HTRK, the duo of Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang, launch their new album Venus In Leo with special guests Tralala Blip + Nat James (DJ). Tickets on sale now!
Venus In Leo arrives five years on from 2014's Psychic 9-5 Club. While some much-loved HTRK hallmarks remain — the combination of space and intimacy, the unmistakable interplay between Yang's guitars and Standish's vocals — Venus in Leo differs markedly in its energy, returning to HTRK’s underground rock past with the stylistic playfulness and variety of a modern mixtape.
Recorded more or less live in HTRK’s home studio in the Dandenong Ranges outside of Melbourne, the album’s simple production reveals gorgeous, toned-back arrangements and an evolving, idiosyncratic songcraft. It's been ten years since HTRK released their breakthrough first album, Marry Me Tonight. The band has undergone profound changes, with the first two albums released amid the deaths of close friend and collaborator Rowland S. Howard and HTRK co-founder Sean Stewart. Psychic 9-5 Club set them on a path of self-discovery, and Venus in Leo marks a spirited new chapter by one of the most distinctive bands of the past decade.
TRALALA BLIP
Tralala Blip’s origins are wholly unique. Twelve years ago, a series of electronic music workshops for intellectual and physically disabled people were hosted in Lismore, New South Wales. It was such a hit that participants soon joined sound artist and musician, Randy Reimann in further experimentation, creating the band we know today.
By the time 2010 rolled around, the group was releasing post-electro pop punctuated with their finely-drawn lyrical poems. Since solidifying their lineup of five — formed by Zac Mifsud, Randy Reimann, Mathew Daymond, Lydian Dunbar and Phoebe Rose — they have continued to chart new territory in their compositions and have made their name throughout Australia and as far as Poland and Germany.
Tralala Blip are marking the end of the decade and signposting their next chapter with endless experimentation in the studio; this year they will perform at Dark Mofo festival and release their first LP in years, Eat My Codes If Your Light Falls. The refocused record considers the nature of creativity, especially music making, and pushes these processes beyond any sense of the normative or commonplace.
We should all be pushing for truly inclusive industries and environments, especially in music and the arts. Tralala Blip are making music without labels by levelling the playing field and expanding the number of voices and stories that are represented and heard. Although this isn’t their sole focus, the collective reminds us to work towards a positive future where ableism is quashed and everyone is supported in their creative pursuits.
NAT JAMES
Nat James’ obsession with collecting records leans toward the left-field and experimental. Recent supports include Tin Man and Moopie, as well as mixes for Ears have Ears, Apsis & Steeplejack.
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