This is the solstice mixtape.  We may be unable to stand in a field with 250,000 other people this year, unfortunately, but we are having our own Glastonbury in our hearts and souls. Converging those lay lines along Australia's lower east side and sending the sunrise to Somerset for those through-the-night ravers welcoming the midnight sun up in the Stone Circle, high on life and Hot Mulled Energy.
If you know, you know.

Kicking off with a regular contribution by Wollongong's Womp Krew, this flavoursome morsel takes the glory of seminal EDMers Leftfield and charges it with late 90s London d'n'b. If this track Thru Ya Area was played in major dance tent, it would  go off.

Teen prodigy from Wollongong is Aodhan and one more from his latest EP, which we began to feature last month. Every track is glorious so we feel we are not doing service by dropping one per mixtape, so go check out the whole thing.

Slimjimz make a return with 25 and Adam Newling drops his latest track Ocean. Both worth exploring more of their releases. 

Juddomagic is our wild card. His abstract tunes and reluctance to play the rock game is absolutely our beat. We don't know where he is going on his musical journey but we are going to follow.

The GPC stalking of Lady Lyon continues after a long disappearance from recording while they gig. We are glad to see their former form continues with All Night Temple.

Jack Ladder has a wondrous past life. A bit of a legend of the scene with rivers of work under his bridge, we just wanted to salute the guy for not only enduring the fickle world of pop but also to still be delivering those edge-lord goods.

Turn over a pebble on the beach and you are bound to find something. Almost invisible to the naked eye is Lochie Brooks. Bedroom noodler, hidden collaborator, George Harrison super-fan...that's all we know apart from a new dreamcore piano infused track called All Of The Things.

We slide in another number from Aodhan because he has too many choons on release at the moment and you need to get on board with this kids groove. 

Plastic bath bring classic Pacific North West mosh pit energy to the Pacific South East like Sub Pop never happened. We imagine big things, just from this one track. The brilliant Fruit is sure to pack a punch with you too.

Promoters Echo & Salt headlined Bronte Alva at Ryan's in Thirroul this month as she tours her single I Hate Birthdays. Another packed night for the E&S crew as Bronte rocked the venue with this great new track. 

The Tin Knees are to Wollongong what the B52s are to Athens, Georgia. They may be a fun band but behind it ranks serious musicianship that makes joy look easy to create. Like some kind of mad professor supergroup, we just want to be their road crew. Where do we sign up? 

New Order's Peter Hook is probably listening to the new track from Miners and wondering if he'd forgotten he recorded this with Joy Division. Put on your big coats and light a recalcitrant cigarette for the 80s vibe industrial indie of Right Of Way. It's got it all.

Brekky Boys prove that Illawarra jazz is an untapped haven of talent as they make their way to the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Lux Trevis are hounds on their heals with this almost guilty pleasure of arousing sounds, with new track Vortex. If you dig Theivery Corporation (and you should be arrested if you don't own at least one of their albums) then Lux is your way to go. 

Jack Willis is the kind of singer/writer that a lot of pop stars wish they were. He holds the kind of natural talent Ronan Keating would chew his arm of for. Belong Together could feature on an album from Dolly to Ed and not sound out of place. 

Skeng has been putting out tracks for three years but these past few months has been prolific. Broke Boy glides with an East London style vibe in a documentary style of storytelling, right from the centre of the protagonist's real life.

Grand Pacific | solstice 2023

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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 510

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Fresh Faves: Batch 510

Wow! 1st Song Music presents the 2023 December Rock music playlist! Happy Holidays to everyone! 'Hope You All Enjoy It!'

1st Song Music - Rock | December 2023

Take it All

A never completed source of frustration, joy, amusement and confusion, Our song, and the system it depicts.

Made famous by the Will Farr Remix available over there. or down here.

BRZL (original demo)

Fairy Floss Sky

Dwelling

Get It Right

Ocean

super happy to have PJ on with an absolute stomper !

PJ is one of Wollongongs finest producers right now, definitely keep your eye out for him.

follow @pj4realz !!!

Free Download

PJ - Thru Ya Area

Float Away

Inhibitions by Bored At My Grandmas House

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Inhibitions

Listen

Bored At My Grandmas House - Inhibitions

Lost Connection

Black / Red

The Knock

/// linger on ///

You're Haunting Me / I Dunno

I Dunno

Real Life

An upbeat country type song about being in places you feel at home in without actually being at home.

The Place You Belong (Demo)

Taken from Cross Wires second album 'Yesterday In Mourning' 

Available now on 12' Red Vinyl

Produced by Rory Attwell

Cover image by Stewart Baxter.

The Ship

ripped from a stream a few years ago
song written, recorded, produced by jackson phillips @day-wave

Demo

Day Wave - Tell Me Do You (Demo Unreleased)

Live versions of some classic songs of ours and a very special cover recorded live at The Grape Room in Manayunk, PA.

Set Your Name Free (Live at The Grape Room, September 22 2023)

Aodhan (Aidan Whitehall) is a songwriter from Wollongong Australia. His early single releases caught the attention of Communion Publishing UK which saw him signing a deal where her joins a roster that includes Bears Den & Catfish & The Bottlemen.  His 2019 single “Butterflies” is already well over one million streams.

2020 saw Aodhan record his debut EP “Flies In The Room” with producer Ryan Miller (Angus & Julia Stone/Thelma Plum) which is due for release in May 2021 and features the singles “Twelve Again & I’m Closed”.  Triple J seem to dig what they hear so far with Aodhan winning the Unearthed High Indigenous initiative and landing a spot in the finals for Unearthed High for “Twelve Again”.  Aodhan was also part of the BIGSOUND Big 50 for 2020.

Aodhan is building a quite the team, signing a management deal with Kadence/Footstomp and joining the illustrious Select Music bookings team.  He and his band are in the process of announcing their first ever headline tour to celebrate the EP release this July.

Taking influence from a huge range of writers, genres, and eras in Aodhan fuses heartfelt writing with soulful musicality.  Aodhan is broadening his tastes and has begun to experiment with his production, finding his feet at the door of a dreamy indie sound without losing the acoustic folk that inspired him to pick up a guitar in the first place. He has also recently relished the opportunity to write with some of his favourite artists Josh Pyke and Holy Holy and has a few special collaborations still on the cards.

This is very beginning of what everyone expects to be a long and fascinating career.

CONTACTS
Management – kristy@kadencegroup.com.au - asho@footstompmusic.com 
Bookings – Brandon@selectmusic.com.au 
Publishing – tom@communionmusic.co.uk 
Publicity – charlotte@footstompmusic.com - nick@footstompmusic.com