Eddy Current Suppression Ring managed to beat The Presets and their all conquering album "Apocalypso".
Others on the shortlist included previous winners, The Drones and the forgotten Australian Dance?Electro band, Cut Copy.
Tuesday
Band With Weird Name Wins $30 000.
Melbourne rock band Eddy Current Suppression Ring have won the Australian Music Prize (AMP) for best album of 2008 for their album "Primary Colours".
Monday
Am I The Only One Who Doesn't Think The Presets Are Our Lord And Saviour?
I do not like The Presets.
They annoy me.
I know that seems to be blasphemy in Australian music, but it's true.
For some reason they've been hailed as the inventors/saviours/gods of electro music in Australia and I can't understand why.
Can anybody really point out how they can be considered so much better than other Australian electro acts like Cut/Copy or Midnight Juggernauts?
Cut/Copy are actually easy to listen to, The Presets on the other hand seem to think that a loud bass line and some distorted vocals equals killer track. It doesn't.
"My People" is the audio equivalent of punching myself in the face. Repeatedly. Hard.
And it's not just the general public they've duped.
A quick look here shows the ridiculous amount of awards they won for "Apocalypso."
Now that's off my chest I'm going into a federal protection plan before thousands of angry Preset fans find me and force me to listen "Apocalypso" on repeat.
They annoy me.
I know that seems to be blasphemy in Australian music, but it's true.
For some reason they've been hailed as the inventors/saviours/gods of electro music in Australia and I can't understand why.
Can anybody really point out how they can be considered so much better than other Australian electro acts like Cut/Copy or Midnight Juggernauts?
Cut/Copy are actually easy to listen to, The Presets on the other hand seem to think that a loud bass line and some distorted vocals equals killer track. It doesn't.
"My People" is the audio equivalent of punching myself in the face. Repeatedly. Hard.
And it's not just the general public they've duped.
A quick look here shows the ridiculous amount of awards they won for "Apocalypso."
Now that's off my chest I'm going into a federal protection plan before thousands of angry Preset fans find me and force me to listen "Apocalypso" on repeat.
Saturday
What Ever Happened To.......
Recently it's as if some pretty talented Aussie acts have just slipped off the edge of the Earth.
Lior - The alt-pop, mellow man had huge success with his "Autumn Flow" record but since then it's been lights out. It's a shame as well, he easily could have been the Australian Jack Johnson or Ben Harper.
Macromantics - The female MC had a ripper single with "Scorch" and a few other good efforts that showed some promise, but it's been a year or two now between drinks.
It's a pity to, the hip - hop world needs more talented female MCs.
The Valentinos - "Man With A Gun" is one of my favourite ever songs. Yet I'm hard pressed to name another release from this rock group.
They seemed to possess something else that other bands lack, but once again it looks like it could be bye byes.
Wolf & Cub - They were cool, they were new, they had two drummers, they sounded like Wolfmother.
The world should've been theirs but they quickly slipped into mediocrity.
Their Second album was a poor effort and if they don't turn it around with their next effort, then it's goodnight nurse.
In saying that, they do have the ability to match it with the likes of Wolfmother.
Lior - The alt-pop, mellow man had huge success with his "Autumn Flow" record but since then it's been lights out. It's a shame as well, he easily could have been the Australian Jack Johnson or Ben Harper.
Macromantics - The female MC had a ripper single with "Scorch" and a few other good efforts that showed some promise, but it's been a year or two now between drinks.
It's a pity to, the hip - hop world needs more talented female MCs.
The Valentinos - "Man With A Gun" is one of my favourite ever songs. Yet I'm hard pressed to name another release from this rock group.
They seemed to possess something else that other bands lack, but once again it looks like it could be bye byes.
Wolf & Cub - They were cool, they were new, they had two drummers, they sounded like Wolfmother.
The world should've been theirs but they quickly slipped into mediocrity.
Their Second album was a poor effort and if they don't turn it around with their next effort, then it's goodnight nurse.
In saying that, they do have the ability to match it with the likes of Wolfmother.
Thursday
Aussie Hip-Hop On The Up.
With Australian Hip-Hop groups such as the Hilltop Hoods, Muph & Plutonic and Funkoars receiving more and more air time on radio stations around the country, especially Triple J, it appears there is hope that some may crack the lucrative American market.
RapReviews.com, one of the most respected Hip-Hop review sites in America has recently featured numerous Australin artists, with Muph & Plutonic, Pez, The Herd and many others receiving praise for recent albums.
Up and coming artists such as Drapht and A-Love have also recieved encouraging feedback.
Check out all the reviews at rapreviews.com.
RapReviews.com, one of the most respected Hip-Hop review sites in America has recently featured numerous Australin artists, with Muph & Plutonic, Pez, The Herd and many others receiving praise for recent albums.
Up and coming artists such as Drapht and A-Love have also recieved encouraging feedback.
Check out all the reviews at rapreviews.com.
Sunday
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