2023

Recorded at Noble Street & Genesis Sound
Produced by Matt Snell
Lyrics & Music Written by Addison Johnson
Mastered by Kristian Montano

Before The Blink

Aftertaste

Written by: Addison Johnson, Karl Von Estorff

Performed by: Lost in Japan

Produced by: Matt Snell

Mixed by: Matt Snell

Mastered by: Joao Carvalho

Published by: Distrokid

From The Start

The Olympians

Mercury's Odyssey

The Crossing

Every Day a Dream

The Budos Band

T.I.B.W.F.

from the new EP 'Antiphon'  - https://alfamist.bandcamp.com 
Alfa Mist - Keys
Rudi Creswick - Bass
Jamie Houghton - Drums
Maria Medvedeva - Sax
Johnny Woodham - Trumpet
Jamie Leeming - Guitar

Antiphon

Keep On

Three is the magic number for The Cactus Channel. The ever-evolving Melbourne collective’s third album represents a new consciousness and a decisive turning point. Unloosed from their earlier incarnation as an instrumental soul and funk band into something wilder, a little darker and heavier, the new album sees The Cactus Channel diving in deep to dreamlike soundtracks, electrifying wig-outs and woozy meditations.

There were signifiers along the road; a boundary-splintering EP with  Ball Park Music  singer Sam Cromack last year, following a 7” single collab with Nick Murphy, released as  The Cactus Channel feat. Chet Faker . These outings were a glimpse of the alchemy of adding vocals to the band’s typically intuitive, instrumental arrangements. And now with the band’s own Lewis Coleman stepping up to the mic, a vocal dimension has become part of The Cactus Channel’s fully formed, signature sound.

This new embodiment of The Cactus Channel is of the cultural moment, akin to the vibrational path-crossing of fellow travellers such as Badbadnotgood, Unknown Mortal Orchestra & Menahan Street Band. The band flexes their classic soul and funk influences whilst expanding their own songwriting along psychedelic paths, adding weight and substance to their melodic and rhythmic axis.

Looking back to when The Cactus Channel formed in high school, united by shared interests and a shared sense of humour, they were always set to walk this new path. A love of soul music and the kind of hip hop, jazz, and alternative releases that spring from it, meant that from the beginning The Cactus Channel have prided themselves not just on eclecticism, but on the constant sharing of influences among their members; exploring new influences and sonic territories.

The Cactus Channel - Stay A While

Feeling Good Is Good Enough Is the first full feature 12 track debut album by the little known band The Five and Tens. The Five and Tens are a diverse instrumental band based out of Mississauga, Ontario Canada named after highway intersection Hurontario and Dundas Street (5 & 10). They bring an eclectic mix of music from all different influences from around the world into one groove. They are the brothers in the groove. The quartet is formed of Sean Jackson on bass, Nick Vidal on Drums, Anthony Vidal on Keyboards and Ray Vidal on Guitar.

This album was recorded live off the floor and released out of the Five and Tens basement called Vidal Recordings. This record was mixed by brothers Anthony Vidal and Ray Vidal. It was later mastered by Chris Crerar at Metalworks Studio in Mississauga, ON Canada.

Enjoy the sounds from the Five and Ten.

Guitar - Ray Vidal
Drums - Nick Vidal
Keys - Anthony Vidal
Bass - Sean Jackson
Percussion - All Band members

Recorded at Vidal Recording in Mississauga, ON Canada with Anthony Vidal

Album mixed by Anthony Vidal and Ray Vidal

Produced by Ray Vidal and Anthony Vidal

Mastered by Chris Crerar at Metalworks Studio in Mississauga, ON Canada

Artwork by Ray Vidal

All songs written by Five and Tens
Tracks belong and released under VR Recordings
Mississauga, Ontario Canada

11.Supernova

Released August 19, 2019 

Guitar - Ray Vidal 
Drums - Nick Vidal 
Keys - Anthony Vidal 
Bass - Sean Jackson 
Percussion - All Band members 


Produced by Five and Tens 
Mixed by Anthony Vidal 
Additional Mixing by Ray Vidal 
Recorded at Vidal Recordings 
Mastered by Chris Crerar at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, ON Canada 

Artwork by Nick Vidal 
Cover Photo by Amanda Pineda 

All songs written and performed by Five and Tens 
Tracks belong and released under VR Recordings 
Mississauga, Ontario Canada

All The Days We Left Behind

Corner

Fools Gold

Desert Dogs

There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News’ - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up by lo-fi cousins of David Axelrod and Janko Nilovic, with dramatic Library-music-esque cinematic arrangements echoing both light and dark, delving into moments of dissonance and positivity. There is a meticulous education of 1970’s soul on display that touches on the legacies of the great composer / producers, yet at the same time, this is a truly contemporary record that could have only been made now. 

The first limited pressing of 'All News Is Good News’ was released on the band's own 'College Of Knowledge' imprint in November 2019. It slipped rapidly into the collective consciousness of underground music lovers around the world, with all copies selling out within a week and becoming a firm favourite at Mr Bongo HQ in the process. We felt Surprise Chef had made something very special, a future-classic, and that needed to be heard well beyond those lucky enough to have bagged those limited first copies.

Formed at the end of 2017, Surprise Chef have grown within the fertile, creative, and supportive Melbourne music scene. Whilst the band is comprised of four core members, the album features friends and family as guest instrumentalists on flute, saxophone, vibraphone, congas, and assorted percussion; all adeptly recorded by engineer Henry Jenkins from the band Karate Boogaloo. The warm-raw-authenticity of the album was captured in the recordings live to tape over a handful of sessions in the band’s home studio in Melbourne’s inner-northern suburb of Coburg. As band member Lachlan Stuckey explains “All of the music we record is tracked live to tape, simply because so many of the records we love most were made that way".

The results are a captivating journey of instrumental cinematic-soul that will connect with the hardened Axelrod, Truth & Soul, El Michels Affair, and Daptone's fans, as well as the open-minded first-time listener. We are very excited to share this first slice of Surprise Chef’s world, with plenty more magic from these guys coming around the corner very soon.

All News Is Good News

Surprise Chef - All News Is Good News

The Five and Tens are a diverse instrumental band based out of Mississauga, Ontario Canada named after highway intersection Hurontario and Dundas Street (5 & 10). They bring an eclectic mix of music from all different influences from around the world into one groove. They are the brothers in the groove. The quartet is formed of Sean Jackson on bass, Nick Vidal on Drums, Anthony Vidal on Keyboards and Ray Vidal on Guitar.

Get their new album on bandcamp: 

https://fiveandtens.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1iSGeNaCZKmv5B9pHEwWoi
and itunes

11.Supernova

𝓕𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓣𝓮𝓷𝓼

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