Reviews of Australian albums published in the Sunday Herald Sun liftout, Play
CD launch: The Vampires, Bennetts Lane, Sunday October 13 at 8.30pm It was a full day on Sunday, beginning at 6am with hasty preparations for a Federation Day bush walk starting at O’Brien’s Crossing on the Lerderderg River. Soon after returning, I was offered a free ticket to experience Fearless Nadia at the Melbourne Recital Centre. I did not know what to expect. It was a … Continue reading VAMPIRES ON THE MOVE
(OVERDUE) CD REVIEW Independent 3.5 stars There is a whiff of wildness to Tasmania, a feeling that life and death lurk in the remote regions of coast or bush, that here men and women have had to struggle against the odds for survival. Perhaps the difficulty of finding employment in this rugged and beautiful state epitomises this these days. If there is a distinctly Tasmanian … Continue reading POT BELLY STOVE — JULIUS SCHWING QUARTET
CD REVIEW Marc Hannaford piano, Scott Tinkler trumpet, Simon Barker drums 4 stars Jason Moran said of Marc Hannaford‘s album Sarcophile that, “It’s rewarding music that deserves all of the attention the music demands.” The key word in that sentence, for me, is “demands”. It could mean that the music grabs hold of our attention and insists on being heard or that the music must … Continue reading FACELESS DULLARD — HANNAFORD, TINKLER, BARKER
