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Prequel’s love for sharing music that moves him is ever present in his seemingly boundless enthusiasm when performing.

Records on Bradley Zero’s Rhythm Section (2014’s Polite Strangers and 2016’s Freedom Jazz Dance), Local Talk (2017’s Freedom/Lefty) and Lobster Theremin sub label Distant Hawaii (2018’s Without You) have demonstrated his reverence for Jazz influenced House music, whilst showing a continual evolution with each release.

2021 has seen Prequel release his debut album Love Or(I Heard You Like Heartbreak)(Rhythm Section) and a 3 track EP "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" on Lumberjacks In Hell.

His monthly show on Gilles Peterson’s acclaimed Worldwide FM consistently displays his passion for a wide variety of sounds, as do his frequent appearances on several highly respected local and international radio stations such as BBC1, BBC6, NTS, Red Light Radio, Teder.FM, East Side Radio, LeMellotron, PBS, Double J and RRR.

Considered remix duties appear via reworks of Sampa The Great, Poppy Ajudha, Sofa Talk, Alta & Tulalah.

Always producing and presenting music with true substance, Prequel wears his musical heart on his sleeve on every occasion.

Favored Nations is Morgan Phalen & James Curd,  based in Australia/Los Angeles/Stockholm. 

Enquires favorednationsmusic@gmail.com

Favored Nations may have one of the more delightfully diverse resumes in music today. Warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and and some therapeutic synth work.

While in Los Angeles to music supervise the film Crush, James Curd recently met singer Morgan Phalen. You may recognize Morgan's vocals from the psychy second LP by Justice, "Audio Video Disco" or heard his band Diamond Nights. Morgan and James traded ideas back and forth from LA to Australia, where James then looped in Surahn. Surhan is a multi talented instrumentalist and he added his unique bass and guitar to the sound. Together, the chemistry of the core three members was strong, and they naturally evolved into a serious band after a few very promising demos were cut in early 2012. 

At this point, the three settled on a name, calling themselves Favored Nations, a reference to the international interconnectedness of their lives, and enlisted the help of four very accomplished producers to tease the most interesting sounds out of them: Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace).

Production has continued, and the result is a sound that is marinated in AOR, nu disco, and sun-soaked earnestness. Favored Nations sounds like this: warm vocal melodies, bouncy baselines, understated disco-tinged guitar lines, perhaps a handclap or two, and and some therapeutic synth work. Their music works wherever vocally-led pop confections are welcome: the pool, the radio, the convertible. 

Their four upcoming EPs will be released this summer (or winter depending on which hemisphere you are on). 

Like their Facebook page to stay up on all Favored Nations news!



composer / producer / audio wizard

email: oliver.e.dowie@gmail.com

A new wave is coming. Gathering momentum all the way from 
South Australia's remote West Coast. The Raging Serfs. Five 
men. One mission. To ride the surf scene upon their mighty 
musical board and spray their briny melodic foam all over you. 
Kissed by the sun, drenched by the ocean, their glorious, unique 
blend of surf rock, pop and alternative is an infectious, vital 
concoction all their own – brewed up into instant, irresistible 
classics. 
 
Originally from the UK, singer and guitarist, Tom Baker’s 
majestic songwriting genius and powerful vocals create a 
soundtrack for better days. The rest of the Serfs all hail from Oz. 
Bronte and Oliver McCallum on lead guitar and drums, 
respectively, add an instinctive musical simpatico that only 
brothers can. It’s in the blood. Add in Sam North on bass and 
Jake Adamson-Thain on keys and backing vocals, and you’ve got 
a fated chemistry that happens once a generation. Which is why 
this music has to be made. Which is why this music has to be 
heard. Whether it likes or not, this is the music the world needs 
right now. Now go. Serfs up. Catch the wave.

Squark is following