How does one describe Gudgeon? They have existed as a band for nearly a decade. They have been jamming and writing songs that whole time. In isolation, they evolved. Like some sort of Galapagos Island music project.
Their closest relatives would be the already weird and outsider brands of punk. Think Nomeansno, Man Is The Bastard, Big Black. Music played by freaks who write music like they are solving complex math equations. But it's not nerdy. Or dense. Or studious. It's mathematic music in the same way a master tradesperson can look at a roof and tell you the pitch without even thinking.
Gudgeon are the musical equivalent of internalised trigonometry. If you are a Queensland local and reading this, you've probably witnessed their mysterious arithmetic hardcore. They are part of the nu wave of bands blazing new paths, playing shows in more regional areas. (It was Bundaberg last weekend).
Total DIY punks. Providing backline and always up the front making all shows (even the ones they don't play) legendary.
There's only 200 pressed with a limited number on white.
Encierro "Doomsday Still Bleeds Red" LP
Seven songs of dark crust played in the key of despair. Encierro formed in the wake of Australia's savage Black Summer bushfires, an intense and catastrophic fire season that consumed large parts of the country in late 2019 and early 2020. The cover artwork for this LP is inspired by this horrific event, which wiped […]
Oratory — Inner Pyre 7 inch
After the great plague, Oratory reformed with a clear vision to forge Sepultura's Chaos AD with Celtic Frost, Discharge, Neurosis and Abscess into some hardened weapon-grade steel in the form of three songs. Hence the Inner Pyre EP spews forth from the gates of Brisbane City, resulting in some of the best extreme songs to […]
@lanceksinclair is djing this Saturday morning in the shop. Lance is an underground lifer and singer for @grieg_the_band .
Come in on sat!!
The brutality continues. Sorting through records to go this Saturday. If you're new here, here's the deal. We put new stuff out on Saturday mornings at 9am. Locals get first go for all of Saturday, then Saturday late afternoon the leftovers go live on the webstore. Don't dm asking for holds or anything like that. Don't be an annoying nerd.
Cheers.
@blackdeity1r lp is now well and truly out. The Launch at Rottenfest was great. I'm still recovering.
We just put it up for free download on bandcamp. So go sus that. There's also copies of the purple version still left over. Hit the bandcamp or webstore.
Or get out to the following places to get a copy. @middle.5tore , @badlands.vinyl @blackened_records_brisbane @popeyesskateshop @sonic_sherpa @rockinghorserecords @hideousrecords @19th_nervous_breakdown . And @sorrystate for Americans. Big love to all the independent stores who take our releases. You guys are legends and centres of underground scenes.
There's a Brisbane launch on October 28th @thebeardedladywestend with Exit Ploom , @pisssshivers and @oratory666 . Presented by @r.i.ppeace
Brisbane punk had a real golden era in the early/mid 2010s. The explosion of the more commercial side of hardcore in the 2000s had made 100s of teenagers aware of hardcore and the accessibility of the internet and explosion of obscure punk blogs had drawn them past the bigger rock star type bands into the weird and wild world of underground punk. Brisbane was also lucky enough to have a loose all ages venue that showed kids what total madness was possible once all the grown ups/businessmen types left the room and let the real heads run wild.
Out of that era came some total world class hardcore. Shackles, Last Chaos and Sick People were all total powerhouses in this era. There was one more band. A total sore thumb in the hardcore scene, but just as important and vital. That band was Black Deity. Some drug damaged maniacs playing bluesy punk. They still had cats going crazy and, personally, I saw them a bunch of times high as shit, and they always blew me away.
Black Deity released a Demo and 7", recorded an album, played a bunch of shows, drunk a bunch of beers, pulled a bunch of cones, took a bunch of pills then broke up. With the LP never coming out.
Now 10 years later, finally, the album can see the light of day.
Nine songs of sleazy blues punk tunes about self destruction and love and love lost. Think Black Sabbath for an obvious comparison, or Sir Lord Baltimore, Pentagram or Mayblitz.
@blackdeity1r
Rottenfest is pumping. Get down to cTch the Black Deity set. Black Deity lp is up on Bandcamp and the webstore. Go get it.
Also all the new stuff is live on the webstore.
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More stuff out torrow. Open at 9am. locals get first dig, then the rest will go online around 6.30.
10.30 the Moron Pineapple Choir are playing a guerilla set out front of the empty Cafe next door.
Then the big Rottenfest show is on. Tickets in the bio. It's getting close to selling out so jump to it or miss out.
Also it's the Black Deity lp launch day tomorrow. Watch this space for a more in depth post about that!
