Rat Tamango is a 3 piece Garage/Psych/Blues/Rock band from Adelaide, South Australia.

Guitar/Vox: Paris Clark-Proud
Bass: Kynan: Duke
Drums and percussion: Daniel Duke

Musician/ Music Producer & DJ
Adelaide, South Australia

Shaman Eyes are a three piece psychedelic rock band from Adelaide. They played their first show at the beginning of 2019, and have proven to be a cosmic force in the local music scene. Coming from former bands that have supported the likes of ORB and other greats, these guys deliver a high energy, psych-fueled live show not to be missed.

"Like the gnarliest psychedelics, Shaman Eyes will grab your brain by the haunches and rip you so far out of reality, you’ll need a roadmap…" - Happy Mag.

With their first music video that has just been released early April and an EP by the end of the year, Shaman Eyes are keeping super busy to ensure that cosmic noises enters your noggins at all costs.

Since bursting through the gates of the music industry in 2016 with their seminal album debut Stay In, Do Nothing, the defining sound of Adelaide’s Horror My Friend has become unmistakable. A sound that was solidified in their 2018 follow up of Home Life, which opened a multitude of doors for Josh Battersby, Tom Gordon & Sam Kolesnik, who then further exceeding their own high standards on 2019 crowd-favourite singles ‘Dopamine Waster’ and ‘Turned Loose’.

The three-piece have honed their sound over the years to remain firmly in the present. Known for blending the spirit of alternative rock and shoegaze, drenching themselves in noise and fuzz all whilst bordering on erupting into chaos. They successfully reinvent a sound reminiscent of 90’s pioneers such as Sonic Youth & My Bloody Valentine yet remaining agile through modern influences such as Die! Die! Die! and Floating Points. This constant exploration of genre allows the band to consistently break new ground and remain firmly in control of their unique, yet evocative sound. 

Horror My Friend have toured nationally and internationally with Hockey Dad and DZ Deathrays. As well as Gyroscope, The Cribs (UK), Die! Die! Die! (NZ) and Pity Sex (USA), among others, whilst locally supporting Violent Soho, Cold Chisel, Swervedriver (UK) and more. All alongside tours of the UK/Europe and Canada, including dates at Groezrock and The Great Escape.

Back at home, the band have performed at festivals such as Groovin’ The Moo, Yours & Owls and BIGSOUND, whilst garnering strong radio and media support nationally and internationally, most notably taking out the coveted spot of a high rotation add to triple j with ‘Turned Loose’.

Horror My Friend’s new single ‘Devotion’ is born from heavy reverb and a near two-year break in releases, time in which the band took to gain influence from their surroundings both musically and socially. The track provides the first look into what’s to come, experimenting with their sound like never-before; stepping outside the usual recipe for rock music and incorporating cyclical and hypnotic elements akin to electronic music.

HMS Ash is a bedroom indie-rock band based in Adelaide, Australia. Their first release, Songs for Sinking, is an experimental debut about validating the way people feel after experiencing trauma. The three-man band is made up out of Rory Hellwig (vocals, guitar, tape loops), Thomas Fenner (bass, backing vocals, synth) and Axel Heinrich (drums, backing vocals), as well as featuring artists on trumpet and clarinet. They had their start in high school, known as the Bad Boy Teenager Club, and starting playing live as Mum Said Yes. Focusing on a release, they rebranded as HMS Ash and worked at a winery while writing and recording Songs for Sinking in their living room.

Taking influence from the groove of Mac DeMarco and the lo-fidelity of Modest Mouse, they would combine this with the atmosphere of Mount Eerie to create an album that is accessible yet intricate. The versatile crooning voice of Rory contrasts against the dense lyricism of Thomas, to create songs that are romantic and deeply rooted in the internet age. Already writing their next album, HMS Ash is planning to record an album in the second half of 2019.

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