIVIC if you aren’t already. Flightless Records has been active recently with their band signings and continue with the Melbourne 5-piece. They are well known for their loud n sweaty performances in the up close and intimate venues in Australia.
CLAMM
The Austrialian trio Clamm is from Melbourne and makes very straight in your face heavy guitar music. ‘Keystone Pols’ from their rerelease is out for a listen and is furious, very loud and this is an album that will feel really at home in your record collection. I put Clamm in my ‘Australian List’ for obvious reasons.
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