Rehearsal Excerpt 1

 Outlook
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First gig

We played our first gig last Thursday, at the Alley Cat in North Hobart. After a couple of warnings from the sound guy and the door people we got kicked off stage. Don't think we are welcome back any time soon.

Unfortunately the recording of the gig failed, so in its place we'll upload a couple of rehearsal recordings shortly.

Disappearing posts

Not sure why, but apparently a couple of posts have disappeared from our feed. Will try and get that sorted out soon.

In other news, Ceai are playing their debut gig tonight. Full report (and possibly live recordings) to come. 

Phallus Dei

Amon Düül II released their debut album, Phallus Dei in 1969. It's fucking awesome. 

Now I have to get the follow up, Yeti. 

Posted by Steve

What? Words? Ok then...

"Words are useless" - J. Lydon (1979)

Trigger:

So do not worry about those axes, Sylvia.
Get rid of the albatross, say goodbye Life-in-Death.
The sea. See the mermaids. Not sing.
Ing. Mere Pseud. Words to you, you Fool. Drown instead.
Then maybe go read Jabberwocky just for a laugh. Tender Buttons.

Posted by maS

Gallery #5

'Outlook'
(You may have noticed there has been a lot of these. I am trying to think of something to write about.)

Gallery #4

'Abundance'

Gallery #3

'Intersection'

Datapanik

Datapanik in the Year Zero is a compilation by Pere Ubu that collects their early singles, first 5 studio albums, as well as 'Cleveland Rarities' (a disc full of music by their Cleveland contemporaries).
The first three albums - The Modern Dance, Dub Housing, and New Picnic Time - are all fantastic. The fourth, The Art of Walking, and fifth Song of the Bailing Man sees the band change a guitarist and drummer, and though the replacements both have plenty of credibility  (being members of the brilliant Red Krayola and The Feelies respectively) there is something that seems to be a little lacking. Song of the Bailing Man suffers most, mainly because Anton Fier doesn't really live up to his past work, and in my opinion seems to take away from the (now more arty) songs on occasion. It's not surprising it was his only album with the band. The thing is though... This is still Pere Ubu, and it seems like everything they do is worth a listen. Which is why Datapanik in the Year Zero has been on fairly constant rotation for about the last 3 weeks in my house, car, and wherever else I can convince people to give me control of speakers.
Here is the second ever single by the band, released in 1976:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VelS-YCtHV4

Posted by Steve

Gallery #1

'Relic'
by Steve

Influences

Talking HeadS             
                Modernism
Public ImAge Limited                    
                                    Soviet  Synthesisers 
early Hunters and Collectors
                                Arthouse and Genre Cinema
Joy Division
          Pseudo-sophisticated Literary Allusions
Drunk Elk
                                           jibberishnonsensetripe
Native Cats               
                                                                                                                     overseas female singers
                                               tricked ya... nothing written here

Fodderstompf soundwaves (click pic to enlarge)

posted by Sam

views expressed within this post may not represent actual influences of Ceai

Uncoffined

There's something about The Terminals that has grabbed me, and its not letting go anytime soon. I've been listening to their debut, 'Uncoffined' pretty relentlessly the past week, and I'm still unsure exactly what it is that makes me feel that it's quite a special thing. Highlights are numerous, but include 'Frozen Car', the title track, and 'All Their Lies'. See the official video for 'Uncoffined' here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K31Vi26YmC0
Steve