Melbourne band Black Cab is singer/programmer Andrew Coates, guitarist/keyboardist James Lee and drummer Wes Holland.  Black Cab's sound is a blend of electronics and rock with shades of Europe and America in the '70's and '80s.

Black Cab's debut album, Altamont Diary was released in Australia in late 2004, in the UK in Sept. 2005 and across Europe via Stickman Records in March 2006. Altamont Diary received rave reviews around the world for it's weird take on the fateful free concert at Altamont Speedway in late 1969.

Black Cab's second album, Jesus East, was released in Australia in September 2006 and was nominated in the top 25 Australian albums for the 2006 Australian Music Prize. The band toured Germany, Austria, Holland and Belgium in May 2007 to support the European release of Jesus East through Stickman Records.

Black Cab's third album, Call Signs was released in Australia in July 2009 through Sydney label Laughing Outlaw. Call Signs features a strong return to keyboards and found sounds loosely inspired by 1970's East Germany; surveillance, fear, anxiety and the ever present state security apparatus. In February 2010 'Call Signs' was shortlisted for the 2009 Australian Music Prize.

Black Cab released a double album, Games of the XXI Olympiad in late 2014 followed by the single Uniforms in 2016 and an EP, Empire States in 2017. The alt-soundtrack album "Akira" was released in late 2017.

Black Cab's sixth album, "Rotsler's Rules" is out May 2022.

With releases on influential labels like Alpha Pup Records and support from tastemakers including Triple J Unearthed and Soulection, Hollywood Real Thoughts continues to push sonic boundaries. Whether weaving ghostly atmospheres into breakbeat-heavy compositions or flipping classic samples into glitchy rave mutations, HRT crafts music that resonates equally in headphones and on the dancefloor.

From underground radio rotations to standout sets at iconic venues like Revolver and MPavilion, Hollywood Real Thoughts has steadily carved a distinct presence in both the Australian and global electronic scenes—offering a sound that refuses to settle and a vision that stays one step ahead of the curve.

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Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician, producer, composer, and instrument builder. 

Cortini is one of the foremost figures of contemporary electronic music, best known for his haunting, atmospheric work. Alongside being a longstanding member of Nine Inch Nails, he is highly prolific and has released a steady stream of his own heady music on luminary labels including Mute, Hospital, and Important Records for the past decade. Throughout his shadowy rise to fame, he has collaborated with the likes of Lawrence English, Daniel Avery and Merzbow (to name a few). Balancing dark ambience with smokey, pulsing rhythms, his compositions are perfectly restrained, textured and mesmeric. 

Cortini was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 through his work with Nine Inch Nails, making history as the only Italian musician to have ever been honored with this recognition. 

In 2021, in collaboration with boutique synth builders Make Noise, Cortini released his own, custom-designed, semi-modular synth, “Strega” (Italian for ‘witch’). That same year, he used Strega to build his latest full length, Scuro Chiaro [Mute], which Pitchfork described as “pitched somewhere between purgatory and the planetarium ... consistently managing to thrill and surprise”. 

In addition to years of extensive worldwide touring, Cortini has also soundtracked fashion shows including Alexander McQueen, Dior, and several of Fendi’s presentations. In 2022, he exhibited a high-concept audio installation called “Nati Infiniti” for Sonar 2022 at Museu de Lisboa’s “Fábrica de Moagem.” A live version of “Nati Infiniti” is set to debut at Berlin Atonal in 2023.

Alessandro Cortini’s music has been licensed for use in television, film and documentaries, games, and commercials, including FX’s hit show The Bear, “Thank You Very Much” a documentary about Andy Kaufman, Samsung, BMW, Sony, and Netflix. Remixes have also been a part of Cortini’s identity – remixing the likes of Depeche Mode to Mogwai to Death Cab For Cutie, Yann Tiersen to Vatican Shadow, and more between and beyond.

Pup Tentacle is a blend of pup tent (a small two-man tent, usually constructed of two pieces of fabric supported by two poles) and tentacle (a long, arm-like appendage, such as that of an octopus)

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