Local Fidelity fundraising compilation for FBI 94.5FM

As you may have heard (if you are a keen FBI Radio listener), there's a handmade Local Fidelity CDR doing the rounds. All the songs have been kindly donated by the artists and all proceeds go to help keeping FBI 94.5FM on air.

It's also currently Album of The Week at the moment, which is staggering and really wonderful for a small-scale DIY effort that I organised mostly from my dinky room.

The set list includes a new song by SUI ZHEN, a hard-to-get track by Garage2V finalists CLUBFEET (currently at work on a Yeasayer remix), an unreleased remix of THE DESKS and a new song by THE MOTIFS. You'll also get a sneak peek of upcoming albums by SHADY LANE, WILLIAMS BREAK, JANE WOODY & ANGEL EYES. Plus, a whole bunch of bands you're about to get a musical crush on: DRAGGING PIANOS from Townsville, VOLTAIRE TWINS from Perth, SHIVER LIKE TIMBER from Tamsworth and more.


Photo of The Desks by Will Reichelt, willreichelt.com

TRACK LISTING
1. Home Is Where The Home Studio Is (Risa Dickens and Matt Hiscock remix), The Desks
2. Food Chain #2, Dragging Pianos
3. It's About Loyalty, Jane Woody & Angel Eyes
4. First Dust, Kane Black
5. D.I.L., Voltaire Twins
6. Ouch My Head, Shady Lane
7. Brightlightsbigcity, Clubfeet
8. Goldtop Mountain, Galaxy Fuzz Band
9. Would You Please, Williams Break
10. Sternwall, Brave Radar
11. Old Faces, The Motifs
12. ET & Me, Shiver Like Timber
13. My New Friend (demo), Sui Zhen



You can buy the CD for a measly $10 (for 13 excellent tracks!) at the following FBI fundraiser shows (or online here for $12 postage paid):

MON 8 JUNE – METRO THEATRE

Spunk Presents: Another Night on Earth
Sarah Blasko
New Buffalo (solo)
Jack Ladder
Firekites
Machine Translations
Songs
Grand Salvo
Megastick Fanfare
Sherlock's Daughter
Fergus Brown
Ghoul
Parades
Caitlin Park
The Holy Soul
Bearhug
Hosted by Henry Wagons
and more to be announced

SPECIAL LONG WEEKEND START TIME - 5PM

Tickets $30 + BF available from www.metrotheatre.com.au or 02 9550 3666.


Photo of Sherlock's Daughter from Tanya Horo by Will Reichelt, willreichelt.com

FRI 26 JUNE – MUM, SYDNEY

Mum and The World Bar Present: Over 3 levels...

Jordy Lane
Parades
We Say Bamboulee
Waysiders
Fait Accompli
Zeahorse
Shakin Howls
Megastick Fanfare
Sherlock’s Daughter
Richard In Your Mind
One Glove
The Laurels
and more special guests to be announced

8PM til late

Tickets $15 on sale at the door


Photo of Richard Pike from Pivot by Will Reichelt, willreichelt.com

SAT 27 JUNE - METRO THEATRE

Midnight Juggernauts
MUSCLES
Bluejuice
Dappled Cities
Decoder Ring
Grafton Primary
AIH DJs
Pivot DJs
Cassette Kids
The Jezabels
Palace Of Fire
Catcall
Ernest Ellis
P.A.S.H
HOOPS
Dangerous Dan
Jack Shit
Kato
P*A*S*H
Purple Sneakers
Ro Sham Bo
Wax Motif

New playing times: Doors open 6:30pm - 1:30am
Tickets $40+bf available from www.moshtix.com.au or www.metrotheatre.com.au or $45 if available on the door.

Jane Woody, Alice Springs

Current band rollcall? Jane Woody - plays everything, drums, guitar and bass
Jane Woody has been around since... 2006
First song ever written? 'Sit/Stand', recorded on a dictaphone years ago.
Music-making for you began when... I used to drum for my brother when he'd play Poison songs on his guitar. I'd use two school rulers and hit piles of books (dinting mum's good encyclopedias) in his bedroom when we were really young. We worshiped Poison and Def Leppard and Gunners. I didn't even wear a shirt whilst drumming, that's how seriously rock I was.
Most unusual sound/instrument you've used in your music? I'm always a fan of Casio keyboard beats put through a distortion pedal and guitar amp.
Strangest gig you've ever played?
Swingin Safari on the Gold Coast, it was just strange, there was a 'homely' vibe out the back - like a record player and a book shelf. After quite a few drinks, I found a book called Ten Poems To Change Your Life and I had a really intense reflective moment. I stole the book. When sober it didn't have quite the same impact...
Do you place things in the studio to inspire you?
With this album, Big Breaths, Little Lungs, I ate lots of dried apple and M&Ms and I had a pic up on the wall of a girl line dancing - I really like country music. We had a cat in the studio called Lilly and she was delightful to be around.
Unlikeliest thing to influence your music?
This is hard because absolutely everything that happens to me influences my music. Umm...I'd have to say A Current Affair, or Today Tonight. That stuff seriously doesn't influence my music.
Most unconventional topic you've covered in your lyrics....
Probably this stupid song about a shoe doctor I wrote with a friend when we were a little drunk. What the fuck is a shoe doctor?
If you had to offer any of your lyrics as love advice (or life advice), you would offer "How will you survive if you make it your plight to keep everyone else alive?"
Most useful lyrics you've heard in a song?
Most recently, Kimya Dawson, "I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here."
You would love to record with... Prince
If record stores had to come up with a new genre name to file your music under, it would be called.... "Introverted-lovesick-obsessive-pop"
Next for you is... More recording and more dancin.

Five things you currently love

Musically? The Donnas - I love the simple lyrics about making out in cars.
In Print? Some excellent zines, namely Damki and a Melbourne one about Neighbours called Erinsborough Exploits - and also a magazine called Juxtaposition. Anything creative and interesting.
Locally? A place called the Tea Shrine in Alice Springs. Heaps of great tea and this amazing local coffee.
Visually? Some excellent Aboriginal artists around Alice.
Cinematically? La Vie En Rose - the Edith Piaf film. I loved it.

Jane Woody's sweet DIY synth-pop album, Big Breaths, Little Lungs was recently released on Valve. If you're sonically curious about her music, you can hear it here